A 23-year-old from Seattle has been arrested at Sea-Tac Airport as he drove to the arrivals area to pick up a person whom he believed was a 17-year-old minor prostitute.
The investigation against Isaac Shorack began with a call to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in November 2021, the caller reported about minors who were being trafficked in the Seattle area, according to a DOJ press release.
"Forensic examination of electronic devices revealed text messages showing Shorack in control of the minors’ activities including pricing, what sex acts they should engage in with sex buyers, the use of condoms and information about whether they were earning enough money for him," the release states. "Investigators analyzed Shorack’s texts to the minors about how much money they were making and saw that they correlated with cash deposits made into his bank accounts."
The person who had been communicating with Shorack actually was an undercover agent and had been talking with him about traveling to Seattle to work as a prostitute, according to the release.
“Just this week, Attorney General Garland highlighted DOJ’s efforts to protect the victims of human trafficking," U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said, according to the release. "Those who prey on our youth to enrich themselves must be held accountable. This case began with a tip from a concerned citizen. Then law enforcement uncovered how Shorack used money and promises to lure young women into prostitution so that he could line his own pockets.”
The National Human Trafficking Hotline is 1-888-373-7888.
