Sen. Amy Volk, R-Cumberland County, discusses legislation at the State House, on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. SCARBOROUGH — State Sen. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, has proposed a bill that would forbid the state from charging people younger than 18 with prostitution. Volk said in a news release that minors who engage in prostitution are victims. “Modern […]
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11 men arrested in Freeport prostitution sting
FREEPORT — Eleven men were arrested Thursday by Freeport police for the crime of engaging a prostitute. Freeport police, working with neighboring police agencies, conducted an undercover “John” operation at a hotel on Route 1. The operation targeted customers of prostitution. The Times Record said “the purpose of such an operation is to target customers or “Johns” […]
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Connecticut man held on fugitive warrant on charge of promoting prostitution
LEWISTON — An Auburn man appeared in court Monday after he was arrested Sunday on a warrant from Connecticut, where he was charged with promoting prostitution for having taken a 17-year-old girl from New York to Connecticut to work as a prostitute. Rayshawn Stokely, 26, of 714 Washington St. was arrested at 55 Mill St. […]
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Local pair arrested on sex trafficking charges in Bangor
BANGOR — An Auburn man and a Lewiston woman were arrested at a Bangor hotel Wednesday on charges of aggravated sex trafficking. Police said the arrests were made as a result of an investigation into a missing 13-year-old Lisbon girl. Alvin Houston, 27, of Auburn and Shawna Calhoun, 24, of Lewiston are accused of prostituting […]
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H. Robertson: What is the difference?
I am wondering why it seems legal for a police department to send out prostitute decoys and then arrest the male who is seeking to have his needs met for services a prostitute is willing to provide? That seems like the same issue that bear hunters are up against with the baiting and/or trapping of […]
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Portland man faces child exploitation charge
PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland man has been arrested on charges that he made a video of himself having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Paul Henry was ordered held pending a detention hearing at his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Portland on Thursday on a charge of sexual exploitation of a child. Prosecutors […]
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Sidney father, son face sex trafficking charges for allegedly running prostitution operation
SIDNEY (AP) — Maine authorities say a father and son are facing sex trafficking charges for allegedly running a prostitution operation out of their Sidney home. Forty-six-year old Frederick Horne Sr. and 19-year-old Frederick Horne Jr. were both issued a summons to court to face a charge of sex trafficking following a raid on the […]
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Sidney father, son face sex trafficking charges
SIDNEY (AP) — Maine authorities say a father and son are facing sex trafficking charges for allegedly running a prostitution operation out of their Sidney home. Forty-six-year old Frederick Horne Sr. and 19-year-old Frederick Horne Jr. were both issued a summons to court to face a charge of sex trafficking following a raid on the […]
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3 suspects face sex trafficking charges
Three Gorham residents were arrested Monday and charged with sex trafficking in a case that allegedly involved a 19-year-old girl allegedly being forced to engage in sex acts to pay off a debt. Klein Fernandes, 27, and Tamika Dias, 24, were charged with aggravated sex trafficking and Jeremy Seeley, 21, was charged with sex trafficking, […]
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Kennebunk Zumba prostitute Alexis Wright released from jail
ALFRED — Alexis Wright, the former Kennebunk fitness instructor who secretly helped run a prostitution business out of her Zumba studio, was released from jail on Saturday. Wright, 30, was released from York County Jail on Saturday morning, according to a jail administrator. Wright pleaded guilty to 14 counts of engaging in prostitution, one count […]