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Man Calls Police After Prostitute Asks for More Cash

He reports a robbery

(Newser) - A 45-year-old Michigan man paid a professional to do some work in his house, but when the professional demanded more money after they had already agreed on a price, he called the police to report he was being robbed. Except the so-called robber was not a plumber or house painter…...

Angola Kicks Out China 'Gangsters'

Kidnapping, extortion, human trafficking among alleged crimes

(Newser) - Chinese police today brought back 37 suspected Chinese gangsters from Angola, where they were arrested for alleged crimes against other Chinese such as kidnapping, armed robbery, extortion, human trafficking, and forced prostitution. Such crimes are a major concern for China, which has become Africa's main trading partner and a...

Billionaire GOP Donor Adelson Sues for Libel

Jewish group's 'dirty money' claim riles casino mogul

(Newser) - Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson is suing the National Jewish Democratic Council for alleging that the millions of dollars he is pouring into Mitt Romney's campaign is "dirty money." The billionaire has filed a $60 million defamation lawsuit against the group over an article on its website that...

Prostitute Wins Right to Service Clients at Hotel

Australian court rules owner must rent her a room

(Newser) - Today, in really unusual court cases: Prostitutes have the right to work from motel rooms in an Australian state, a court said after finding the owner's refusal to rent to a sex worker was discriminatory. The ruling in the northeastern state of Queensland has stunned hotel and motel owners,...

NZ Prostitutes Destroying Street Signs...

With pole dances

(Newser) - It seems that New Zealand's working girls have taken to attracting new customers in a rather creative way: by performing pole dances in the street, using traffic signs as the poles. The result? More than 40 bent, buckled, or otherwise busted street signs near Auckland in the past year...

Treasury Officials Hired Prostitutes, Took Gifts

Inspector General report finds shenanigans at regulatory agencies

(Newser) - Treasury Department officials have been reprimanded for hiring prostitutes, golfing with the bankers they're supposed to be regulating, and taking improper gifts, according to inspector general reports spotted by the Hill that were published following Freedom of Information Act requests. Though the identities of all the perpetrators were redacted,...

'Mega-Brothel' Coming to Sydney

Site gets approval for multi-million-dollar expansion

(Newser) - A brothel in Sydney, Australia, will spend millions expanding into the continent's largest sex venue after government officials gave the go-ahead. The Stiletto mega-brothel will double its rooms to 40 with the $12.2 million renovation. Some of the new rooms will feature multiple beds and pool tables, reports...

Colombian Escort to Open Foundation for Prostitutes

Dania Londono Suarez gained notoriety in Secret Service scandal

(Newser) - The Colombian escort who set off the Secret Service scandal by refusing to quietly go away when she didn't get her money isn't leaving the spotlight so quietly, either. Dania Londono Suarez says she will take some of the money she's earned off her story to open...

Secret Service Boss: Sorry About the Hookers

Senate panel airs 64 sex misconduct cases

(Newser) - Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testified on Capitol Hill today, apologizing for the first time for the Colombian prostitution scandal—even as the Senate Homeland Security Committee brought new indiscretions to light. Employees "did some really dumb things," Sullivan said, assuring lawmakers that the behavior "is not...

Secret Service Has Another Prostitution Scandal

They canoodled with ladies of the oldest profession in El Salvador, too

(Newser) - Looks like there are teeth to the rumors that the Secret Service's Colombian sex adventure wasn't a one-time thing . The Service is investigating reports that its agents were serviced by prostitutes on a trip to El Salvador in March of last year, according to the Hill . A government...

Fired Secret Service Agents: This Happens All the Time

Some claim punished unfairly, may fight back

(Newser) - Several agents who were pressured into resigning in the Secret Service prostitution scandal are contemplating fighting for their jobs—and naming names to do it, sources close to them tell the Washington Post . The agents say they're being unfairly punished, because managers have tolerated similar dalliances in the past....

Berlusconi: 'Women Are by Nature Exhibitionists'

Bunga, bunga

(Newser) - Embattled former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi made a surprise appearance at his own criminal trial today. Berlusconi is not legally required to attend the trial, which concerns the allegation that he hired an underage prostitute. But he showed up anyway to observe and during a break decided to tell...

NY Prostitutes: Time to Ban Condoms as Evidence

It would make sex safer, they argue

(Newser) - New York prostitutes think they—and their clients—will be safer if their state becomes the first to stop using condoms as evidence in prostitution arrests, Bloomberg reports. Since condoms are considered probable cause and can be used against them, many prostitutes simply don't carry protection while working, explains...

Inside the Sex Club Where Obama's Agents Got Wild

Secret Service agents 'had huge egos': hotel staffer

(Newser) - Welcome to a shabby Colombian bar called the Pley Club. This windowless, one-story brick building with a tacky neon sign outside is located in a poor area of Cartagena. Little black tables cover a gloomy dance floor. Dancers in tight dresses show off leg and cleavage on a white stage....

Brothels, Sex Trafficking Booming in Spain

Nearly all the nation's prostitutes are smuggled in from elsewhere

(Newser) - Spain's economy may be on the verge of imploding, but one area remains more lucrative than ever—prostitution. Especially in border areas close to France, thousands of women line countryside roads, offering sex for $40 or so. Of the up to 400,000 prostitutes working in Spain, about 90%...

Ontario Legalizes Brothels
 Ontario Legalizes Brothels 

Ontario Legalizes Brothels

Prostitutes can now organize, hire security

(Newser) - Ontario has just made it slightly more difficult for Dominique Strauss-Kahn to get arrested within her borders: An Ontario court today overturned a ban on brothels, in a controversial move designed to minimize risks and safety threats to those who work in the world's oldest profession. The ruling will...

Millionaire Madam Rolodex Has Big Name: John Edwards

Former pol vehemently denies call girl's claim

(Newser) - If John Edwards thought his 15 minutes of infamy were finally up, it looks like he was mistaken. DNAInfo , which broke the story of New York City's so-called Millionaire Madam , reports that the first major name to bubble up in the alleged prostitution scheme belongs to none other than...

Manhattan Cops Hook 'Uptown Madam'

Anna Gristina boasted she made millions in Upper East Side set up: investigators

(Newser) - An uptown madam and mom of four is behind bars after earning millions running a tony brothel out of an Upper East Side apartment, according to Manhattan prosecutors. Anna Gristina, 44, was busted after investigators amassed up to 100 hours of audio and video tape as they staked out the...

Police: Ohio Father Pimped Out Adopted Son,10

Adoptive father, 2 others charged with child rape

(Newser) - An adoptive father in Ohio has been charged with raping three boys in his care, and hiring out one of them—a 10-year-old—to other men for sex. Undercover cops were led to the man through a Craigslist advert seeking "taboo" sex, AP reports. The suspect's name is...

DSK Held in French Hooker Inquiry

Cops question whether Strauss-Kahn knew women at sex parties were prostitutes

(Newser) - Anne Sinclair's patience might appear to be limitless, but Dominique Strauss-Kahn is again testing it to the max: The former IMF chief, who still faces civil action from the New York City maid who accused him of sex assault, is cooling his heels at a French police station this...

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