A 20-year-old Seattle woman is scheduled to be arraigned July 1 in King County Superior Court on charges for allegedly setting up two juvenile girls to work as prostitutes in Kent.
King County prosecutors charged Jacqueline P. Oliver with two counts of promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor after Kent Police set up an undercover operation at a Kent hotel. Police arrested Oliver June 12 in the 21200 block of 66th Avenue South near the Hampton Inn. Oliver remains in the King County jail in Seattle with bail set at $150,000.
Senior Deputy Prosecutor Christina Miyamasu wrote in charging papers that Oliver, “promoted the prostitution of two exploited youth, taking all of the proceeds generated from their prostitution activities.”
The investigation by Kent Police started after an FBI special agent requested police assistance with a prostitution case involving the trafficking of juvenile victims, according to charging papers. A teen girl told the agent that Oliver took photos of her for ads on www.backpage.com to attract prospective customers. Oliver used her phone number in the ad.
Detectives found the ads with photos on backpage.com that offered incalls, a term used when the clients respond to the prostitute’s locations for services.
A detective posed as a client and arranged a date for two girls for $120. They agreed to meet for an outcall at the client’s room at the Hampton Inn for an additional $30. At about 8:40 p.m. June 12, undercover officers saw a vehicle drop off two females outside the hotel near the Boeing entrance road. Detectives detained the two females when they entered the hotel lobby.
One of the females turned out to be a 16-year-old girl while the other one was a 20-year-old woman. Detectives noted the girl wore a hot pink and black dress that matched the photos in the ad. The woman wore tight pants and high heels.
Three women remained in the vehicle that parked in the hotel lot. Detectives detained the women, including Oliver, in the car. Oliver denied knowing the two females who entered the hotel.
Detectives interviewed the 16-year-old girl who said Oliver took photos of her for the ads. She said she gave Oliver money for the motel rooms that Oliver rents for them.
Detectives also connected Oliver to a prostitution case involving a second juvenile girl. Both charges against Oliver listed dates between April 1 and June 12 of this year for the alleged crimes.
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