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Prostitution: The Lustful Fall of Elliot Spitzer (and others)

By Steven Rodriguez

By now, the entire world has heard of New York Governor Elliot Spitzer’s role in a prostitution ring, where he apparently was visiting with call girls whose rates were as high as $5,500 per visit over the course of 6 plus years.  Now, no longer the governor of the nation’s third largest state, he awaits possible criminal charges and further humiliation.  While the average john doesn’t face anywhere near the national scrutiny that Mr. Spitzer is facing, all men found soliciting a prostitute will face legal actions, family shame and a gamut of internal and external difficulties. Prostitution is a problem from Skid Row all the way to the heights of politics.  Prostitution also now has two very divergent roads, one is the “indoor” or “call girl” style that is normally higher end and more expensive, the other are the street workers who hang out on corners or in places where men can drive by and fine them...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on March 13, 2008 (boomark / email).