February 17th, 2006
The sheriff of Spotsylvania County, Va., has announced that his detectives, while pursuing suspected prostitutes, will no longer go all the way with them and then charge them with said crime. In bringing down the nearby Moon Spa, local law enforcers spent $1,200 in “massages” and one officer even left a $350 tip. Sheriff Howard Smith said the repeated visits were necessary “so detectives could build trust with the operators” and that sexual contact was required for a conviction.
But, as noted by the Associated Press, “law enforcement officials say undercover officers only need to get an offer of sex for money to move the case forward.”
On the other hand, Sheriff Smith said his men needed the sex “because most professionals know not to say anything incriminating. And conversation is difficult, he said, because masseuses at the Asian-run parlors in the northern Virginia county speak little English.”
Good point. And besides, haven’t we all seen Full Metal Jacket?
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