Connecticut

2 Charged With Online Prostitution:

Police in Manchester, Conn. have arrested two people who had ads up on craigslist. Those arrested were 59-year-old Gary Maharne and 30-year-old Sonya Mowatt. Both were advertising their ’services’ on craigslist and were operating out of their homes.

Craigslist prostitution bust:

This is actually a pretty funny story about some neighbors from Clinton, Conn. who kind of took the law into their own hands when it came to a strange car rolling through their neighborhood.

In the end it turned out that one of their own got arrested. 60-year old William Strom allegedly ordered a craigslist hooker from Rhode Island. He was arrested along with 24-year-old Susie Rosado.

Even though it turned out ok local police have some great advice for would be vigilantes.

“It’s always better to call us. Let the police go and confront anyone,” said Sgt. Dunn.

Word.

Police Arrest Woman Who Advertised Sex On Internet:

39-year-old Tammy Franco of East Hartford, CT was arrested after people complained that she was prostituting from her house. Her house happened to be around the block from the police department.

Police found 14 different craigslist ads that Franco allegedly posted. As a side note weren’t their new measures put in place to limit erotic service ads? I guess they’re not working as well as they claimed.

When Franco was arrested she claimed to have a serious drug problem and needed help. So she was hooking for drug money. That wouldn’t make her a *gasp* victim would it?

Conn. women accused of using Web to solicit sexSeptember 30, 2008:

Police in Manchester, CT arrested five in a craigslist hooker sting.

Arrested were 28-year-old Heather Bolling, 23-year-old Monica Collins-Saatci, 24-year-old Terri Henderson, 21-year-old Elna Marcano, and 20-year-old Krystal Cardello.

Same ‘ol.

Norwalk police make Craigslist prostitution bust:

In Norwalk, Conn. 20-year-old Cheryl Magner from California and her pimp, 25-year-old Cesarin Perez of Long Island, were arrested on prostitution charges stemming from Magner’s craigslist ad.

Magner was charged with prostitution and Perez was charged with promoting prostitution, police said. Both face additional charges of conspiracy, marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

If this is the same Cheryl Magner who was reported missing from California three years ago then she’s more than likely a victim.

Four Face Prostitution Charges After Incident In Newington:

This is a great story.

18-year-old Joshua Cordero hooked up with a 17-year-old girl he met on craigslist in a Newington, CT hotel. They have sex. Turns out the girl is a craigslist hooker. She demands money. He doesn’t have it. That’s when two other guys storm the room, beat up Cordero, and take his wallet. They tried making Cordero take money from an ATM but he escaped on his bike.

To add insult to injury Cordero was arrested after flagging down a cop. The 17-year-old hooker and her muscle, Bryan Van-Mil, 25, and Michael Patelli, 20, were also arrested on various drug, prostitution, and assault charges.

Cordero claims ignorance…

“I was just exploring,” Cordero said of his foray into craigslist sex. “I didn’t know how it was going to play out. … That was the first time I did that. And probably the last.”

Let me explain something to you son. Women don’t magically want to have sex on craigslist. But nice try.

Sex for sale on Craigslist:

I wonder how long it took them to come up with that headline.

Anyway, 47-year old Robert Frisco and 23-year old Heather Barber of East Haven, Connecticut were arrested for running a craigslist prostitution ring. One of their hookers was a 16-year-old girl.

The 16-year-old was also arrested because as it turned out she allegedly was helping Frisco and Barber run the business.

‘Closed’ parlor posts on Net:
A massage parlor in Ansonia, Connecticut that was raided by police was still posting ads on craigslist even after the parlor was shut down.

Two days after Ansonia police raided a 47 Bridge St. massage parlor, advertisements on craigslist.com continue to advertise “slim and sexy asian ladies” at the same location.

An advertisement was posted at 9:03 a.m. Saturday on craigslist, a popular online classified site, offering ladies “looking for a hot time” at 47 Bridge St. The post refers to the location as “New Hong Kong,” but a phone number listed on the advertisement is the same posted on the storefront for Bally Sauna, shut down by Ansonia police Thursday night for failing to have proper licenses.

“New Hong Kong” also advertised its services on craigslist Sept. 4, prior to the police raid. It is unclear how long they have been posting online, as craigslist postings automatically expire after 45 days, and may be removed for inappropriate content.

Yeah, and I also MAY win the lottery but I’m not holding my breath.

I wonder how many ads in the erotic services section actually get flagged and removed.