Prostitution and Law Enforcement

[Iron Felixus]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050929/us_nm/prostitute_dc

Thu Sep 29, 6:45 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A $2,000 an hour prostitute known as New York's No. 1 Escort pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of money laundering and prostitution that stemmed from her bragging in the media about her work.

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Canadian Natalia McLennan, 25, sobbed uncontrollably in Manhattan Criminal Court after she was unable to post $50,000 bail and was taken away in handcuffs to jail.

The charges against McLennan came after she bragged in several interviews about her professional exploits, including posing provocatively for the cover of New York Magazine under the headline "N.Y.'s # 1 Escort Reveals All."

In that interview, she told the magazine she generated revenues of $1.5 million annually and kept 45 percent of that sum in return for having sex with high-roller clients of NY Confidential, a swanky Moroccan-themed brothel in Manhattan.

McLennan showed up for her arraignment dressed in a skimpy mini-skirt, a see-through blouse and four-inch spike heels, and told the court she had no idea she would remain in custody after the hearing. She wailed as she was taken from the courtroom.

She will remain in jail pending her next hearing on Monday. She faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

[CBGBConnisur]

If you come from non visa waiver countries, us customs will quiz you a bit, I live in Australia so I have not had such problems, usually they don't say a thing. They probably thought the guy in front of you had some kind of illicit pornography, places like the Phillipines and Thailand are notorious for attracting perverted sexual predators. I have never been to either country nor do I intend to visit, I prefer central and eastern europe.

[Tee It Up]

I recently made a trip from the U.S. to the Philippine Islands. Upon my return into the U.S., I noticed going through U.S. Customs and seeing an agent hassling the person in front of me and demanding to see the photos in his digital camera. Question: Is it illegal to possess and transport pornographic material as long as everyone is consenting adults? The reason I ask is I have gotten conflicting information on this and I’m a little concerned about getting hassled like that in the future. I have noticed getting quizzed quite a bit ever since 911, especially coming in from the Philippines. Questions such as why you were there, who were you with, what did you do, etc.

[Cujo60]

This is in regards to oosikman, Just when you thought you had heard every way to wast the judicial systems time, and our money. I really feel that prostitution should be legallized. It allows us a way to relieve a lot of stress and strains that are put on us by society. I can not begin to tell you how many times I really wanted to hurt somebody until I got some pu**y. Made me almost forget why I was mad. Law makers should try to spend a little more time fu**ing and less time on wasting our money.

[Member #2718]

Isn't it amazing that when rates for violence and real crime are going up, LE is wasting money cracking down on concensual behavior that at worst is a nusiance. The real immoral act here is fraud perpetrated on the public that LE is doing something to earn their paychecks with their flashy billboards and newspaper photos that just waste more taxpayer money. The amazing thing is that LE thinks this publicity curbs activity. I use the information to help me more effectively target my mongering.

[My Alias]

Oakland plans to start using billboards to shame johns, http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...AG4DBGN951.DTL

[My Alias]

ESCORTS & JOHNS: HOW TO AVOID STINGS OPERATIONS>> - m4w
Date: 2005-03-01, 1:17AM PST


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Disregard the doomsayers who try to scare adults who wish to have consensual paid sex!

REMEMBER, GOVERNMENT HAS NO BUSINESS DICTATING MORALS OR WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN TWO ADULTS HAVING CONSENSUAL SEX!

There are some basic rules to not getting caught and they are EASY!

First, RARELY have VICE done stings against JOHNS on the Internet! Their priorities are the blight and corresponding criminal behavior that surrounds STREET WALKERS and their clients who create problems in areas where SW's do thier work (The Stroll or Track).

ESCORTS; HOW TO STAY SAFE FROM STINGS:
In Sacramento, Internet-based stings have been primarily against escorts. Escorts should not do OUTCALLS unless they can get a reference from their John or unless its a repeat client. Vice will not do INCALL stings against escorts (they are not willing to risk the safety of officers in an environment that they do not control - i.e., your motel room. As far as they know, you could have 5 pimps in your room ready to rob and kill what they thought was a John!) To do an INCALL sting would require watching a specific room for hours to ensure that decoy officer going in knows exactly who is in the room. It takes too much money and staff time to run around town staking out single motel rooms to bust ONE hooker on minor charges that only give the girls 3 years probation! They (VICE) will make the girls come to their hotel room (Motel 6 on Howe Ave, Raddisson, Red Lion Inn, DoubleTree and other hotels have been used as Outcall Stings).

