Dennis Duane Heiny, 47, of Lake Elsinore, California, was being held pending
further investigation after he was arrested Monday with three prostitutes and
the ring's alleged secretary, according to Lorena Blanco, a spokeswoman with
the US Consulate in Tijuana who commented on the case Tuesday.
Heiny allegedly operated the ring out of Tijuana, but catered to American
clients who were escorted from the border to Mexican hotels where they met the
women, Tijuana Public Safety Secretary Luis Javier Algorri said recently.
The ring allegedly comprised 35 Mexican women, none of them minors, Blanco
said.
Heiny had not been charged with a crime as of Tuesday, and Blanco said the
Consulate was not aware of charges pending against him in the US Algorri said
the suspect was wanted by US authorities on child pornography charges.
