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Board member resigned shortly after sex sting charge

Last updated Monday, April 30, 2012 - 8:01pm

FARMINGTON — Davis Behavioral Health board member Marlon Raymond Berrett resigned from his position the same day a class B misdemeanor “sexual solicitation” charge against him was made public.

Berrett, by email, submitted his resignation early Saturday to Davis Behavioral Health, resigning, effective immediately, from the Davis Behavioral Health board, said DBH Chief Executive Officer Brandon Hatch.

Hatch said Berrett indicated in his resignation letter that he was leaving the board, having “drawn some negative attention to DBH.”

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Ogden police arrest six in prostitution sting

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, April 30, 2012 - 6:51pm

OGDEN — The world’s oldest profession has gone from advertising its wares with red lights to advertising on Facebook, and police have taken notice.

The Ogden Police Department performed a prostitution sting operation Friday, arresting women whom officers contacted through small local newspapers and online escort sites.

“We’ve been noticing an increase in advertisement,” Police Lt. Scott Conley said.

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Davis Behavorial Health board member charged after sex sting

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, April 27, 2012 - 11:07pm

LAYTON — The former chairman and current board member for Davis Behavioral Health has been charged with one count of sexual solicitation following his arrest in a police undercover operation.

Marlon Raymond Berrett, 70, of Kaysville, is scheduled to appear May 29 in 2nd District Court in Layton on the class B misdemeanor charge. He was arrested April 12 by Layton police and has since posted a $623 bond, according to court documents.

A class B misdemeanor is punishable by up to six months in prison and/or a $1,500 fine.

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Alleged madam seeks to raise bail with website

Michael Muskal Los Angeles Times

Last updated Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 1:38pm

The family of the woman accused of being a multimillion-dollar madam has taken a page -- web, that is -- from the latest fundraising tool to help defendants find a way through the labyrinth of the criminal justice system.

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Daniel Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and U.S. Senate candidate in Maryland, speaks during an interview at the Associated Press on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 in New York. Bongino said that the agents under investigation for hiring prostitutes in Columbia while preparing for President Obama's visit "will pay for this forever." (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Secret Service prostitution scandal roils DC

Julie Pace The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 10:02am

WASHINGTON -- A prostitution scandal involving the Secret Service has grown in scope, with the disclosure that U.S. agents and military personnel had been with at least 20 women in hotel rooms before President Barack Obama arrived in Colombia for a summit with Latin American leaders.

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U.S. secret service agents walk around the Convention Center in Cartagena, Colombia, prior to the opening ceremony of the 6th Summit of the Americas at the Convention Center in Cartagena, Colombia, Saturday, April 14, 2012. Last Thursday, a dozen secret service agents sent to provide security for U.S. President Barack Obama, were relieved from duty and replaced with other agency personnel after an incident of alleged misconduct. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Military embarrassed by Colombia scandal

Robert Burns The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 16, 2012 - 2:19pm

WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. military officer said Monday the nation's military leadership is embarrassed by allegations of misconduct against several U.S. military members at a Colombia hotel on the eve of President Barack Obama's visit over the weekend.

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Woman offers sex for 2 cheeseburgers

Contributed The Bradenton Herald

Last updated Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 10:35am

MANATEE, Fla. -- A woman was arrested in a prostitution sting but not before she got two double cheeseburgers off the dollar menu at a McDonald's restaurant.

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Defense attorney: Client who unwittingly paid underage girls for sex 'just a dumb kid'

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 10:20pm

OGDEN — Defense attorney Sean Young is not impressed with the law that allowed a jury conviction of his client for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and prostitution.

Brian Stafford, 21, faces sentencing April 12 on two counts each of the offenses stemming from consensual sexual activity early last year with two females ages 16 and 17 at the time. Their ongoing sexual relationships began after they met on Facebook.

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The law allows authorities make a prostitution arrest simply because a person acted sexy

Escorts claim Utah law makes acting sexy illegal

Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 3:14pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Three escort services are asking a federal judge to overturn a Utah law that makes it easier — too easy, they say — for undercover police to make prostitution arrests.

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A group of Wingettes stand together during SportsRadio WIP's Wing Bowl 2012 eating contest Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Philadelphia. The annual event is held the Friday before the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nuns target sex trade during Super Bowl weekend

Micahel Muskal Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, February 3, 2012 - 5:19pm

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Backed by a tougher Indiana law, a coalition of Roman Catholic nuns has stepped up efforts to curb the sex trade during this weekend's Super Bowl.

The group, which includes the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Cleveland, has contacted hotels in Indianapolis and its environs to be on the lookout for sex trafficking and to take steps to halt it. The effort was first reported by WKYC-TV.

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Ray's bill addresses pimps

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, January 27, 2012 - 12:27am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Anyone who drives a prostitute to a hotel or motel for illegal purposes may end up getting charged with a class B misdemeanor if a local lawmaker's bill makes it through the Legislature.

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Ponzi schemer's firm provided prostitutes to investors, police

Jon Burstein Sun Sentinel

Last updated Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 4:31pm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein said his downtown Fort Lauderdale law firm maintained a condo across the street where he and his law partners would have sex with prostitutes and then come back to work, according to transcripts of his testimony that were unsealed Wednesday.

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Michelle Mitchell waits for her graduation ceremony from the Women in Need court program on December 14, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The program provides counseling, detoxification and job help for those repeatedly arrested for prostitution to help them break from that life. (Katie Falkenberg/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

From life as Vegas street hooker to life as a mom

Ashley Powers Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 11:11am

LAS VEGAS -- Their time together was so brief.

Michelle Mitchell was at a sober-living home here, trying to halt a two decade-cycle of crack cocaine and prostitution. Her daughter Miracle, a bundle of energy in pink Velcro sneakers, tornadoed through the kitchen.

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Jacob Ethridge, seen here in 2nd District Court in Ogden in October 2010, had a parole hearing Tuesday. The man who pleaded guilty to shooting two Ogden women to death will likely never get out of prison, says Jim Hatch, the Board of Pardons spokesman. (Standard-Examiner file photo)

Man who murdered two Ogden women likely in prison for good

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 12:19am

POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN -- The state Board of Pardons may never let Jacob Ethridge out of prison.

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Court overturns sex-for-tickets case

Alfred Lubrano The Philadelphia Inquirer

Last updated Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 4:45pm

PHILADELPHIA -- The Superior Court of Pennsylvania on Tuesday reversed the attempted prostitution conviction of a woman who was famously tried for trying to trade sex for Phillies World Series tickets.

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