Dozen arrested as large slanty eyed chank prostitution ring involving websites, Bellevue brothels shut down

PHOTO: King County Sheriff John Urquhart announced an “unprecedented” Seattle-area investigation that resulted in the shutdown of two sex-trafficking websites, the shuttering of 12 brothels and the arrest of about a dozen people, police announced Thursday. The brothels were operated out of “high-end, luxury, upscale apartment complexes” in Bellevue, according to Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett. Many of the women were forced to work as prostitutes, often for 12 hours a day and seven days a week, to pay off debts, he said. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

SEATTLE, WA - Twelve men and one woman have been charged with promoting prostitution following a wide-ranging investigation that resulted in the shutdown of 12 brothels in Bellevue and the seizure of two sex-trafficking sites, according to police and prosecutors.

The brothels were operated out of high-end apartment complexes in Bellevue, where prostituted women from South Korea were forced to work often for 12 hours a day, seven days a week, to pay off debts, according to Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett.

One of the brothel owners is an alleged member of “The League,” an exclusive group of local sex buyers who were also charged with promoting prostitution after being infiltrated by undercover detectives, he said.

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