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01-02-05, 21:18
Hello Mainiacs. I'm going to be in Rockland for a few days on biz this week and I don't expect much in the way of action, but maybe someone here can shorten the odds for me ...

Any good dive bars likely to contain women of questionable morals?

Any no tell motels in the area?

And the longshot: Any phone numbers that a fellow monger might enjoy having?

Much thanks to anyone who can help me to fill the empty nights this week.

Member #4196
01-13-05, 10:05
Hey Moe..AMP is still open and in my opinion Mina is the better option of the two available.

Boston Monger
04-05-05, 10:49
any interest?

Freelow
04-08-05, 07:55
any interest?

How much in back taxes and how many liens are there against this place?

I feel bad for the sucker who walks into that purchase. Every move that the new owner makes will be watched by the local media and police.

Boston Monger
05-03-05, 10:17
Charges: Pimp used teen

By Elizabeth Kenny
ekenny@seacoastonline.com
Complete Maine News Index




KITTERY, Maine - The Danish Health Club saga has taken an even uglier turn: A man and a woman have been charged with transporting a minor to engage in prostitution.
On Monday, a "superseding indictment" filed in U.S. District Court in Portland was unsealed, revealing that a grand jury has charged two additional suspects with prostitution-related crimes, while amending earlier charges against Kittery lawyer Gary Reiner.

Lance Williams, 46, also known as Lance Jones, and Cheryl Stilwell, also known as Sheree, both of Revere, Mass., were arrested on April 28 and charged with multiple counts of prostitution-related crimes, including aiding and abetting the transportation of a minor to engage in prostitution at the Kittery club.

From about May to December 2000, Williams and Stilwell knowingly transported "Jane Doe II, who has not attained the age of 18 years, in interstate commerce from Massachusetts to the Danish Health Club in Maine, with the intent that Jane Doe II engage in prostitution," according to court documents released Monday.

Following a June raid on the club, three individuals were charged with prostitution-related crimes; two have since pleaded guilty.

Including the most recent indictment, five suspects have now been charged.

According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Portland, Williams acted as "one of the pimps" at the club, where he "persuaded, directed or ordered (women) to work at the club."

Stilwel* traveled from Massachusetts to work at the club," documents state, and "at the direction of Lance Williams ... transported other prostitutes ... to the club."

The superseding indictment amended a December 2004 indictment against Reiner, according to a court clerk.

Reiner does not face the charges related to transporting a minor, but the indictment did state that he "was ultimately responsible for deciding whether a woman could work at the club, and he assisted attendants in obtaining massage licenses."

Court documents show that U.S. Attorney Toby Dilworth requested the indictment, handed up on April 27, be sealed until Williams and Stilwell were arrested.

"There has been considerable press coverage of this case in New Hampshire and southern Maine," Dilworth wrote in his request. "It is foreseeable that, once members of the press learn of the superseding indictment, they will give the story considerable coverage and attempt to contact Williams and Stilwell for comments.

"Alerting Williams and Stilwell prior to their arrest will increase the likelihood that they will flee, destroy evidence, encumber or secrete assets, and harass or intimidate persons they may suspect might be witness."

The judge agreed to seal the indictment and on April 28, Williams and Stilwell were arrested. The case has since been unsealed.

Dilworth could not be reached for comment Monday.

As of deadline Monday, it was unclear whether Williams and Stilwell have been released on bail or whether they have entered a plea to the charges.

An indictment is not a finding of guilt but rather a jury’s determination enough evidence exists to conduct a trial in the case.

In January, Reiner pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering and promoting prostitution. A trial date has not been set.


AT A GLANCE

Last we knew: The Danish Health Club operated in town for more than 20 years under a "massage parlor" guise. In June 2004, the club was raided by FBI and IRS agents, and condoms, lubricants, adult magazines and other sex-related evidence were seized. Three suspects had been charged.

What’s new: Two more suspects, both from Revere, Mass., have been arrested and charged with prostitution-related crimes, including aiding and abetting the transportation of a minor to engage in prostitution.

