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Craigslist Hooker Sweep Nets 28 Women
Charging that Craigslist remains a "one-stop shop for all your prostitution needs," a Florida sheriff yesterday announced the arrest of 28 women who allegedly advertised sexual services on the popular online classifieds site. Dubbed "Operation Hot Date," the undercover police action also netted several pimps who worked with the alleged hookers, said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. The women, pictured in the mug shots on the following pages, offered a variety of sexual acts carrying prices between $125 and $800. Two of the alleged hookers who arrived for appointments with undercover officers were pregnant, and a third arrived with fur-lined handcuffs. In announcing the sweep, Judd criticized Craigslist for "facilitating prostitution" and deriving proceeds from the illegal act, since the site charges for the placement of the adult ads. Judd added that he wanted to press charges against the web site, which has previously pledged to law enforcement agencies that it would crack down on ads promoting prostitution.I wonder if they can claim that they knew it was the police all along and that they were just playing along with them. Nah, they'd have to be crazy to try that. Well, in any case, click on the link to find out what goes for $150-$800 across Florida. AFAIAC, the reason the girls are smiling is because they know the police just paid thousands of bucks in straight time, OT, gas, maintenance, overhead, legal counsel costs, detention costs, etc. to arrest them, and they won't get a dime back from them. And they'll be back on the street after they're done getting free room, board and healthcare for a while. Oh, I guess the judge gets some attention though, even though he didn't even put a dent in the industry in Florida any more than he did in DC. Maybe he and Kanye can form a support group. Posted by: gorb 2009-09-16 |
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