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Another pimping arrest connected to April sting in Coralville

Suspect accused of keeping computer files of prostitutes

One of 17 people arrested in Coralville in April following a monthlong prostitution and human trafficking investigation faces new pimping and drug charges – seven months after his initial arrest. Dwan Xavier Moore, also known as “Santana,” was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of felony pimping and possession of a controlled substance, a serious misdemeanor. At [...]

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Six accused in Coralville prostitution sting plead guilty

Accused pimp could still face prison time

CORALVILLE — Of 16 people charged with prostitution after a month-long investigation that culminated in an elaborate sting in Coralville in April, six recently pleaded guilty. Randy Cooper, 45, of Cedar Rapids, pleaded guilty to a charge of prostitution on July 20; Lance P. Forbes, 42, of Iowa City, William Heitz, 51, of Walford, and [...]

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Woman accused of pimping teenage sister in Coralville pleads guilty

Sentencing scheduled for Sept. 10

A 21-year-old woman accused of using her teenage sister in a sex trafficking business before she was arrested in April as part of a sting in Coralville that caught 17 people has entered a guilty plea and is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 10. Melody MCullom, of Waterloo, originally was arrested on suspicion of [...]

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Two Cedar Rapids women arrested in prostitution case 275

A Cedar Rapids woman is charged with prostitution for offering an undercover officer sex for money, and a Springville woman is charged with arranging the weekend encounter, according to court documents. Tina Krejci told the officer she would perform a sex act for $100 Saturday in the parking lot at the Hy-Vee store at 2001 [...]

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Cedar Rapids lawyer argues child porn suspect's right to speedy trial violated 1

From Quad-City Times: Cedar Rapids attorney Anne Laverty has filed a motion to dismiss all child pornography-related charges against Mr. [Kerwin Lamont] Summage because, while the case has been delayed through a barrage of appeals, including one to the U.S. Supreme Court, his right to a speedy trial has been violated. The 40-year-old Davenport man [...]

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