On 10/23/2013 Fife Police Officers were on routine patrol
when they contacted a female in the 3400 block of Pacific Hwy E for a
pedestrian violation. The female, who was under the influence of
narcotics, was found to be 15 years old and had been away from her home in
Marysville for 5 days. After speaking with detectives about her
situation, detectives went to a motel in the 3500 block of Pacific Hwy E where
they found the female had been staying with an adult male and two adult
females. Both females admitted to being prostitutes and drug users, but
denied knowing the age of the juvenile female. The male was uncooperative
and denied any knowledge of what was happening at the motel or with any of the
females despite being located in one of the rooms and having a key to the
other.
Detective served search warrants on two rooms at the hotel
and found narcotics, syringes, drug paraphernalia, cell-phones and a computer
believed to have been used to post prostitution ads on the internet including
ads of the juvenile.
The adult females were booked into the Pierce County Jail for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and prostitution related charges. The male was booked into Pierce County Jail for promoting sexual abuse of a minor and drug related charges including providing narcotics to a minor. The juvenile was released to her mother. Charges on her have been forwarded to the Pierce County Juvenile Prosecutor.
