police says solicitation of prostitution

ok this is what happen... i made some flyiers and hung them around odessa and midland.. i put them up at stores and apartment complex's.. this is what it says... i put 800 to 1200 a month.. looking for a no strings attached sugarbaby. must be 18 yrs old or older and have own place.. then my name and number...
today a girl named jessica called and we set up a meet and greet.. i show up and out of nowhere adetective shows up and asks me to step out the vehicle.. he asks if my name is mike and if i am hanging signs around town.. i deny both and i ask why whats going on.. he says someone is hanging signs around town solicitating for prostitution.. i say ok and leave.. i read all the sugarbaby forums on here.. i never once said i was looking for sex or wanted to pay for sex.. sugarbabies are legal.. is this considered solicitation of prostitution? because paying for a sugarbabies time is totally diefferent than paying for sex.. please tell me thx

So you are saying that you did lie to the detective?? Anyways, I don't think it is illegal! I'm not a lawyer; so that is who you would have to ask.

he asked if my name is mike and i said no cuz my name isnt mike.. mike is my hobby name.. so no i didnt lie.. what i want to no is if those signs that i put up are illegal cuz i was looking for a sugarbaby not a prostitute..

do you mods know anything regaurding this situation? anything like this taht you have read in the past?

The general arrangement of sugar partners is you take care of them and they take care of you. Over simplified it's still prostitution, just the girl has way less clients.

With police you can argue whatever you want while they slap the jewelry on and you get new accommodations and clothes. THEN the ADA worries about the argument of money for time or whatever.

ok this is what happen... i made some flyiers and hung them around odessa and midland.. i put them up at stores and apartment complex's.. this is what it says... i put 800 to 1200 a month.. looking for a no strings attached sugarbaby. must be 18 yrs old or older and have own place.. then my name and number...
today a girl named jessica called and we set up a meet and greet.. i show up and out of nowhere adetective shows up and asks me to step out the vehicle.. he asks if my name is mike and if i am hanging signs around town.. i deny both and i ask why whats going on.. he says someone is hanging signs around town solicitating for prostitution.. i say ok and leave.. i read all the sugarbaby forums on here.. i never once said i was looking for sex or wanted to pay for sex.. sugarbabies are legal.. is this considered solicitation of prostitution? because paying for a sugarbabies time is totally diefferent than paying for sex.. please tell me thx Originally Posted by jad2826

Dude, you do realize that this hobby requires a little thing called discretion right? If you had left a flier like that on say my significant other's or daughter's door or under her windshield wiper I can assure you that it wouldn't have been the pohlice commin after your ass. This is Texas son. If you left a flier like that on a business I owned I'd be on the phone to the cops so fast your ass would spin.

There were probably plenty of complaints about those fliers. You probably got lucky when you picked up the decoy ( I'll bet dollars to donuts thats what she was) that the conversation never hit the question "and what am I going to do in exchange for this money?"

Giving a girl (or guy for that matter) money to live on is fine, expecting them to perform sexually is prostitution. There's always someone trying to come up with a way that it isn't but you know, we know and the cops know why you are offering this money. And now you are on your local law enforcement's radar. This first time was a warning, they know you're the guy passing those fliers out, they let you go because they figure it's easier to scare you off than to prosecute but next time probably won't be so easy. Realize how lucky you were, how close a call this was and figure out a different way.

Babar is right, discretion is key. Your flyer lacks it. Count your lucky stars that you aren't up on charges today. BP girls have been charged with less proof that they had on you.

i understand that.. and no i didnt leave them on peoples cars or or anything like that.. just where the general population saw them.. i do want someone to go drinking with in this town and to party with, without having to pay 250 an hour.. just thought this would be easier.. thanks so far for your opinions.. how could i advertise it more discreetly?

Join a SB site.
Hang out at local bars/etc. and meet college girls.

What H A said, really you're looking for a girlfriend. For that Singles Bars, Starbucks, Clubs, "hey Miss, do you want to dance?" Internet dating sites, you want to "advertise"? Do it there. There's a whole LA section on "Sugarbabies" on another board I read and guess what? Most of the girls they find through ads on Craigslist and Backpage turn out to be pros and they really aren't "saving" themselves any money and they aren't getting ahead in the game. Don't want to go the whole conventional route, hit up some strippers in your area.

But it depends on what you want, if you want a girl to go with you on a Saturday Night date, to a club or a bar or the movies and then know that when you get home you're going to "do the dirty", well, thats going to cost you but many girls have a multi-hour deal. And whether that outlay is in cash or you pay for her rent and utilities it all winds up the same. But look, not even Charlie sheen could keep it going forever. Maybe the only guy who has for an extended period is Hugh Hefner.

But seriously dude, be more discreet or this will end badly for you. I wasn't kidding when I said that you are on your Uncle LEOs radar. They ran your plates, I'll guarantee that. they know who you are. They sent you the message, don't do this again.

Sir, you best go UTR for a bit. I would NOT hobby in Midessa for awhile. I would only do so out of town. Just my opinion.

SB are one of those gray areas, but hanging ads around town saying so is probably not the best idea. There are websites dedicated to that, and you want to remain anonymous with potential ladies until you really get to know and get comfortable with one.

Other people have quoted the Texas Penal Code definition of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution here. This activity would clearly be covered - the definition is a mile wide. Best advice, keep your private life totally out of the public eye. Be careful. They may not be finished with you yet though. Good luck.

Why on earth would u go around posting flyers? There's tons of sites for that!!!! I'd be in jail if I did that weather it's legal or not cops are not in your favor on this one!!

You're kidding right?