What’s next: Sentencing hearings have been scheduled for this summer for: Russell Pallas, a Manchester man who allegedly acted as the club’s manager, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to transport individuals across state lines with the intent to engage in prostitution in December; and Maryann Manzoli, widow of the club’s late owner, who pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy to launder money.


THE CHARGES

Gary Reiner, 54, of Kittery, Maine - Already charged in the Danish Health Club investigation, had the charges against him amended to the following:n Conspiracy to violate the Travel Act and Mann Act; and aiding and abetting violation of the Travel Act, punishable by up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.n Aiding and abetting travel to engage in prostitution, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.n Conspiracy to launder money, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or not more than twice the amount of the criminally derived property.

Cheryl Stilwell, 39, of Revere Mass., was arrested and charged with the following:n Conspiracy to violate the Travel Act and Mann Act, and aiding and abetting violation of the Travel Act, punishable by up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.n Aiding and abetting the transportation of a minor to engage in prostitution, punishable by up to 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.n Aiding and abetting inducing travel to engage in prostitution, and aiding and abetting the transportation of a person to engage in prostitution, punishable by up to 10 years in prison or a $250,000 fine or both.

Lance Williams, 46, of Revere Mass., was arrested and charged with the following:n Conspiracy to violate the Travel Act and the Mann Act; and aiding and abetting violation of the Travel Act, punishable by up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine or bothn Two counts of aiding and abetting inducing travel to engage in prostitution, one punishable by up to 10 years in prison or a $250,000 fine or both, and the other up to 20 years in prison or a $250,000 fine or both.n Aiding and abetting the transportation of a minor to engage in prostitution, punishable by up to 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.

Viagrant
05-21-05, 05:06
I wonder who that minor was who was working at DHC from May to Dec. 2000?

Boston Monger
05-23-05, 09:37
What really is amazing is after DECADES of just ignoring this place, the Danish is news, news, news! When will they (the Press) just let go? What next?

Boston Monger
05-27-05, 09:00
about the ongoing saga:

Chief: Towel made difference between illegal sex, massage

By Elizabeth Dinan
edinan@seacoastonline.com
Complete Maine News Index




KITTERY, Maine - Documents filed in federal court in a prostitution case against individuals affiliated with Kittery’s Danish Health Club contain quotes from Kittery Police Chief Edward Strong denying payoffs and discussing the legality in the early 1990s of paid hand-to-genital massage.
In a sworn affidavit dated May 18, Strong outlined efforts his department took to investigate allegations of prostitution at the now-closed Danish Health Club. Strong also described tips, follow-up investigations, a couple of prostitution-related arrests and the town’s ordinances governing the licensing of massage therapists.

Kittery police were unable to make any charges stick, he stated.

The police chief’s affidavit also states, "The allegation that members of the Kittery police were being paid off is completely unfounded and totally false. I have not seen the slightest shred of credible evidence to support any claim of corruption."

Asked if the federal government is charging Kittery police with accepting payoffs, Assistant U.S. Attorney George "Toby" Dilworth said he could not comment.

Strong said he doesn’t know who is making the charge, but he denied it as hearsay.


Kittery Police Chief Edward Strong

"We don’t know for sure," he said of the possible origin of the claim. "But we know one of the (government’s confidential) informants (offered) third-party hearsay. It was a third-party type of thing."

Strong also talked about the defense’s "Exhibit 4," a 1992 Herald newspaper article in which he is quoted as explaining a loophole in Maine law that allowed for hand-to-genital massage in exchange for money.

During a 1992 news conference that came in the wake of prostitution arrests in Portland that were allegedly linked to the Kittery club, Strong read from the local Kittery ordinance at the time, which said, "No massager, that’s the person doing it, shall massage a patron whose genitals are exposed or in the treatment."

Interpreting the law at the time, Strong went on to explain, "Now, I would say if it’s done under a towel that it might be legal. ... If it’s under a towel or inside your pants, it’s OK."

On Wednesday, Strong commented on his 1992 comments in light of the government’s new case against persons connected with the health club.

"That was called ‘hand release,’" said Strong. "We worked with local and Maine legislators to change the law to make that illegal."

