Sacramento Escorts: Prostitution Sweep Nets 11 Arrests
Prostitution Sweep Nets 11 Arrests
Keli Rabon 6:09 PM CST, March 4, 2010
FAST FACTS:
Undercover prostitution sting nets 11 arrests.
Attorney raises questions about officer tactics used to make arrest.
Some say resources should be used on intervention, not prosecution.
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(Memphis – 3/4/2010) The arrests happened across the city, near churches and schools. Eleven women accused of selling sex picked up by undercover officers, in an overnight MPD sting.
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Ballin says the conversations between undercover cops and suspected prostitutes become a he said / she said.
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In fact, Ballin says, the undercover cop doesn’t need to tell the truth about his identity when approaching a prostitute. Many of the arrest affidavits noted that the suspect asked the undercover cop if he was a police officer, and the officer said “no.”
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