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February 25, 2021 2:38 PM Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) A Washington State Patrol employee has been arrested in a sting operation after showing up at a hotel room where he expected to find two children but was instead met by a SWAT team, authorities said.
The Seattle Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit arrested the employee, identified by the King County Prosecutor’s office as 27-year-old Trevor J. Smith, on allegations of attempted child rape.
The Seattle Times reported that prosecutors said, based on information provided by State Patrol, that the man worked as a commercial vehicle enforcement officer assigned to the school bus inspection program. No children were present when he conducted safety inspections on the buses.
Washington State Patrol employee arrested on investigation of attempted child rape By Sara Jean Green, The Seattle Times
Published: February 25, 2021, 7:59am
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A 27-year-old Washington State Patrol employee was arrested Tuesday night on investigation of attempted child rape, after showing up at a Kirkland hotel room where he expected to find two children but was instead met by a SWAT team, according to Seattle police.
The man was arrested in a sting operation by the Seattle Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children squad, says an item posted on the department’s online blotter. Jail records show he was booked into the King County Jail at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday.