Top Pentagon Official Who Oversaw Military School System Arrested in Georgia Human Trafficking Operation

A top U.S. Department of Defense official has reportedly been arrested following a two-day human trafficking sting conducted in Coweta County, Georgia.

Stephen Hovanic, 64, of Sharpsburg was arrested on Nov. 16—on the last day of the two-day operation—and charged with pandering, which is paying for or attempting to pay for sex and is a misdemeanor in the state of Georgia, according to the Newnan Times-Herald.

Mr. Hovanic worked as the former chief of staff for the Americas division of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), formerly known as the Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools, the publication reported.

The senior Pentagon official was among the 26 suspects in total who were arrested during the sting, according to the Haralson County Sheriff's Office in Georgia, which assisted the neighboring Coweta County Sheriff’s Office with the human trafficking operation.

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