Jerod Prunty, aide to Louisiana Republican congressman Clay Higgins, was arrested for pandering along with eight other people in a trafficking case in Lafayette Parish. The trafficking operation was centered around five massage parlors. His roommate Pingjuan Xia was indicted as a co-conspirator and it is believed that Prunty introduced her to rich and influential men who then patronized her “massage parlors” that were staffed with immigrants forced to service clients.
- KLFY: Louisiana Republican Congressional Aide arrested on pandering charges
- BayouBrief: District Director for U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins at the Center of Alleged Human Trafficking Ring
- Acadiana Advocate: 8 arrested for prostitution, human trafficking at Lafayette massage parlors
The Daily Advertiser
Lafayette, Louisiana · Tuesday, February 19, 2019
