KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Knoxville Police Department arrested six men in an undercover prostitution sting Friday night on Central Avenue.

The men were arrested after a female officer in plainclothes was approached by the men and offered money for sex.

Each of the six men was charged with patronizing prostitution.

They are identitified as:

  • Abdulayee Karma, 29, of Knoxville.
  • Michael White, 48, of Knoxville.
  • David Dowd, 48, of Knoxville.
  • Charles Fondren, 50, of Knoxville.
  • Maurice Hurd, 23, of Knoxville.
  • George Wilson, 39, of Clinton.

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