In a Problem Solver investigation in November, our hidden cameras rolled as female workers exposed themselves to customers. Baristas were accused of serving up much more than a cup of Joe, with some engaging in prostitution.http://www.komonews.com/news/local/2...284672391.html
Everett police have been on a crackdown to stop sex at coffee stands.
another article: verbal Judo and reach down to grab for physical harassment charge
"Most of the girls were working out of hotel rooms,'' Sellers said. "We called them to come meet us."http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/in...irmingham.html
Once they were together, the escort and the undercover officer discussed acts and prices. "Once that was completed,'' he said, "The officers moved in and made the arrest."
Prices these days can range anywhere from $100 for 15 minutes to two hours for $400. "It can be lucrative,'' Sellers said. "Everybody does it for their own reasons. It could be they are forced in to it, or they are supporting a drug habit. There is no one reason someone sells themselves for money."...
The prostitutes, Sellers said, are smart. "They've been arrested before and they want to make sure we aren't police officers,'' he said. "There's a line we can't cross and don't cross so it's like verbal Judo with us trying to convince them we're not police."
That's what led to the physical harassment charge against one of the women. It's a tactic to discover police because the women know the officers' boundaries. "If they reach down and try to grab, we're going to stop them and take them to jail,'' he said. "We just stop when that happens."
While many will argue that prostitution shouldn't be a crime, that no one is getting hurt, Sellers said that couldn't be farther from the truth. "There are a lot of other crimes associated with escorts,'' he said. "They deal in cash. They don't trust police. Not only is what they are doing illegal, these girls are easy targets for robbery."
another article caller ID can be bad
Detectives asked Wall if she was on Backpage, she said she was not. The detective then called the number he used to set up the meeting and her phone rang with the detective's number on the caller ID.http://www.wafb.com/story/27539918/c...in-baton-rouge