Top Pentagon official, 64, who oversaw the entire US military schools system is busted 'paying undercover agent for sex in motel room where he asked 'can we do a half hour' - before claiming to cops he was only there for a massage

A apical Pentagon charismatic has been arrested for allegedly paying an undercover supplier for activity successful a motel room - earlier claiming to cops he was only location for a massage.

Stephen Hovanic, 64, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, entered nan room pinch nan woman, placed his sunglasses adjacent to a condom and asked her if they could 'do a half hour,' earlier cops barged done nan door.

Video released by nan Coweta County sheriff's agency revealed nan infinitesimal Hovanic was busted successful nan motel connected November 15 - successful nan associated sting pinch the Department of Homeland Security's Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation unit.

Hovanic was charged pinch pandering, which is misdemeanor inducement of sex.

He worked for nan Department of Defense Education Activity for complete 2 decades - and was successful complaint of nan schools educating children of US subject servicemen and women connected bases crossed nan world. 

For nan past 13 years, Hovanic was besides a main of unit for Department of Defense schools successful nan US.

Hovanic's relationship pinch nan female - including giving her money - was captured connected video.

He tin beryllium heard introducing himself to nan undercover cop, shaking 'Katie's' manus and saying: 'Nice to meet you. You're beautiful.

'I told you I would ablution earlier I sewage here.' The video past reveals Hovanic telling nan woman: 'Can we do a half-hour?'

The supplier tells him she does not 'play earlier he pays,' meaning he would person to springiness her money earlier immoderate activity began. He says: 'I understand. That's fair.' 

Hovanic past hands her cash, earlier she moves into different portion of nan motel room. Soon after, 2 constabulary officers unreserved into nan room and handcuff him.

He shouts retired that he was only location to get a massage - which deputies person since said they doubt.  

The two-day cognition besides resulted successful nan rescue of six quality trafficking victims, whose names were not released, Haralson County's sheriff said. 

In total, nan sting led to 26 arrests, including 8 adultery arrests.

The charges included prostitution, pandering, and pimping. Three individuals are presently nether investigation for quality trafficking and supplier charges. 

One supplier told FOX 5: 'This benignant of cognition is really important to us, because, number one, activity buyers are a immense problem successful nan industry. 

'Without activity buyers, location wouldn't beryllium a marketplace for nan females to proceed to beryllium victimized.

'Second, and astir apt astir importantly for each of us, is nan victimization of these females. 

'There's not a bully script for them successful this lifestyle, truthful nan extremity is to get them retired of this lifestyle.' 

The DoDEA, Department of Defense Education Activity, said it is 'aware of an alleged incident involving a DoDEA worker successful nan Americas Region.'

'As location are ongoing ineligible processes, it would beryllium inappropriate to remark further astatine this time. Any questions regarding nan incident should beryllium directed to nan section rule enforcement agency involved.'

Earlier successful November successful a abstracted operation, prosecutors charged 3 group pinch moving a high-end brothel web successful Boston and bluish Virginia, whose customers included elected officials. 

Other clientele included tech and pharmaceutical executives, lawyers, professors and subject officers, though national prosecutors did not place immoderate of them. 

Prosecutors opportunity they paid up to $600 per hr for intersexual encounters pinch predominately Asian women who were being exploited done activity trafficking. 

Acting U.S. Attorney Josh Levy announced charges against nan brothels' alleged operators, Han Lee, 41, and Junmyung Lee, 30, of Massachusetts and James Lee, 68, of California. 

As good arsenic locations successful Massachusetts, Virginia and California being raided, nan authorities person besides seized 2 websites tied to nan ring.  

Speaking astatine a property conference, Levy said: 'This commercialized activity ringing was built connected secrecy and exclusivity, catering to able and well-connected clientele.

'They are doctors, they are lawyers, they're accountants, they are executives astatine high-tech companies, pharmaceutical companies, they're subject officers, authorities contractors, professors, scientists. 

'Pick a profession, they're astir apt represented successful this case. Business is booming, until today.'

Levy continued: 'We're committed to moving intimately pinch our federal, authorities and section partners to clasp accountable nan group who some ran this ringing and nan group who fueled nan request for this ring.'

According to charging documents, nan defendants, led by Han Lee, utilized high-end flat complexes arsenic brothels successful Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, and Fairfax and Tysons, Virginia. 

In an affidavit, it says that nan women were advertised for commercialized activity via 2 websites, nether nan guise of master nude photograph shoots.

The affidavit besides shows a matter connection sent from a telephone related to nan cognition successful Massachusetts which includes a 'menu'. 

According to nan document, nan 'menu' listed intersexual services available, nan hourly complaint and nan women available. 

The affidavit states that nan word 'BB' is simply a word utilized successful nan adultery manufacture to mention to unsafe sex, and that 'GFE' relates to a 'Girlfriend Experience'.

The archive states that this involves a work that 'blurs nan boundaries betwixt a financial transaction and a romanticist relationship'.