University of Maryland men's basketball assistant coach Bruce Shingler will not be returning to the team, the university said Friday, days after reports surfaced that prostitution charges against him have been dropped.
University of Maryland men's assistant basketball coach Bruce Shingler was arrested last October and charged with soliciting a prostitute, according to The Diamondback. A North Carolina man faces more than two dozen charges after Howard County Police said he prostituted three women out at a Howard County hotel earlier this week and kept most of the money for himself. Eight men have been arrested in connection with prostitution in Howard County, police said Wednesday.
An Elkridge man was found guilty Wednesday of four counts of human trafficking. Nine men were arrested Monday for solicitation of prostitution and related charges during a sting operation in Howard County. A Germantown woman pleaded guilty Monday to operating a house of prostitution in Rockville. Two women were charged after Carroll County Sheriff's deputies searched a spa in Eldersburg after they received reports about prostitution occurring on the premises.
The only enforcement action was taken against the men at this time, Harrison said. Howard County Police has charged a Columbia man with multiple sex offense after a paid encounter with a year-old boy and are investigating if others may have been victimized.
Police announced the arrests of four people allegedly linked with human trafficking ring in southeast Baltimore. A Pasadena man has been charged with impersonating a police officer while he tried to extort money from a woman engaging in prostitution at a Linthicum area hotel this weekend.
