East Ridge police this week arrested 12 men, including a local school teacher and an emergency room doctor, in a prostitution sting at a local motel.
The operation, conducted Wednesday and Thursday, used online advertisements to attract “johns,” who agreed to meet undercover female officers in exchange for sexual acts and cash, according to a news release from the East Ridge Police Department.
It was carried out by East Ridge police in conjunction with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the Chattanooga Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in an effort to combat human trafficking and prostitution, according to the release.
A 2011 BMW 750 Li and loaded firearm were both seized during the operation.
The teacher arrested does not work for the Hamilton County Department of Education, a school official confirmed Friday.