{"id":70531,"date":"2024-08-29T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/home2\/bench-warrant-issued-in-2022-forced-prostitution-case-in-renton\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T12:31:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:31:00","slug":"bench-warrant-issued-in-2022-forced-prostitution-case-in-renton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/northwest\/bench-warrant-issued-in-2022-forced-prostitution-case-in-renton\/","title":{"rendered":"Bench warrant issued in 2022 forced prostitution case in Renton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over two years after being arrested, charged and waiting through a long pre-trial period, a bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of 41-year-old Quyen T. Ngyuen<\/a>, who failed to appear in court in late July.<\/p>\n

On June 15, 2022, Nguyen was charged with first-degree attempted promoting prostitution and unlawful imprisonment after being arrested at now-closed Q Spa in the Renton Highlands.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, a then-23-year-old woman from Nicaragua had been offered a job as massage therapist at Q Spa, but was then sexually exploited at the business<\/a> when she showed up for her first day of work.<\/p>\n

The woman told police that Nguyen, an employee at the time, had held the woman against her will and expected the young woman to perform sexual services.<\/p>\n

After several hours, the woman had found an opportunity to flee the business and called 911.<\/p>\n

With the assistance of Valley SWAT Team, the Renton Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team and Direct Enforcement Team surveilled the business for two weeks before making the arrest.<\/p>\n

Since June 2022, Nguyen’s trial had been postponed several times, with the latest trial date set for Monday, Aug. 19.<\/p>\n

However, court documents show that Nguyen had failed to appear for an omnibus hearing on July 15, and a bench warrant was granted the following day with bail set at $200,000.<\/p>\n

When Nguyen was initially accused of the felony charges, court documents noted that she had no known ties to the community and was considered a flight risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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