Strong said the law change was enacted in the mid-1990s. And as federal prosecutors prepare to take the Danish Health Club case to trial on July 11, Strong reflected on his department’s role.

"People didn’t realize what hurdles we were up against," he said. "We didn’t have the advantage of the IRS, and that’s how the case was made," he said. "We wanted to get promotion of prostitution charges, but we had to prove management knew and all the deals were done in the back room with the girls."

Strong added that his failed attempts to crack down on the Danish Health Club can be explained by the federal case.

"It took them five years to get a warrant, and they had a hell of a lot more resources than I do," he said. "But we’re glad we could assist in helping close the place down once and for all."

Street Seeker
06-26-05, 10:18
Bummer! As a former Portsmouth resident I had visited the DHC many times and met some awesome ladies (been away for many years and didn't know it was shut down). I can remember my first time there sitting in the lounge with all those ladies and a couple of guys and being totally in awe (and nervous). They have done the same thing here in Nashville and closed down 20+ incall locations. Getting tougher and tougher out there.

Boston Monger
07-13-05, 09:01
please let it die already! Anyways......

Secrets of Danish Health Club prostitution ring revealed

By Elizabeth Dinan
edinan@seacoastonline.com

Customers of Kittery's Danish Health Club who purchased prostitution services with credit cards, saw those charges listed on their monthly statements as from "K&D Pub" or "K&D Enterprises." This, said an FBI investigator, allowed customers to go unchecked by family members, auditors and investigators.

That, and other new information from the federal government's money laundering and prostitution case against Kittery attorney Gary Reiner, the Danish Health Club and others, were revealed Monday in a 44-page document filed by prosecutors with the US District Court in Portland.

An objection to Reiner's numerous pretrial motions, the document was filed by federal prosecutors and an agent from the Department of Justice's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.

Included are:

The government's assertion that Reiner joined the prostitution operation in 1998.
That Reiner helped launder $3 million in prostitution profits between 1998 and June 4, 2004, when the club was raided by agents from FBI, IRS and state police.
That one of Reiner's attorneys showed Kittery Police Chief Edward Strong a document sealed by the court.

Randy Farang
07-20-05, 20:12
I drove through Lisbon Falls yesterday and all I could think of was depressing it is without the chance for a refeshing stop. I do miss them!

Guess there is nothing left to do but go see Mina.

Sigh...

Randy

Randy Farang
07-26-05, 20:19
I went to the the Freeport AMP today and the news was bad, and badder.

There is a phone appointment setup now that isn't too hard, but it makes drop-ins impossible.

When my appointment time arrived I was shown in by "Toni" (sp?) who is cute and quite short. She gave a good massage, but I was getting suspicious when she finished the back without getting near anything interesting. On the flip she carefully worked all around the good areas, wven though I told her I was in a hurry. When I finally said she had to finish up she suddenly started acting like she had never seen one before. She told me repeatedly to take care of it myself and only took ahold after I demanded she finish.

It was horrible and borderline painful. She grabbed me like adead chicken and attempted to pound it right through the pelvis. There was NOTHING erotic about it, just slam, slam, slam. A request to stroke the cojones was ignored.

In the end I decided that we were obviously not going to find a happy ending, and, since I'm not into pain, I called it off and left.

I don't know what experience others have had, and YMMV always is a consideration. But I'll never go back.

Randy

Boston Monger
07-28-05, 10:48
wow! You should have got a refund.

Boston Monger
09-19-05, 10:23
yep, nothing going on. At least the Danish situation has finally run it's course.

