'Just like me, she is a survivor': Seattle councilmember pushes to rename Cesar Chavez Park after Dolores Huerta Seattle Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck and King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda are calling for a swift change. The park is county owned but city managed.

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chihuahua watches as humans set up stage for 5th anniversary vigil for the 2021 atlanta spa shooting victims in a park

Getting ready for the vigil this morning @ Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District.

This morning: Please join 5th anniversary vigil in Seattle for victims of Atlanta spa shooting and all migrants facing violence and persecution. Organizes by Massage Parlor Organizing Project.

… KCPAO claims victories for charging these CSAM cases, but they do not tell us that they almost never actually get a conviction for CSAM charges. (Note: the total number of guilty verdicts exceeds 21 because some cases result in conviction for multiple charges.)

… and one actual minor case resulted in a guilty plea for Rape of Child in the 3rd degree, which is statutory rape. I consider these lesser charges because pleas ignore important facts about these cases. …

… there is no mention of anything resembling assault in original charging documents in these cases; they just show up on the plea deal without any basis. In addition, 3 other cases were pled down to Patronizing a Prostitute, which is a misdemeanor applying to people who buy sex acts in general, …

… because Promoting Prostitution is not meant to be used against sex buyers. Another charge that appear in multiple plea deals (3/21) is Assault in the 4th degree. Assault 4 appears appropriate for one of the cases involving an actual minor, but in they are fictitious in two other cases because …

… Second most common (7/21) was Promoting Prostitution in the 2nd degree, which applies to anyone who advances an act of prostitution or profits from it, such as drivers and bodyguards. I consider this a fictitious charge, i.e. charges that do not reflect facts of the case, …

… Each of the remaining 21 cases ended with plea deals with lesser charges. Most common (9/21) verdict was Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes (CMIP) which can be misedmeanor or felony depending on circumstances but carry less penalty than CSAM. …

… That case, arising from a fictitious minor sting operation and did not involve actual minors, was the only case that was decided by a jury, and the defendant was found guilty of two counts of CSAM as well as attempted rape of a child, 1st and 2nd degrees. No other case resulted in similar outcome.

Of 22 CSAM (commercial sexual abuse of a minor) completed cases filed by King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in 2023 (4 involving actual minors and 18 involving detectives posing as minors), only one case actually resulted in CSAM (commercial sexual abuse of a minor) conviction. …

… Which leaves ZERO conviction for CSAM in cases involving actual minor victims. The only defendant who was found guilty of CSAM (in a fictitious "minor" sting case) took the case to a jury trial, so KCPAO did not get a single plea deal where the defendant pled guilty for CSAM.

Sorry, I misclassified one of the cases involving an actual minor as a CSAM verdict when it should have been labeled "lesser charge." In that particular case, the plea included Rape of a Child in the 3rd degree (C felony), which is statutory rape and is a lesser charge than CSAM (B felony).

Survivor demands in response to KCPAO’s offensive presentation about sex trafficking and Seattle Public Safety committee’s complicity On Tuesday, January 27th, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) gave a presentation about sex trafficking at a meeting of the Public Safety committee of the Seattle City Council that f...

… Even in few cases involving actual minors. CSAM charges are usually dropped. These actions, combined with KCPAO's horrific public presentation at Seattle City Council rightsandsafety.org/survivor-dem... put its commitment to empower victims and hold perpetrators accountable in serious doubt.

… KCPAO likes to boast how they are holding people who buy sex from minors accountable, but the reality is that most of these cases involve fictitious minors rather than real victims, and they routinely offer reduced charges in plea negotiation, including fictitious charges in half of the cases. …

… So when the first girl brought a man to their shared motel room to have sex for money, the other girl objected and called the police. Seattle PD showed up but let the man leave, because they didn't realize it should be treated as a CSAM case. This case was pled down to Promoting Prostitution 2. …

… This man was originally charged with CSAM, but it was dropped to mere CMIP. Another case involved two girls, 15 and 16 year olds, who traveled together to Aurora. One of the girls had intended to make money selling sex, while the other wasn't aware of the plan. …