The ONLY exception to VICE doing INCALL stings are when escort agencies are using a single location (i.e., apartment, house, condo) and they have an opportunity to watch the house for activity. Escort agencies are primary target for LE because they can get a juicy FELONY Pimping and Pandering charge against the individual running the agency rather than the lesser minor chgarges of Solicitation and working as an Escort without a permit (Yes, you can and should secure a permit for work as a Escort! Escorting is a LEGAL business in the State of Calif- Prostitution is not). Vice will target agency girls first (Sacramento News & Review / Yellow Pages and Internet based Agencies). If they can get the girls who get busted to turn on the owner of the agency, its a good day for LE.

VICE will NEVER, EVER show an ID card to any civilian, if you are not sure ask for an ID (but if you are that close to asking a potential Vice cop for his civilian ID, you're probably already in trouble). JUST DON'T DO OUTCALLS!! If you MUST do OUTCALLS - do not do so without checking the references of the client. Its likely you are not the first escort he's ever seen. Find out who else he has seen. Make sure his reference has a posting and review history and find her ad, call her and ask her about your OUTCALL client. Mandatory References Checks for ALL incall and outcalls is the ULTIMATE safety net for escorts and will keep you out of jail; keep you from getting assulted or robbed; keep you away from pimps and cut way back on the number of flakes.

JOHNS/HOBBYIST/TRICKS How to Stay Safe From Stings:
On the RARE chance that VICE is doing stings specifically against men on off of the Internet (and in last 8 years - I have not heard of a single one), the solution is simple....

...Do NOT see new escorts without first checking them out (DO YOUR HOMEWORK!) Think with your brain - not your dick! There are many ESCORT review sites (Redbook and The************).. if the escort you want to see doesn't have a review history where other guys have testified to their looks and skills, PASS on her until YOU are sure! Seeing an escort just based upon her looks alone only shows your amature nature in this business and will at worse get you robbed or thrown in jail and at least get you a dead-lay not worth the money and time you spent! Do your homework and ask around!

OR,... at the very last min before you go up to see her in her hotel room, ask if she will come outside her hotel room or meet you in a nearby bar or restaurant (many legitimate escorts may not feel comfortable about that either). Female VICE decoy's will NEVER, EVER allow female decoys to leave the safe, monitored environment of the wired hotel room they use to bust one John after another and are protected by a number of armed officers!

This consensual adult behavior is long over-due to become legal! Don't let any of these crazy doomsayers scare you in participating in it.

Happy Hunting!

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[Daddy Rulz]

I thought "Merrill, Alicia Rae" was kinda fine. Wonder if she needs some donations for "legal fees".

[PsyberZombie]

Man , they got some UGLY with a capital UG! Hookers up there in St Paul , MN !!

[ although I'd give Christine or Alicia a roll ]

http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/depts/pol...s_current.html

[My Alias]

Six strippers from Seminole County are busted for "breaking the plane" between customers' knees, and the Smoking Gun is there with the scoop on the arrest, http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...pers1.html#121.

[My Alias]

Stop me if you've heard this before, but police are surprised to find a Colorado woman has been using the Internet to solicit for prostitution, http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...66/detail.html.

[My Alias]

Broward County pro turns in a man after noticing child porn on his computer, http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/art...rTip07-ON.html.

[My Alias]

Aww, it's the holiday season so that means it's time for the annual John sting. Watch your backs, guys. http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_new...420585,00.html, Here's the story, but it might require you to register (for free) to the newspaper's Web site in order to read it. Basically, there was a John sting that netted four in mid-December, and a reporter from the Caller-Times acted as the fake pro in two of the busts. The editor has issued an apology for having the reporter get involved in the story.

[My Alias]

Cops in Nashville arrest ad clerk from the Scene because he sold ads that might be promoting prostitution. Here's the story link, http://www.tennessean.com/local/arch...nt_ID=62977238

[Dhendog]

I am here in South Korea and the laws have affected much of the businesses around here. I read a couple of articles about what the military here is saying about the new laws. I personnally think that it is a bunch of bulshit, excuse my french. Yeah on camera and newspaper SGT john smith cannot say that he thinks that the laws need to be thrown away. He is a soldier. In private he is saying "Damn I need some of that asian pussy while I am here" Actions speak louder than words. The soldiers say they support it, however hundreds have gotten arrested for it since the new law. Does that sound like support? Not to me it doesn't. I just wish that the US would stop trying to worry about getting that win in the next election and let us decide on what we want to do and not politics decide.