Jan
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Toledo Adult Entertainment: Six charged in prostitution ring
January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Home » News» CourtsLoading…BOWLING GREEN — Six people — including two Toledoans — were charged Thursday during an undercover prostitution sting, authorities said.The sting, done with both the Wood County Sheriff’s Office and Bowling Green police, was done at a motel in Bowling Green.Charged were: Marcus J. Ashford, of Toledo, complicity to attempted soliciting; Yolanda [...]
Jan
27
Toledo Escorts: Jimmy Dimora federal racketeering trial: Toledo woman says she was paid for …
January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Jimmy Dimora federal racketeering trial: Toledo woman says she was paid for exotic dancesPublished: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 10:45 AM Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 11:15 AMMarvin Fong, The Plain DealerJimmy Dimora, left, and attorney William Whitaker arrive for his federal racketeering trial in Akron this morning.AKRON, Ohio – A second woman testified this [...]
Jan
27
Toledo Escorts: Man pleads guilty to forcing woman to work as prostitute
January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Man pleads guilty to forcing woman to work as prostituteBy Cornelius Frolik,
Staff Writer10:23 PM Tuesday, January 24, 2012A Toledo-based pimp who was apprehended in Tipp City while holding a woman against her will for purposes of sex trafficking pleaded guilty on Monday to two felony charges.Rodney Brown, 33, pleaded guilty in U.S. [...]
Jan
25
Toledo Strip Clubs: 13abc.com Toledo Breaking News, Weather and SportsWis. governor fights recall …, Weather and Sports
January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Bidwill is a frequent donor to Republican candidates across the country. Perry, a Texas home builder, helped pay for the Swift Boat Veterans ads that attacked Sen. John Kerry during the 2004 presidential campaign. Perry has a total of $500,000 to Walker’s campaign.The three others who gave Walker $250,000 each during one week this month [...]
Jan
16
Toledo Strip Clubs: North Toledo may get two new strip clubs
January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
NORTH TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) – Two new strip clubs could be coming to north Toledo, despite some residents’ concerns. The city of Toledo has received two applications for adult-oriented businesses in the area.At least one of the locations has the same investors as Platinum Showgirls, a strip club that burned down back in August. The [...]
Jan
16
Toledo Strip Clubs: Ben Schwartz
January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
BS: We’re in a place where you have no idea if Don’s character is going to be redeemable. It makes it more exciting. You slowly learn about all of us. But the thing you bring up is important. You can tell we’re all flawed a little bit, because a lot of people in this business—you [...]
Jan
13
Toledo Escorts: Sex-trade victims urged to escape
January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
A bill introduced in June, 2011, would require those under age 18 who are picked up in prostitution stings be treated as victims, not criminals.Known as the Safe Harbor Act, the proposed legislation also would require the dissemination of information about human trafficking resources in an attempt to help those trapped in the sex trade.Ms. [...]
Jan
13
Toledo Adult Entertainment: City leaders speak on human trafficking
January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
A new bill, introduced in June, 2011, would require that those under age 18 who are picked up in prostitution stings be treated as victims, not criminals. Known as the Safe Harbor Act, the proposed legislation would also require the dissemination of information about human trafficking resources in an attempt to help those trapped in [...]
Jan
12
Toledo Escorts: End gun violence
January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Home » Opinion» EditorialsLoading…Gun violence in metropolitan Toledo is out of control. But solutions are highly complicated and will take years to implement.This year, there were more than 120 shootings in Toledo between early June and mid-November, despite a police crackdown over the summer that resulted in 891 arrests and 36 gun seizures between June [...]
Jan
12
Toledo Strip Clubs: Wolever to get 2nd competency eval
January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Mr. Wolever has been in custody since Sept. 24, when he was charged with shooting at a fire station. He remains in the Lucas County jail in lieu of $300,000 bond.According to the Oct. 3 indictment, Mr. Wolever is charged with shooting at Station 6, 642 Starr Ave., once on Sept. 21 and again on [...]