Boston Monger
09-27-05, 09:00
witness: club awaited tip on raid


by kevin wack, portland press herald writer

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gary reiner, left, and attorney steve gordon leave the federal courthouse in portland on monday afternoon. reiner is on trial on federal prostitution and money laundering charges. if convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison and a fine of as much as $250,000.


gary h. reiner, a kittery lawyer accused of running a brothel, expected to be tipped off before law enforcement conducted a raid in june 2004, a former associate testified monday.

the same witness alleged that kittery police chief edward strong contacted the fbi to find out if the agency was doing surveillance of the danish health club, and told the defendant what he found out.

the explosive testimony came on the first day of reiner's trial in portland on federal prostitution and money laundering charges.

in an interview later in the day, strong denied talking to reiner, a former town councilor, about the possibility of federal law-enforcement surveillance.

reiner, 54, is accused of operating a brothel that generated $1 million in annual revenue, then funneling many of the illegal profits to the widow of the club's former owner.

reiner has pleaded innocent to all charges. if he is convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison and a fine of as much as $250,000.

much of the trial's first day was spent with a key prosecution witness on the stand.

russell pallas was the danish health cub's manager from november 2001 until june 2004, when the fbi and irs conducted a surprise raid. he is one of five defendants who have pleaded guilty in the raid's aftermath.

pallas, a former new hampshire police officer whose wife worked as one of the club's female attendants, described reiner as being directly involved with the club's operations.

the defendant met with pimps, and he interviewed women who wanted to work at the club, according to pallas' testimony.

reiner personally deposited the club's revenues at a local bank, and he wanted to keep track of how often each woman was chosen by male customers, pallas testified.

on one occasion, reiner met with a regular customer who agreed to be the lawyer's "eyes and ears" inside the club, pallas said. this customer, who was not named in court, paid reduced entry fees and agreed to report to reiner about the women who worked there, the former club manager testified.

the club's written rules barred the women from soliciting customers for sex. but pallas described this prohibition as a charade.

he testified that "the rules were generated to protect the club itself."

assistant u.s. attorney toby dilworth asked the witness how he knew the rules' purpose.

"gary told me," responded pallas, who has yet to be questioned by the defense.

pallas also testified he talked to reiner about the possibility of a law-enforcement raid. the danish health club has had numerous legal entanglements over the years.

reiner said "that he would know ahead of time if we were going to be raided . . . that i didn't need to worry," pallas told the jury. "he has an 'in' somewhere."

pallas also said that strong, the longtime police chief in kittery, once contacted the fbi in portland and reported back to reiner that federal authorities said they were not doing surveillance.

strong has been chief during multiple investigations of alleged prostitution at the club. each time, he concluded there was insufficient evidence to bring charges.

the kittery police chief said monday that he doesn't know pallas and wasn't present in court for his testimony. "i can't comment on any of that crap," strong said.

in an affidavit filed earlier in the case, strong wrote, "the allegation that members of the kittery police were being paid off is completely unfounded and totally false. i have not seen the slightest shred of credible evidence to support any claim of corruption."

also on monday, judge d. brock hornby denied a defense motion for a mistrial after pallas mentioned **** girls in connection with the club.

hornby asked jurors to disregard the comment, since reiner does not face charges related to **** prostitution. two co-defendants were charged with transporting a minor to engage in prostitution.

earlier in the day, lawyers on both sides of the case presented their opening arguments.

dilworth, the assistant u.s. attorney, said the defendant was well aware there was prostitution inside the danish health club.

"it's a health club, but there are no nautilus machines," dilworth said. "he knew that the health club was a facade for a house of prostitution."

james rosenberg, a new hampshire lawyer who is representing reiner, noted that kittery police had told his client they couldn't find enough evidence to bring local prostitution charges.

"gary reiner stands before you in this courtroom an innocent man," rosenberg said. "gary reiner never had the proof he needed to establish that prostitution was occurring at the club."

the trial, which is expected to last two weeks, continues today with pallas still on the witness stand.

Member #4196
09-27-05, 17:05
I guess the best word of advice is to see nobody other than Mina as has been proven here. I saw Lilly there once and would never see her again. The only time I will go is if I can book a sure appointment with Mina.

Toni must be a new one who follows the path of Lilly..maybe that is why Mina is always booked.

Only place left in Maine for a rub and tug

CH


I went to the the Freeport AMP today and the news was bad, and badder.

There is a phone appointment setup now that isn't too hard, but it makes drop-ins impossible.

