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Seattle stupidity. Open underage prostitution causes gunbattles.
The black Democrat City Attorney claims enforcing laws is racist.

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rCyThe girls are getting youngerrCO: Dunn Lumber owner paints a grim picture of AurorarCOs worsening sex trade
Jun 15, 2026, 4:38 PM

BY JAKE SKORHEIM AND SPIKE O'NEILL SHOW
The Jake and Spike Show, weekdays from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
While prostitution continues to run rampant along Aurora Avenue in North Seattle, Mike Dunn, owner of Dunn Lumber, posted signage aimed at
discouraging the illegal activity.

Speaking on rCLThe Jake and Spike ShowrCY on KIRO Newsradio, Dunn provided a firsthand look at what he sees daily on Aurora, and why he believes the
sex trafficking is getting worse.

rCLWerCOve been seeing it for 20 years, but itrCOs definitely getting worse, and I think the girls are getting younger,rCY Dunn said. rCLThe provocation that theyrCOre using to elicit business is getting greater because theyrCOre under so much pressure to bring in a bunch of cash every day, $1,500 to
$3,000 a day. It might be 10 different men, and the pickings can be slim
at times, and theyrCOre in deep competition with each other. ItrCOs really hard.rCY

Dunn says the new signage targets the one thing that deters buyers: the
fear of being found out
KIRO host Spike OrCONeill noted that the problems became more frequent
once many of the rCLseedyrCY hotels in the area were shut down in a move by the city to stop the sex trade. This attempt failed because it didnrCOt
get rid of the sex workers or the pimps rCLshooting up the neighborhoods.rCY

Spike further explained that roughly four years ago, the city stopped
issuing tickets for solicitation and loitering, recording license
plates, and sending letters to the homes of those frequenting the area.

Dunn is now working alongside Kristine Moreland, the executive director
of The More We Love, to try to put an end to the illegal activity along
Aurora by posting signage that may discourage prostitution.

rCLWerCOve worked with The More We Love for a number of years, trying to
help get girls off the street and provide funding for her shelter,rCY Dunn said. rCL[MorelandrCOs] the one who came up with a marketing company, DNA Marketing, in order to provide this message. They did a deep study on
what actually inhibits men from buying sex, and pretty much, the only
thing is the fear of being found out by someone they care about.

rCLThatrCOs what this whole marketing effort is about,rCY Dunn continued. rCLItrCOs either a quote from a mom who found her son was buying sex, or a quote from a daughter who found out her dadrCOs buying girls the same age
as her. The idea is, rCyOh my gosh, somebodyrCOs watching me. Maybe I shouldnrCOt do this.'rCY

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Women are often coerced into the activity before rCythe street eats them uprCO KIRO host Jake Skorheim mentioned how he could hear the emotion in
DunnrCOs voice as he explained the issue, to which Dunn responded with an example that hit home for him.

rCLItrCOs terrible. You lock eyes with a girl that you know is 15 or less,rCY Dunn said. rCLSherCOs got this sad face, and sherCOs half hoping yourCOre going
to solicit her. ItrCOs tragic. IrCOve got five granddaughters, ages seven
and under, and I just canrCOt imagine what itrCOd be like to lose them to something like that.rCY

Dunn noted that oftentimes the women engaged in prostitution are not consenting to the activity, and before they know it, Aurora rCLeats them up.rCY

rCLItrCOs so hard to believe that people actually think these girls made a choice to get out there and do this,rCY he said. rCLIn most cases, they are kidnapped, drugged, beaten up, or brainwashed. By the time theyrCOre on
the street, theyrCOre half of what they were, then the street eats them
up. I talked to a young lady today, sherCOs probably, you know, she looked like she was 50 to me, but sherCOs probably 30, and sherCOs on the tail end
of this life. Her eyes are sunken, and sherCOs just trying to make enough,
I guess, to take away the pain.rCY

Watch the full discussion in the video above

Listen to rCLThe Jake and Spike ShowrCY weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. on KIRO Newsradio 97.3


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