Tuesday, June 30, 2009 , 11:30 a.m. By J.J. Stambaugh
The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.
The 19-year-old Roane State Community College student shows up for an interview at Panera Bread on Cumberland Avenue looking like countless other college kids: red hair in braids, a small piercing in one nostril, a “PEACE” button on her coat.
Mary Jayne sips her [...]
Infected and untreated, prostitutes behind Knox County syphilis outbreak
By J.J. Stambaugh (Contact)
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Dozens of Knoxville’s street-level prostitutes are infected with syphilis or HIV and many of them don’t even know it, according to the Knox County Health Department.
Even when prostitutes do know that they’re potentially spreading a lethal disease and might face a stiff prison term for it, many continue plying [...]
Knoxville leads state in prostitution busts
KPD files charges at double the reate of Nashville, five time Chattanooga police
By J.J. Stambaugh (Contact)
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Knoxville led the state last year in the number of per capita prostitution-related arrests and citations, with police charging offenders at a higher rate than in larger cities such as Nashville and Memphis.
In 2008, Knoxville Police Department [...]
Knoxville Police Chief Sterling P. Owen: Prostitution is not a victimless crime
Sterling P. Owen IV
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Prostitution is a problem that challenges nearly every law enforcement agency in the country. It is a dilemma that has plagued civilization for hundreds of years.
Since I became chief in 2004, prostitution remains one of the top five complaints that I receive every year.
There are widely different [...]
Spitzer fall renews prostitution debate
MSNBC.com
Many cities believe targeting johns to cut demand is the best way
The Associated Press
updated 5:17 p.m. PT, Sat., March. 15, 2008
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