DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- Most of the men, including a former Iowa official and an attorney, arrested in a prostitution sting in West Des Moines have been placed on probation after pleading guilty.
Online court records for Polk County show they were given deferred judgments, which means the charge will be erased if they abide by the terms of probation.
Police arrested 13 men in February at an apartment complex.
They included Armando Villareal, of Des Moines, the former head of the state's Division of Latino Affairs, and David Vestal, of Clive, who was a lawyer for the Iowa State Association of Counties.
One man arrested in the case has pleaded guilty, but hasn't been sentenced. Another is awaiting trial.
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