Late one afternoon in the
city where I worked, I was assigned with several other officers to serve a
search warrant. The search warrant was for a residence to look for evidence to indicate
the crime of prostitution was occurring at that address. Basically we were
serving a search warrant at a whorehouse.
We were looking for anything
in the residence that would indicate the crime of prostitution was occurring in
that residence. We observed a full sized bed, mattress and box spring. Dried
body fluids were observable on the mattress. We also observed used condoms and empty tubes
of KY Jelly under the bed. All these items were photographed where we found
them.
We took the mattress to send
it to the State crime lab and have it examined for identification of DNA strands.
The existence of multiple strands would indicate multiple male subjects had
ejaculated on that bed mattress. We also
took the used condoms lying under the bed
They also would be sent to the State crime lab and examined for various
DNA strands, again indicating multiple male subjects had intercourse on that
bed. We also took the used tubes of KY Jelly lying under the bed.
The mattress, used condoms,
and used KY jelly tubes were carried down the stairs and placed in a police van
where they remained locked in that van and parked in the police department
parking lot. The following morning they were taken to the State crime lab
These items of evidence were
not sufficient to convict on the charge of prostitution. The evidence was used to support testimonial
evidence.
While child prostitution and
forced prostitution are not victimless crimes, should other forms of prostitution
be criminal? What is wrong with two consenting adults having sex? Other services can be purchased, why not sex?
Until Tomorrow,
Sally S
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