When my appointment time arrived I was shown in by "Toni" (sp?) who is cute and quite short. She gave a good massage, but I was getting suspicious when she finished the back without getting near anything interesting. On the flip she carefully worked all around the good areas, wven though I told her I was in a hurry. When I finally said she had to finish up she suddenly started acting like she had never seen one before. She told me repeatedly to take care of it myself and only took ahold after I demanded she finish.

It was horrible and borderline painful. She grabbed me like adead chicken and attempted to pound it right through the pelvis. There was NOTHING erotic about it, just slam, slam, slam. A request to stroke the cojones was ignored.

In the end I decided that we were obviously not going to find a happy ending, and, since I'm not into pain, I called it off and left.

I don't know what experience others have had, and YMMV always is a consideration. But I'll never go back.

Randy

Member #4196
09-29-05, 08:18
See my post in the Portland section,,guess I consider Freeport close enough to Portland to be part of that scene

CH

Boston Monger
09-29-05, 10:28
how does the Police Chief get a pass? WTF? He was in on it people.

it just blows my mind everyone in the corrupt town is going to slide right by.
Chief linked to suspect again


By KEVIN WACK, Portland Press Herald Writer

Copyright © 2005 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc.
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An IRS agent became the second witness in a federal prostitution trial to testify that Kittery's police chief spoke to the target of an FBI probe about the possibility of law-enforcement surveillance before an unannounced raid.

The testimony on Wednesday seems likely to increase pressure on Kittery Police Chief Edward Strong to address his relationship with Gary H. Reiner, a former town councilor and longtime attorney for the Danish Health Club, who faces prostitution and money-laundering charges.

IRS Special Agent Rodney Giguere testified in U.S. District Court in Portland that he interviewed Reiner shortly after a raid of the club on June 9, 2004.

Reiner said he had called Strong after being told that the FBI was watching the Danish Health Club from a house across the street, and told Strong that anyone who had questions about the club could call him, according to Giguere's testimony.

Russell Pallas, a former manager of the Danish Health Club, testified previously that Reiner expected to be tipped off before any raid of the club.

Reiner said he didn't need to worry about a raid because he would have advance warning, Pallas testified. He also testified that Reiner told him the Kittery police chief had contacted the FBI and reported back to Reiner that federal authorities were not doing surveillance.

As it turned out, federal agents were watching the Danish Health Club at least as far back as 2002. Numerous surveillance photos of customers and women who worked there have been shown at Reiner's trial this week.

A Massachusetts pimp who sent women to the club identified himself during the trial as one person who warned Reiner that the club was under surveillance.

Still, people inside the club seemed to be caught off-guard when FBI and IRS agents raided it. After agents entered the lobby, the club's manager sounded an alarm, but condoms were found in multiple rooms, according to testimony in the case.

The Danish Health Club stayed in business for about 20 years, and Kittery's police department maintains it never had enough evidence to bring prostitution charges.

Strong has said in interviews that police investigations were complicated by a lack of witnesses and the deaths of club owners.

On Tuesday, Strong accused Pallas, the former club manager who has pleaded guilty to federal prostitution charges, of lying from the witness stand. The veteran police chief did not immediately return a message seeking comment on the IRS agent's testimony.

Other testimony Wednesday shed light on one of the case's enduring mysteries - how women who worked at the Danish Health Club were able to get massage therapy licenses.

For years, a Kittery ordinance has required people who work in massage parlors to be licensed.

Reiner told the government that the Danish Health Club's former owner, the late Leo Manzoli, met the requirement by co-founding a massage school, according to the IRS agent's testimony.

The Royalton School of Massage Therapy was co-founded by Manzoli and Anthony Doria, who also founded the Vermont Law School, Giguere testified.

Manzoli and Doria met through Reiner, a graduate of Vermont Law School, according to testimony by Manzoli's widow, Mary Ann Manzoli, who has pleaded guilty in the case.

Doria, who twice ran for the U.S. Senate from Vermont, pleaded innocent last year to federal charges of defrauding a widow of more than $150,000.

A former student at the now-defunct Royalton School of Massage Therapy also took the witness stand on Wednesday.

Mary Panagopoulos, 45, testified that she attended just three or four massage classes in a strip mall, missing some of the scheduled sessions.

