Los Angeles Man Arrested for Attempting to Pimp Denver Women

DENVER — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that 48-year-old Murlin Swanston has been arrested in California by California state fugitive agents, with the assistance of Denver District Attorney investigators, on suspicion of trying to pimp two Denver women whom he met on commercial online sex sites.

It is alleged that, starting in 2021, Swanston contacted thousands of women (many of whom were commercial sex workers) online all across the country trying to get them to take part in his sex trafficking ring. Prosecutors believe there are many more victims in Denver and are asking any possible victims to contact Investigator Joe DeAngelo in the DA’s Human Trafficking Unit at 720-913-9108.

Swanston is currently being held in California.  Formal charges will be filed in Denver as soon as Swanston is extradited to Colorado.  A date for his extradition has not yet been scheduled.

About the Denver DA’s Office:

Our mission is to professionally and competently prosecute crimes and investigate criminal activity on behalf of the people of Colorado and to seek equal justice for all in the criminal justice system. Our mission includes the prevention and deterrence of crimes; support of the well-being of victims; participation in the community; transparency; accountability; and the improvement of the criminal justice system to provide fair alternatives to incarceration in appropriate cases.

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