BREAKING: Top Pentagon Official Arrested In Human Trafficking Sting

A top Pentagon official was arrested in a human trafficking sting in Coweta County, Georgia.

Stephen Hovanic who is a top administrator for the Department of Defense Education Activity’s was one of over a dozen people arrested in a human trafficking sting conducted by the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office.

Hovanic was arrested on suspicion of pandering.

BREAKING REPORT: Biden Pentagon Official in Charge of Department Managing ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Detained in HUMAN TRAFFICKING Operation..

On November 15, Stephen Francis Hovanic, a senior official with the Pentagon's Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) Americas… pic.twitter.com/nRMPcgPOni

— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) November 22, 2023

NEW: Pentagon official Stephen Francis Hovanic reportedly arrested in a human trafficking sting in Georgia where over 2 dozen people were arrested for pandering, drug possession, prostitution & pimping.

It gets worse. Hovanic worked for the Department of Defense, specifically… pic.twitter.com/EJvxep2BCj

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 22, 2023

Here’s what The Daily Caller reported:

Stephen Francis Hovanic, a top administrator for the Pentagon’s school system in the Americas region, was arrested on Nov. 15 in a human trafficking sting in Coweta County, Georgia, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.

Hovanic, 64, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, was arrested on suspicion of pandering, according to a press release the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office provided to the DCNF. Eva Tedder, administrator for the sheriff’s office, said Hovanic told the jail staff he works for the Department of Defense (DOD) located in Peachtree City, Georgia, where the Department of Defense Education Activity’s (DODEA) Americas division is located, according to the agency’s website.

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A booking photo of Hovanic, which the Coweta County sheriff’s office shared with the DCNF, shows a man who closely resembles the man in DODEA Americas Chief of Staff Stephen Hovanic’s biography on the agency’s website. Photos of both men show a distinctive scar across the chin.

Hovanic was one of more than two dozen arrests over a two-day operation meant to locate victims of human trafficking, the Newnan Times-Herald reported. Six women, identified as victims of human trafficking, were rescued in the operation, which saw arrests on charges of pandering, drug possession, prostitution and pimping, according to the press release.

🚨 Pentagon Official At Office Overseeing Elementary Schools, Stephen Francis Hovani, Arrested In Human Trafficking Sting https://t.co/TBcwvP9zPw

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 22, 2023

Per Just The News:

A top administrator for the Pentagon’s school system was arrested in a human trafficking sting in Georgia earlier this week, according to reports.

Stephen Francis Hovanic, 64, was arrested Nov. 15 in state’s Coweta County on suspicion of pandering charges, officials told The Daily Caller.

Hovanic is a senior official in the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) Americas division. This department oversees elementary education of military families.

In total, 26 people were arrested in this sting, according to local media. Sgt. Toby Nix with the county sheriff’s office said the law enforcement investigation found six women who were victims of human trafficking.

Stephen Hovanic, an official who works in the Biden admin as a top administrator for the Pentagon’s school system, was arrested in a human trafficking sting.

6 victims were rescued and there are charges of pandering, drug possession, prostitution and pimping. pic.twitter.com/oOOvkXPZnF

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 22, 2023