Originally published August 3, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified August 3, 2007 at 4:32 PM
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A spokane Valley man was arrested for investigation of kidnapping and raping prostitutes he took home from the East Sprague Avenue area...
SPOKANE VALLEY — A Spokane Valley man was arrested for investigation of kidnapping and raping prostitutes he took home from the East Sprague Avenue area of Spokane.
Pierre D. West, 46, was booked Thursday into the Spokane County Jail for investigation of five counts of kidnapping, five counts of first-degree rape and two counts of second-degree assault. He was being held without bond today.
Detectives allege West solicited the women, then refused to pay them and forced them to go to his Spokane Valley home, where sexual acts were performed under the threat of violence.
West is a Level III sex offender who was convicted twice in the 1980s in Pierce County, including the rape of a minor, Spokane County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan said Thursday.
The rapes occurred from 2005 until last month.
Police got a break in the case when one woman escaped naked from West's house and later contacted authorities.
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