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On November 15, Stephen Francis Hovanic, a senior official with the Pentagon's Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) Americas division, was apprehended in Coweta County, Georgia, as part of a human trafficking operation.

Aged 64 and hailing from Sharpsburg, Georgia, Hovanic was taken into custody under the suspicion of pandering, as detailed in a press release from the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office, shared with the DCNF.

Eva Tedder, an administrator at the sheriff's office, reported that Hovanic disclosed to the jail personnel his employment with the Department of Defense (DOD) based in Peachtree City, Georgia.

This location is also where the DODEA's Americas division operates, as per the information on the agency's website.

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