On Saturday Min Deng was arrested and charged with Prostitution after Framingham, Massachusetts police responded to an advertisement on “craigslist” for “adult services”. A Framingham police sergeant who was searching the website found a listing for the services. He responded and met with Deng at her apartment. Deng offered Sex…
Last Friday the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversed a conviction for Attempted Rape of a Child. The facts of the case, Commonwealth v. Kerry Van Bell are as summarized as follows: The defendant was the target of a sting investigation. An undercover police officer posed as a prostitute offering her…
This past Tuesday undercover police officers responded to an advertisement on Craigslist suggesting that the author was offering Sex For a Fee. The solicitation was provided by Heather Robinson who stated that she would be available at a motel in Framingham, Massachusetts. Officers arranged to meet her at her motel.…
Acting in an undercover capacity Salem, Massachusetts Police Detective Bill Jennings met forty six year old Lisa Anderson at her apartment posing as a potential client. Anderson had a website listing her services as an escort or companion. She greeted Jennings in a bra, thong and nylons. The two conversed…
Over the weekend and undercover female police officer placed an advertisement on Craigslist offering sex in exchange for cash at a Worcester, Massachusetts hotel. The operation resulted in fifty arrests total, most from Massachusetts. The target of the prostitution sting was people who advertise sex for fee on Craigslist and…
Last Friday Danvers Police Detective Stephen Baldassare rented 3 rooms at a motel on Route 1 North. He then set up dates with women who were advertising “erotic services” on the internet. The first woman arrived and agreed to provide sexual services for two hundred dollars. She was arrested by…
Somerville, Massachusetts police were investigating prostitution in their city and set up a sting operation. An undercover officer responded to an advertisement and met with 24 year old Natasha Janvier, a prostitute, in her Somerville apartment. Services and fees were discussed after which backup officers stormed the apartment to make…