Still, Panagopoulos, who long worked as a prostitute at the Danish Health Club, paid more than $1,200 and got her massage license, she testified.

Before Leo Manzoli died in 1996, Reiner assured him that he would take care of his wife, according to testimony in the case.

Following the 2004 raid, Reiner told the government that he didn't care what happened to him but he was going to protect his clients, the IRS agent testified.

"He said that he had made a deathbed promise and he wasn't going back on it," said Giguere, who has not yet been questioned by the defense.

Reiner, 54, is being tried in federal court because he is accused of prostitution and money-laundering offenses that involve interstate travel and commerce.

He faces as much as 20 years in prison and a fine of as much as $250,000. The prosecution is expected to wrap up its case today.

- Staff researcher Beth Murphy contributed to this story.

Boston Monger
10-05-05, 09:17
about Kittery and the Danish. It is non-stop in the press. But here's the skinny. The town finally asked the state and the Feds to investigate the Kittery Police. It is getting REAL juicey. But like I stated in past posts, there is absolutely NO way anyone with a brain living in the are did not know what was going on. I sense the Kittery PD and maybe some Town Officials are going down.

If I am dwelling on this too much, please post or e-mail and tell me. I just think my fellow mongers might be interested, particullarly those who went there.

For the record, I wish it had been allowed to continue. Yes, it was way over priced, but I loved it. My pick of over 10 girls at a time? YES! I also learned how bad I was taken by the testimony from the trial. Management set the prices, and FS was 1.5. I always went for a double shot. Every time I drive by the vacant building (I live in the area), I get a twinge in my loins. I just thank my stars I wasn't that poor sap who got caught wearing "only a condom" the day of the raid.

at least I have the memories...............

Member #4196
10-05-05, 15:05
Hey Bos

We must be neighbors..lol as the old Danish was always "too close" for me as crossing a bridge was never enough distance..lol

I have 2 very good friends who although they were not there the day of the raid received a visits to their homes by feds asking them to come to the Fed building to answer some questions. It still amazes me at how many guys leave a paper trail with credit cards but these guys did....they have not been involved in the hearings, but it did scare the crap out of them.

I have to roll over laughing when I read that local PD's were not aware of prostitution...damn you had to live under a rock not to know what was going on there....

Front page of my local rag every night

CH


about Kittery and the Danish. It is non-stop in the press. But here's the skinny. The town finally asked the state and the Feds to investigate the Kittery Police. It is getting REAL juicey. But like I stated in past posts, there is absolutely NO way anyone with a brain living in the are did not know what was going on. I sense the Kittery PD and maybe some Town Officials are going down.

If I am dwelling on this too much, please post or e-mail and tell me. I just think my fellow mongers might be interested, particullarly those who went there.

For the record, I wish it had been allowed to continue. Yes, it was way over priced, but I loved it. My pick of over 10 girls at a time? YES! I also learned how bad I was taken by the testimony from the trial. Management set the prices, and FS was 1.5. I always went for a double shot. Every time I drive by the vacant building (I live in the area), I get a twinge in my loins. I just thank my stars I wasn't that poor sap who got caught wearing "only a condom" the day of the raid.

at least I have the memories...............

Bbeg1
10-05-05, 18:08
I also miss the club. I stopped their for the past 10 years or so. It was convienient for me, 1/2 hour away. I felt like a kid in a candy store coming out to the lounge and picking my treat. I'm not sure that place will ever be replaced, any where in the Maine-Mass area.

Good luck, play safe.

Boston Monger
10-06-05, 09:51
I could walk there, seriously. I always did cash and they never asked for an ID. I sweated the cameras for about 1 minute until I realized they were probably taping over the same tapes. That high fence was nice, and after the first visit, I realized all the girls were from Massachusetts, so no way was I gonna bump into them in Market Square.

side question: what keeps the video places going???? I am perplexed. No doors on the booths and their parking lots are always empty. There could not be that many gay men keeping them in business. And Pierce Island is off limits for sexual activity now.


