Editor's Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to Kenneth Wessel's relationship with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County.

The president of the John's Island Foundation and a former board member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County is one of 173 people arrested or wanted in Indian River County on prostitution charges connected to a human trafficking sting.

Kenneth Wessel, 75, of Indian River Shores, was charged with soliciting prostitution. He was arrested Wednesday and has since been released on $1,000 bail.

Wessel resigned Thursday, said a representative of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County.

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Wessel is a longtime benefactor of Indian River County charities and agencies, according to a review of TCPalm stories from the past five years.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County provide after-school and summer activities for children in Indian River County, while the John's Island Foundation provides grants to nonprofit agencies in Indian River County.

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A six-month investigation revealed human traffickers were luring vulnerable women to massage parlors in Indian River County, where they were coerced into working as prostitutes, Vero Beach police announced Thursday.

Indian River County agencies issued warrants for 173 people, on charges ranging from human trafficking and racketeering to soliciting prostitution.

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