Man faces sex trafficking charges after neighbor heard screaming in Scottsdale apartment

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – A man has been arrested on various charges, including five counts of sex trafficking, after he got into a fight with a woman in the front yard of a Scottsdale short-term rental.

On December 26, a neighbor allegedly heard a man tell a woman he would “hit her”, followed by a screaming woman and called Scottsdale police. When officers arrived, the woman involved in the fight told officers she was being trafficked. Steven Hurry, 60, was arrested at the scene.

According to court documents, Hurry hired the woman as a housekeeper for his California home in May 2022. When he moved to Tucson later that year with her, he convinced the woman to let him take pictures of her. to make a prostitution ad, court documents say. The woman told investigators that she had earned money from sexual encounters arranged by Hurry and that Hurry had kept the money she earned and her legal documents away from her in a box in her vehicle. In November, the pair moved to Scottsdale and stayed at a Roadway Inn where Hurry posted another advertisement of the woman’s prostitution, according to court documents. He recorded each sexual encounter on a camera and downloaded it to a hard drive, according to court documents. The woman told investigators that Hurry would restrain her and whip her genitals if she put the money she earned in the wrong place.

In December, the pair moved into a short-term rental in Scottsdale, and court documents say that when the woman began refusing sexual encounters arranged by Hurry, he would try to strangle her. The two began to fight, which eventually led to Hurry’s arrest. Court documents say that when police asked Hurry if he was involved in sex trafficking or prostitution, he told them he didn’t want to answer. According to court documents, investigators found evidence of prostitution in the short-term rental Hurry was renting, including documents, the woman’s marriage license, a USB drive with videos of the woman and several men, and other objects.

Hurry faces various charges, including five counts of sex trafficking, sexual assault, aggravated assault, pimping and disorderly conduct. He is being held on $50,000 bond. If you suspect someone you see or know is being trafficked, call the AZ Tipline at 877-4AZ-TIPS or the National Tipline at 888-373-7888. For more resources, Click here.

Airbnb also released a statement to the Arizona family about Hurry.

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