Can you get a job with a prostitution arrest? April 10, PM Subscribe Can you get a job with a prostitution arrest? Nearly seven years old, dismissed but there is no expungement in my state. Craigslist, sting, solicitation charge, high priced lawyer got it dismissed. No other criminal history or appetite for it and I've managed to keep it private except for select trusted family.
No mug shots or stories online I can find. Yes I made a horrible mistake and believe me, not a day goes by I don't think about it. I've had a great run of being self employed since then, thinking of branching out but am mortified to try anything with a background check. I realize I will not work with kids or have a high level security job with this offense. While this may or may not show up a background check given it is not a conviction and almost out of the 7 year guidelines set by EEOC that applies in most instances, I assume it will and can't get over the idea that this is so icky and stigmatized as to automatically disqualify me.
It grosses me out by now, but it happened and I have to take responsibility. I don't have to branch out, but I have panic attacks about the thought of it occasionally and thought I'd ask the hive: Any opinions or personal experience? You can email me at askmefi. The short answer is yes. I wouldn't be surprised if you could get a high level security job with the arrest note, not offense.
You have not committed a crime. If you were subject to a government background check, they'd ask about your arrest, but I suspect if you were open about what happened and said what you did here, there'd be no problem. Feel free to memail me if you want more details about this. I've never seen a business that asks if you've ever been arrested. They ask if you've been convicted, which so far as I can tell from your post, does not apply to you and you can correctly answer "no" to the question.
Asking if you've been arrested invites employment discrimination lawsuits. So, HR people tend not to allow it. Seconding that I've never seen a job application that asks if you've been arrested, only if you've been convicted, and I've never been part of a search or hiring committee that checked on people's arrest records as opposed to their conviction records , even for jobs involving highly confidential information or for jobs involving direct caretaking of children and vulnerable adults. I think prison guard jobs ask if you've been arrested.
