An undercover sex sting involving FBI officials at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor hotel resulted in the arrest last week of a 34-year-old Rochester, N.Y., woman on charges of human trafficking and prostitution, local NBC affiliate WBAL TV reports.
The FBI confirmed that the sting was part of an ongoing investigation into the trafficking of children on social websites, according to WBAL's report.
The story says a 17-year-old was also arrested in the sting.
A Marriott spokesman says the hotel chain is cooperating with the police investigation. See Marriott's full statement below.
According to WBAL's TV report, the Rochester woman, Sharee Thomas, appeared in court on Monday. She allegedly recruited two other women also arrested in the sting in Rochester to work as prostitutes in Baltimore, paying for their bus tickets and hotel rooms.
One of the women's first customers turned out to be an undercover officer, WBAL reports.
On Monday, it was also disclosed that Thomas has a record. She's been convicted in New York, Alabama and Florida for larceny, forgery, drug possession and carrying a concealed weapon, the story says.
Marriott says it's an "ongoing police matter" and declined to comment beyond this statement:
"We can confirm that on Thursday night federal and local authorities made an arrest at the hotel involving at least one registered guest. We are working with the authorities during their investigation and will continue to cooperate throughout the investigation."
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