A United Airlines pilot is accused of running a prostitution ring in Texas.
Bruce Wayne Wallis, 51, allegedly ran around six different brothel apartments in Houston with as many as ten women working out of each one, according to the Houston Chronicle.
The women would advertise their services online and were made to pay Wallis $400 per week, according to prosecutors.
Nineteen women were arrested for prostitution and a woman named Tracie Rebekah Tanner, 37, was charged with aggravated promotion of prostitution and engaging in criminal activity.
Police did not specify the relationship between Wallis and Tanner. They were both held on $5,000 bail,
'It's the largest operation that I've ever worked on,' Assistant Harris County District Attorney Lester Blizzard told the Houston Chronicle.
Police discovered the brothels after raiding over 20 locations in Houston.
United Airlines released the following statement: 'United holds its employees to the highest standard. We are assisting the authorities and have removed Mr.Wallis from his flying duties.'
Records indicate Wallis earned his pilot’s license more than 15 years ago.
Wallis posted bond and is due in court next week. Around that time, Wallis' neighbors noticed a camera installed on a street light. It may not be connected but some residents wonder if it is. "Now that this happened, I wonder if they had surveillance on this guy for six or eight months." Williams said.
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