Pope’s arrest was one of 15 in a sting in which men arranged to spend for s3x through an online app and were arrested after talking to an undercover officer at the agreed-upon area, the Crimson White reported.

Myron Pope Myron Pope, the former University of Alabama vice president for trainee life has actually been jailed by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force on charges of obtaining prostitution.Pope’s arrest was one of 15 in a sting in which men organized to spend for s3x through an online app and were apprehended after talking to an undercover officer at the agreed-upon area, the Crimson White reported.

“I have tough news to share today. Vice President of Student Life Myron Pope has actually resigned from the University following his recent arrest,” University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell told the campus neighborhood Friday.

“We comprehend this news will be challenging for our neighborhood. I will designate an interim Vice President of Student Life which person, along with the many experts in the division, will stay readily available to everybody. Please continue to look after yourselves and one another.”

Multiple media outlets report Pope was booked into the Tuscaloosa County jail on Thursday and released after posting $1,000 bail. Pope is likewise a previous Crimson Tide football gamer, the Birmingham News says.The names

of the other guys detained have actually not been launched, but all 15 are charged with a misdemeanor count of getting prostitution as a result of the sting. Some face additional felony charges.

“If purchasers were not seeking business s3xual services, s3x trafficking would no longer pay. We hope these operations targeting buyers show that we take this very seriously. Our objective is to prevent future exploitation of human trafficking victims who are required or persuaded into prostitution,” West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force Capt. Phil Simpson stated in a press release Saturday.