… What's infuriating is that cases involving actual minors aren't taken any more seriously than the those involving fictitious minors. In one case, a defendant showed up at neighbor's house at night outside a window. He woke up a 13 year old girl and offered $5 to let him lick her. She screamed. …

… Most often, CSAM cases are pled down to Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes (CMIP). It is generally used for adults trying to talk minors into having sex with them. Fictitious charges are often Promoting Prostitution in the 2nd degree, which isn't originally intended for buyers. …

… I divide 22 cases into three categories: cases involving actual minors (4), cases involving detectives presenting themselves as minors in street stings (6). and cases involving detectives presenting themselves as minors online (12). Most cases end in lesser, and often fictitious pleas. …

… Fictitious charges in plea agreements aren't unheard of, as American criminal legal system isn't designed to uncover the truth, though I'm surprised how common they are in these CSEC/CSAM cases. WTF? …

… The remaining 20 cases resulted in pleas of lesser charges, half of which involved fictitious charges. Fictitious charges are those not supported by facts described in the charging document, but conveniently carry a level of penalty agreeable to both prosecutors and defendants. …

Slide from King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office titled "2023 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) charges filed: 38 charges in a total of 32 cases, 31 defendants." Shows Attempted CSAM (23), CSAM (6). Human Trafficking 2nd (5), and CSAM Promoting (4).

I obtained case files from CSEC (commercial sexual exploitation of children) charges filed by King County Prosecuting Attorney's office in 2023. Of 22 completed cases targeting defendants charged with CSAM (commercial sexual abuse of a minor) or attempted CSAM, but only 2 resulted in CSAM verdict. …

… "Prostitutes" are exempt from being charged with felony Promoting prostitution (ORS 167.012) when they advance their own prostitution, but if you read ORS literally nonbinary sex workers can be charged with felony Promoting prostitution for advancing their own prostitution. Not that it happens.

I was reading Oregon's laws regarding the sex trade and found that its definition of "prostitute" only covers "a male or female" who engage in prostitution (performing sex act for a fee), not any nonbinary persons (ORS 167.002). …

I'm remotely attending Portland City Council this morning to testify against the expansion of chronic nuisance property ordinance www.portland.gov/council/docu... It doesn't "address human trafficking"; it just displaces, isolates, and endangers people in or are adjacent to the sex trade.

Massage Parlor Organizing Project on Instagram: "You're invited: MPOP is hosting a vigil to commemorate the 5 year anniversary of the Atlanta parlor shootings. Our theme this year is "Honor the Dead, ... 123 likes, 1 comments - mpop_sea on February 27, 2026: "You're invited: MPOP is hosting a vigil to commemorate the 5 year anniversary of the Atlanta parlor shootings. Our theme this year is "Honor the...

Sunday in Seattle: Join Massage Parlor Organizing Project (MPOP) in honoring the 5th anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shootings as well as many other migrants who have since lost their lives to state and systemic violence. www.instagram.com/p/DVRbDF-EsZ...

Portland City Council is now considering expanding its own chronic nuisance property ordinance www.portland.gov/council/docu... The bill was passed out of the Community and Public Safety Committee in February and will be brought to the full Council in the near future.

Presentation slide created by the Office of the Mayor and presented on June 14, 2025 as the City discussed expanding chronic nuisance property ordinance. Slide shows five most recent declarations of chronic nuisance property between July 2020 and April 2025, three of which involve prostitution among other things.

I'm at the beginning stage of researching the impact of Seattle's chronic nuisance property ordinance that was expanded by the City last year. Historically, chronic nuisance property ordinace has been used against motels, strip clubs, and other venues where people perform legal and illegal sex work.

screenshot from the list of "nuisance activities" at a business showing an incident on 5/17/2025 that says "SPD officers were dispatched to an overdose at REDACTED. The call reflected a male was OD'ing on ketamine and cocaine. When officers arrived, the fire department was administering aid to one person inside the club and one person on the sidewalk outside. THe person inside was pronounced dead at the scene."

In December 2025, Seattle Police Department sent a "chronic nuisance property" enforcement letter threatening legal actions in part because someone called 911 to seek assistance for overdose. Penalizing businesses for seeking medical assistance disincentivizes it and causes preventable deaths.