Everett man pleads guilty to sex trafficking charge
David Vier (Photo: Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office)
CASPER, Wyo. -- Federal court records show a Washington man arrested in southern Wyoming has pleaded guilty to trafficking girls for sexual activity.
KTWO-AM reports that in exchange for David Vier's plea on Monday, prosecutors agreed to dismiss one count of being a registered sex offender involving a minor at the former Everett, Washington firefighter's Oct. 22 sentencing.
Law enforcement reports say Vier was arrested in January by Sweetwater County Sheriff's deputies after receiving a call from a hotel employee about two girls hiding from a man.
The girls told authorities that their mother had recently kicked them out when they met Vier at a Seattle store. They said he had agreed to drive them to Wyoming for $100.
The girls said they later decided to run because they feared they would be sexually assaulted.