Hey Bos

We must be neighbors..lol as the old Danish was always "too close" for me as crossing a bridge was never enough distance..lol

I have 2 very good friends who although they were not there the day of the raid received a visits to their homes by feds asking them to come to the Fed building to answer some questions. It still amazes me at how many guys leave a paper trail with credit cards but these guys did....they have not been involved in the hearings, but it did scare the crap out of them.

I have to roll over laughing when I read that local PD's were not aware of prostitution...damn you had to live under a rock not to know what was going on there....

Front page of my local rag every night

CH

Member #4196
10-07-05, 08:33
I could walk there, seriously. I always did cash and they never asked for an ID. I sweated the cameras for about 1 minute until I realized they were probably taping over the same tapes. That high fence was nice, and after the first visit, I realized all the girls were from Massachusetts, so no way was I gonna bump into them in Market Square.

side question: what keeps the video places going???? I am perplexed. No doors on the booths and their parking lots are always empty. There could not be that many gay men keeping them in business. And Pierce Island is off limits for sexual activity now.

Hey BosM

Not close enough to walk but an easy drive over the bridge for me too. I know too many people in Kittery and Eliot so that place was always too close for comfort.

Video places...I know the owners of Spaulding Book and Video and the Fifth Wheel and they both sing the same song...high gross profits on sale items. The booths are more of an "attraction" and not much of a money maker. Amazing how big a markup on the toys and videos and that's where there big return comes from although there appears to be enough gay crusiers to keep them running.

From the looks of last night's paper it appears that Portsmouth PD is turning up the heat on the local hotel scene as well but that is something you already posted.

Maine still has some good values and bang for the buck in the provider/escort arena.

CH

Old Banshee
10-11-05, 21:34
I also miss it, did 10 years too. There was a feeling when you entered the room that was unique. Also in my years found many girls who rivaled the best.

Freelow
11-06-05, 15:03
New update on the Danish Health Club, this time courtesy of the November 7 Sunday Boston Globe - page B2, New England in brief section on the right.

Concord, NH
Law license suspended in brothel case
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Maine lawyer who was convicted in September of operating a brothel and conspiring to launder millions of dollars in profits generated. Gary Reiner had kept his license to practice law in New Hampshire while he faced charges stemming from a raid of the Danish Health Club in Kittery. But the court now says suspending Reiner's license is necessary to protect the public and preserve the integrety of the legal profession. Reiner, a former chairman of the Kittery Town Council, faces up to 20 years in prison and fines up to $250,000. His lawyer argued that Reiner acted only as an attorney for the club. (AP)

207monger
11-13-05, 17:28
They are out there. Few and far between. The bars on Lisbon street have dried up a bit, and Walnut street bars have banned smoking outside. Heavy LE presence at all times it seems, but patience and caution pays off.

Auto
11-13-05, 19:27
Hey 207, welcome aboard and good to see someone here on the Maine board. Are you talking SW's, bar girls, incalls? Aside from the very sporadic SW pickup in the Portland area and one or two outcalls, I have had piss poor luck up country.

Boston Monger
11-14-05, 11:21
I think he's talking about cows, 'cause there ain't no SW's in Maine!

Auto
11-14-05, 11:59
True enough on the SW's, but I've had a few, MaryBeth in Portland comes to mind but that must have been 4 or 5 years ago. And I did fine one this spring at a gas station, but I think that was a lucky hit at the right time rather than someone who was out working.

I saw one Pee Eye Gee from Lewiston posting in a Yahoo chat room, but damn, not my type.

Leanna out of Bridgton though, some of you guys met her I think, was absolutely fan-damn-tastic, but I've lost touch. So even though the pickings in Maine are very slim, there's hope.

207monger
11-14-05, 14:51
I am talking about SWs. I can name at least 4 active ones in LA, and one in P-town. Had a little one in P-town for several months before she just stopped answering her phone... the phone is still active, but she does not return calls. If she resurfaces, i will post and share a number with a sr. member. Just checked out one in the Lisbon/Topsham area. Good service, but will not repeat. Lots of outcall services, and the ones that do not advertise are the best for a few $$. I know a number of them that I can recommend to anyone who wants to PM me.

