Top Pentagon Official Who Oversaw Military School System Arrested in Georgia Human Trafficking Operation

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A top U.S. Department of Defense official has reportedly been arrested following a two-day human trafficking sting conducted in Coweta County, Georgia.

Stephen Hovanic, 64, of Sharpsburg was arrested on Nov. 16—on the last day of the two-day operation—and charged with pandering, which is paying for or attempting to pay for sex and is a misdemeanor in the state of Georgia, according to the Newnan Times-Herald.

Mr. Hovanic worked as the former chief of staff for the Americas division of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), formerly known as the Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools, the publication reported.

The senior Pentagon official was among the 26 suspects in total who were arrested during the sting, according to the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, which assisted the neighboring Coweta County Sheriff’s Office with the human trafficking operation.

Approximately 12 others were charged with prostitution, 10 were charged with pandering, and four were charged with pimping, officials said.

Three of the individuals arrested are currently under investigation for human trafficking and drug charges, according to the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office

Law enforcement officials were able to rescue six victims of human trafficking in total during the two-day operation and move them to safety, the sheriff’s office said.

Mr. Hovanic worked as chief of staff for DoDEA Americas since October 2010, according to the Newnan Times-Herald, which cited a biography for the senior official on the DoDEA’s website.

That biography has since been removed.

According to its website, the DoDEA is “one of only two Federally-operated school systems” that is “responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th grade educational programs on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD).”

The DoDEA operates 160 accredited schools in eight districts located in 11 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico. DoDEA employs approximately 15,000 employees who serve nearly 70,000 children of active duty military and DoD civilian families, according to the website.

By Katabella Roberts

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