PORTLAND — Prosecutors and the defense have concluded their first round of settlement discussions in the case of a Zumba fitness instructor charged with prostitution and tax and welfare violations.
Alexis Wright, 30, leaves the Cumberland County Courthouse, after prosecutors and Wright's defense lawyer concluded their first round of settlement discussions in the case of the Zumba fitness instructor charged with prostitution and tax and welfare violations Wednesday.
Wednesday's closed-door settlement conference focusing on Alexis Wright lasted nearly five hours at the Cumberland County Courthouse.
York County Assistant District Attorney Patrick Gordon said the meeting ended without a plea agreement, but they hope to resume talks at a later date.
The 30-year-old Wright, who attended the session with her attorney, is accused of conspiring with insurance agent Mark Strong Sr. to run a prostitution business in Kennebunk in which she kept detailed records and secretly recorded the sex acts.
A similar settlement conference failed to avert a trial for Strong, who was convicted last week. Sentencing is later this month.
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