In a human trafficking sting in Georgia, a top Pentagon official who was in charge of federally run school systems in the Americas was arrested.
Last week, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) said that 26 people had been arrested in connection with an alleged human-trafficking ring. Among them was Stephen Hovanic, who used to be the chief of staff for the Americas section of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).
Early this month, Stephen Hovanic, a former Pentagon official, was nabbed in connection with a human trafficking sting in Georgia. FOX 5 Atlanta and the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office
“This kind of business is very important to us because, first, sex buyers are a big problem in the business.” “Without sex buyers, there would be no market for the women to continue to be abused,” a police officer told FOX 5 on the condition of anonymity. “The second, and probably most important thing for all of us, is that these women are being abused.” Their current way of life is not good for them, so the goal is to get them out of it.
The operation took place over two days, from November 15th to 16th. Six victims of human trafficking were rescued and have since been “moved to safety,” according to a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday by the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, which helped with the CCSO investigation.
mugshots of twelve people caught in a human trafficking ring in Georgia
FOX 5 Atlanta reports that the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office arrested 26 people last week as part of an investigation into human trafficking. Among them was Stephen Hovanic, who used to be the chief of staff for the Americas section of the Department of Defense Education Activity. FOX 5 Atlanta and the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office
On its website, the DoDEA says it is “one of only two Federally-operated school systems” that “plans, directs, coordinates, and manages prekindergarten through 12th grade educational programs on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD).”
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