BREAKING: Video footage of senior Pentagon official Stephen Hovanic getting arrested in connection to an alleged human trafficking ring has been released.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 28, 2023
Sick man.
In the undercover video footage, Hovanic is seen soliciting s*x from an undercover agent but claims he was simply… pic.twitter.com/I0mLbbRRSv
NBC News published November 28, 2023: Military official arrested for alleged human trafficking in Georgia. A senior military official with the Department of Defense Education Activity was was arrested in Georgia for alleged human trafficking. New video appears to show the official walking into a motel room with an undercover agent pretending to be a prostitute.
Fox5 News, Atlanta, GA local
written by Doug Evans
Wednesday November 22, 2023
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - An undercover human trafficking sting in Coweta County led to the arrest of 26 people, including a local man who has been identified as a top children’s education official with the Pentagon.
According to the military publication Stars and Stripes, 64-year-old Stephen Hovanic of Sharpsburg is the chief of staff for Defense Department schools in the United States.
The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office charged him with pandering, which is a misdemeanor in Georgia. Deputies say he allegedly solicited sex from an undercover officer in a motel room where the department had set up the two-day human trafficking operation.
During the sting, 26 people were arrested for crimes that included pandering, prostitution and pimping, according to deputies.
The sheriff’s office also says six women who they identified as victims of human trafficking were offered help.
Deputies say the human trafficking investigation continues and more arrests and charges are possible.
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WSB2 News,
written by Staff
Wedsnesday November 22, 2023
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — A U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity official is among more than two dozen people arrested during a human trafficking operation in Coweta County.
Stephen Hovanic, 64, was arrested last Wednesday and charged with pandering. Twenty-five other people were arrested and face charges including prostitution, pandering, pimping and drug charges.
Hovanic has been the Chief of Staff for the DoDEA Americas since 2010.
DoDEA is one of two federally operated school districts and oversees education from Pre-K to 12th grade for the Department of Defense.
They operate 160 schools in 11 foreign countries, seven states, Guam and Puerto Rico. Hovanic serves those schools located in the Americas.
The DoDEA released a statement to Channel 2 Action News on Wednesday night that read:
“We are aware of an alleged incident involving a DoDEA employee in the Americas Region. As there are ongoing legal processes, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time. Any questions regarding the incident should be directed to the local law enforcement agency involved.”
A spokesperson says Hovanic is currently on leave.
He has since been released from the Coweta County Jail, according to jail records.
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