Runaway teen’s mom helps tip police to alleged “escort service”

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Published late tonight at seattlepi.com: A woman is charged with attempting to promote commercial sexual abuse of a minor, after she was found in a Gatewood apartment where prosecutors say four teenage girls also were living – three of them runaways. The seattlepi.com report says police were tipped by one runaway’s mom, who discovered that the phone number from which her daughter had called her was linked to what the article describes as “a prostitution-oriented Web site.” Police found the 21-year-old suspect, Kendra M. Williams, with two girls in an apartment in the 7100 block of California SW (map), and say she told officers she was setting up an “escort service.” The King County Jail Register shows that Williams has been in jail since March 29, with bail set at $25,000; we’ll check the court documents after the online system reopens in the morning. ADDED WEDNESDAY MORNING: It has since been pointed out to us that this story originally appeared at SeattleCrime.com yesterday afternoon – with more details – you can see their story here.

Lush April 7, 2010 (7:11 am)

This has long been a dirty little secret and Seattle Vice just looks the other way, tnaboard.com, you will be shocked web sites like this are in seattle and openly promote this filth

tr April 7, 2010 (8:50 pm)

I knew it was those apts. So glad it was found out. It’s very sad that runaway girls end up in these situations and its all too easy these days.

ME April 7, 2010 (11:45 pm)

SOME ONE NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE PARENTS OF THESE GIRLS AN SEE HOW THIS HAPPENS?HOW IS IT THAT THESE GIRLS ARE THERE RATHER THEN HOME WERE THEY SHOULD BE ANY CRIME AGAINST A CHILD IS NEVER JUSTIFIABLE AN NEVER SHOULD BE SWEEP UNDER THE RUG HOWEVER SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK THE PARENTS.

seattle66 April 8, 2010 (8:51 am)

anyone know the name of the apartment complex?

jsrekd April 8, 2010 (9:26 am)

I don’t think those apartments have a name, if they’re the ones I’m thinking of. 1940s era maybe, recently painted?

SmoothBob April 8, 2010 (12:30 pm)

Lush- You could not be more dead wrong. Seattle not only has one of the most dedicated and motivated vice squads in the US, they are working 24×7 and focus on underage prostitution and the pimping of children. But prostitution is so rampant here, that there is only so much that the squad can do. And there is not much that can be “done” to the people running those websites.

Cali101 April 8, 2010 (2:18 pm)

I thought it might be the city housing on the corner of myrtle and california?

LMA April 15, 2010 (11:25 am)

With teak neology now a days you can always take a picture with your phone and report it to the police so that they have document of what is happening there, and with this information it well cause this to stop , no one wants there picture in the news paper or with the cops if it is going to be attached with a story like this . You know what I mean “/ another way to help clean up this kind of stuff .

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