The man and woman accused of operating the ring were both in court on Monday. Three people were arrested Wednesday for allegedly operating a high-end brothel network out of apartment complexes in Massachusetts and Virginia. A Vermont lawmaker hopes to make prostitution safer and remove the stigma that often prevents sex workers from seeking police protection and health care. Patriots owner Robert Kraft has found himself in the news for reasons he would not prefer. But he's still got the love and support of his quarterback.
With a few days passed, the NFL has issued a slightly more detailed statement on the Robert Kraft situation. According to one prominent NFL reporter, Robert Kraft is not going to be the biggest name in the ongoing prostitution sting taking place in South Florida. A woman prosecutors say ran a brothel disguised as a massage parlor was sentenced Monday.
Mark Briggs and a prostitute were allegedly stealing money from her clients. Nashua police said Sunday that David Wihby, 62, was arrested at a hotel Friday after he responded to a woman's ad on the Internet. The arrests came after three-month long "quality of life concerns" investigation by local and state police in the couple's neighborhood. Police arrested seven men and one woman during a prostitution sweep in Burlington on Friday. A year-old woman has been charged with prostitution at the Tewksbury Public Library.
Prostitution arrests are being made in communities that don't usually see that type of crime. A high-ranking priest with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has taken a voluntary leave after being accused of soliciting a prostitute.
A Medford woman and a Woburn man have been arrested on charges of running a human trafficking ring, state Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Monday. An insurance agent was convicted Wednesday of promoting a prostitution business centered at a Zumba studio, a scandal that generated a wave of prurient interest in a small coastal town.
