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9. November 2009

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Welcome to JohnTV.com…

John (jon) n. Slang: the anonymous male customer of a prostitute (as in ‘John Doe’)
TV (tē’vē’) n. Short for television (as in the medium in which Johns often find themselves when busted with a prostitute)
Since 1996 Oklahoma’s own Video Vigilante®, Brian Bates, has been using his video camera to document the graphic realities of street [...]

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19. July 2010

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Nat’l: Mary Magdalene Project celebrates 30-years of aiding prostitutes

7/19/2010 – Los Angeles, CA — The Mary Magdalene Project (MMP) never turned its back on women most communities do, providing day-to-day services and an escape route for some of the city’s most disenfranchised populations, women prostitutes. Unique among nonprofit social service agencies, MMP implemented supportive and comprehensive programs starting in 1980 to help Los [...]

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30. June 2010

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Pic of the Day 6/30/2010; Children and hookers sharing space

Pic of the Day 6/30/2010; Children and hookers sharing space

6/30/2010 – OKC, OK — The sad reality of street prostitution is that often the criminals and those most innocent to their crimes are forced to share common space. In this photo two children are riding their bikes home from a trip to the store when that childhood adventure forces them to cross paths with these two [...]

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29. June 2010

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Okla. Gov. Henry signs sex trafficking legislation

6/29/2010 – Oklahoma — Gov. Brad Henry recently signed legislation that enhances penalties for traffickers, expands the tools for law enforcement to fight against human trafficking and more clearly defines the crime in our state. Among many other changes, the legislation allows the law enforcement to seize any vehicles used for human trafficking or activities [...]

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29. June 2010

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Pimp arrested in California for human trafficking has Oklahoma ties & warrants

Pimp arrested in California for human trafficking has Oklahoma ties & warrants

6/29/2010 – Santa Barbara, CA — (You heard it locally here first) An alleged pimp from Oklahoma has been arrested in Santa Barbara for the sexual trafficking of a teenager. Patrick Boughton, 20, was arrested last Friday after a missing 18-year old girl’s mother called police claiming her daughter had been kidnapped by Boughton and [...]

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28. June 2010

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Editorial: Roofers mean financial boom for street prostitutes

Editorial: Roofers mean financial boom for street prostitutes

6/28/2010 – OKC, OK (by Brian Bates) — While the hail and high water from storms that pounded the metro may be long gone, there are still hoards of out-of-state roofers and drywallers filling metro hotels. Their presence is not only a boom for low budget lodging – many of the city’s prostitutes are reaping [...]

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21. June 2010

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Gang members target schools for prostitute recruits

Gang members target schools for prostitute recruits

6/21/2010 – Brooklyn, NY — (as reported on nydailynews.com) Brooklyn prosecutors have busted Bloods gang members on charges of running several sex trafficking rings that recruited girls from junior high schools.
Prostitutes as young as 15 were routinely beaten and deprived of food if they didn’t earn $500 a day selling their bodies, the Brooklyn district attorney’s office [...]

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21. June 2010

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Day care operator part of prostitution bust

Day care operator part of prostitution bust

6/21/2010 – Naperville, IL — A woman who owns and operates a child care facility out of her home in Naperville has been arrested, along with two others, for prostitution. Amy Thoren, 42, reportedly owns the ABC & TLC Day Care according to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. An emergency order was [...]

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21. June 2010

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Hooker Shorts for 6/21/2010

The following is a summary of prostitution news from around the globe.

Pimp sentenced for trafficking two teenage girls: Dwayne Lawson, 29, of Washington, D.C. was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison as part of a plea agreement for his part in prostituting two teenage girls. According to court papers, Lawson met a 17-year [...]

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5. June 2010

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Pic of the Day 6/5/2010; Street hooker with stripper tattoo

Pic of the Day 6/5/2010; Street hooker with stripper tattoo

6/5/2010 – OKC, OK — In this pic of the day, these two street hookers recently became a daily sight on South Robinson Ave. in south OKC. While the one on the left lets me know what she thinks about me scaring off her ‘Johns,’ the one on the right is proudly showing off her [...]

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5. June 2010

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Journal Record: Sex and Okie city? Not so much.

6/5/2010 – OKC, OK — (from journalrecord.com by Brian Brus)
Are prostitution business opportunities being missed in the Oklahoma City tourism industry? Or are sex workers so biz savvy already that they’re able to sidestep arrest?
A quick overview of the Oklahoma City Police Department’s arrest records for the last 12 months would suggest that prostitutes simply [...]

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28. May 2010

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2nd man sentenced in prostitute’s murder; life without parole

2nd man sentenced in prostitute’s murder; life without parole

5/28/2010 – OKC, OK — A second man has pled guilty and been sentenced in the kidnapping and murder of a South Robinson Ave. street prostitute.
Lynn Shimon Hurley, aka ‘Swoll,’ 28, pleaded guilty to the first degree murder of Baby Girl Brackett, 37, and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Prosecutors [...]

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26. May 2010

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Pic of the Day 5/26/2001; Sad Reality

Pic of the Day 5/26/2001; Sad Reality

5/26/2010 – OKC, OK — This picture is the sad reality that families in areas infested with street prostitution have to deal with on a daily basis. In this photo a known street prostitute waits for a ‘John’ to pick her up and pay her for sex. In the background a family takes a walk [...]

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21. May 2010

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Int’l: 9 parents arrested for prostituting their young sons

5/21/2010 – Bordeaux, France — (via RFI) Nine Bulgarians suspected of forcing their eight children to work as prostitutes on the streets of Bordeaux were arrested by French police during raids on squats and apartments in the southwest city on Tuesday.
Regional daily Sud-Ouest reported that the parent-led ring is the largest child prostitution network ever [...]

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21. May 2010

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Nat’l: Pennsylvania woman sentenced for pimping teens

Nat’l: Pennsylvania woman sentenced for pimping teens

5/21/2010 – Chanbersburg, PA — A Chambersburg woman accused of forcing two teen runaways into prostitution pled guilty on Wednesday and was sentenced to seven years of restrictive intermediate punishment.
Candy Lee Hubbard, 33, was originally charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of children, promoting prostitution and corruption on minors.
Hubbard’s sentence includes 20 months work [...]

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21. May 2010

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Nat’l: Houston Vice cops shot at and returned fire during sting

5/21/2010 – Houston, TX — An alleged pimp was shot by police after allegedly shooting at an undercover Vice officer.
According to police, the Vice Unit was conducting an undercover sting in a Southwest Houston motel. The shooting occurred when a police officer was completing paperwork in a hotel room with a woman who had just [...]

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