Trial begins for former Milton City Manager accused of trying to buy sex from a 15-year-old

Cedar Rapids man charged with prostitution in connection to human trafficking case

A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with prostitution in connection to a human trafficking case last summer.Mark Schwake, 61, had his initial hearing Monday in

Trial begins for former Milton City Manager accused of trying to buy sex from a 15-year-old

The trial involving a former Milford City Manager accused of trying to buy sex from someone he believed to be 15 years old began on Monday in Dayton, with three law enforcement officials taking the stand.Michael Doss, who resigned from his position in August 2024, faces one count of importuning, a fifth-degree felony charge. It stems from an undercover investigation by the Miami Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, which alleged Doss tried to bu…

Cedar Rapids man charged with purchasing prostitution services

Hunter 04/01/25 A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with two counts of prostitution after investigators alleged he purchased services from a Hiawatha man convicted of forcing a minor to have sex with men in exchange for money. Jarod Anderson and Tana Torres were arrested this past July after being accused of bringing a minor from Dubuque to Cedar Rapids in May 2024, giving her drugs, and forcing her into prostitution. Anderson faces life in pris…