A jury has rejected a woman’s allegations that a former police chief in Virginia and three other officers protected a prostitution ring that she said trafficked herALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A jury on Friday rejected a woman's allegations that a former police chief in Virginia and three other officers protected a prostitution ring that she said trafficked her. Once the jury reached that conclusion, it did not have to consider the question of the officers' alleged involvement in protecting the prostitution ring. The initial allegations against Roessler and Baumstark never suggested that they were clients of the prostitution ring. Doe and another sex worker in Sanchez's ring testified at trial that they were trafficked, and both identified all four officers in court as clients. Once the jury concluded she did sex work voluntarily, the allegations against the officer became a moot point.

Source: ABC News January 21, 2023 19:53 UTC