Man Arrested For Aggravated Sex Trafficking Near Billings Homeless Shelter

Disturbing details involving sex trafficking at homeless shelters in Billings have emerged following an announcement from Montana law enforcement.

The case paints a dark picture of a criminal operation that preys on people during their most dire time of need.

Trafficking Victim Picked Up at Billings Nonprofit

According to reports from the Montana Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Riley Scott Reid was arrested after he admitted to soliciting "commercial sex from females at local homeless shelters on multiple occasions."

Apparently, one instance saw Reid "picking up a known trafficking victim from St. Vincent de Paul, a nonprofit serving the homeless population in Billings, in a white Chevy Equinox with Wyoming plates."

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Authorities say he was spotted hanging around St. Vincent de Paul and the Montana Rescue Mission.

Montana Rescue Mission Notifies DCI

As a matter of fact, the folks over at Montana Rescue Mission brought up their concerns about "a man driving a white Chevy Equinox" picking up women in the area to DCI human trafficking agents who just so happened to be doing outreach at MRM.

And wouldn't you know it, investigators were able to line it all up, track Reid down, and pull him over in a traffic stop. He is being charged with aggragavated sex trafficking.

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According to Montana law, Reid could see "not less than 5 years or more than 40 years" in a state prison, fined $400,000, or both.

Officials say the Department of Justice has "worked 654 human trafficking-related cases in Montana and opened 21 investigations that have been or will be submitted for prosecution."