Bbeg1
11-14-05, 18:06
Yes Portland is very quiet, lots of LE around. I remember Mary Beth but haven't seen her around for a few years. There are a few SW around the Portland area but it is very hit and miss. Last few times cruisin haven't had any luck. Looks like its time to hit the 495 belt. Good luck and be safe

Tok A J 420
11-14-05, 22:11
Hey guys,

My first post here. But anyways about 1-2 years ago I was out on the prowl a lot. (money holding me back now.) but I've been to Lewiston and have picked up a sw a few times. it is hit and miss situation though. never in portland though a few times i thought i was close but it turned out to be just some random girl not working. miss the lisbin amp that was the best. and the only placed the recognized me by face after a few visits. anyways anyone knowing of any other amps that might be opening up please let me know. i know about the freeport one and that one sucks. rather keep money.

Boston Monger
12-02-05, 14:21
October 11,2005
Waterville police arrest 3 in pair of prostitution stings 10/6/05


WATERVILLE -- Police late Thursday arrested two women and a man and charged them with engaging in prostitution in two separate undercover operations conducted at a local hotel.

Police Chief John E. Morris said the movement of massage parlors in town and the increasing number of newspaper advertisements for rubdown parlors and escort services prompted police to investigate what the businesses are doing.

Massage parlors have been in town several years. Morris said the sudden clamp-down is taking place because people are complaining to police that Gentleman's Choice, a massage parlor formerly located on College Avenue, recently moved to a space over CVS pharmacy downtown on Main Street.

"So, last night, Waterville police and a state police detective engaged in a prostitution sting, between 4 and 9 p.m.," Morris said Friday.

Police sat down in the hotel room and started calling numbers from the newspaper ads. The first person they called was a woman who billed herself as "Bodacious," an escort, according to Morris. He said she was in business for herself, independent of any massage parlors.

An officer made an appointment for her to meet him at the hotel, the identity of which police do not want to make public, according to Detective William Bonney, who worked on the case.

"In the room, the undercover state police detective negotiated a price for a sex act and those are the elements of prostitution; and she agreed to $150 for it," Bonney said.

Police arrested the woman, Deborah A. Lessard, 38, of 88 Augusta Road, Winslow, and charged her with engaging in prostitution, Morris said.

Contacted Friday through her number listed on the advertisement, Lessard said she did not want to comment on the matter.

"I don't even want my name in this," she said. "I'm all set."

Morris said police continued looking at the advertisements Thursday night and contacted Gentleman's Choice, a massage parlor that advertises exotic rubdowns.

"I have a real interest in what's going on in those massage parlors, so we called Gentleman's Choice and asked for an 'out call,' " he said. "At approximately 8:30 p.m., this gentleman, Glen Todd Hines, drove Sarah E. Overlock to the hotel."

Overlock gave Hines $135 to go back to the car and wait and then negotiated with the undercover officer for a price for a sex act, Morris said.

"They (Overlock and Hines) were both arrested for engaging in prostitution," he said.

Overlock, who recently turned 20, has an address of 35 Burleigh St., No. 3; Hines, 42, lives at 318 Hanson Rd., China.

As part of their bail conditions, Hines and Overlock are not to go to Gentleman's Choice or have contact with the owner, Fred Horne.

"Horne came in to bail out Mr. Hines last night, but it was not allowed because Hines' bail conditions were no contact," Morris said.

Horne said Friday that he was unaware Overlock engaged in prostitution and if he had known she was doing it, she would not have been working at Gentleman's Choice. He said he has never had a problem like this.

All the women -- 15 to 20 at any one time -- who work there are independent contractors, according to Horne.

"I don't pay those girls anything," he said. "I've been in business four years and I try to stay clear of any wrongdoing."

Gentleman's Choice offers exotic rubdowns for men who want to come in and relax, but there is no prostitution involved, he said.

"I've got girls here who have families that live normal lives. I've got people who go to church regularly and take care of their families," Horne said.

Overlock had worked at Gentleman's choice for five months, he said. Police last week warned people at the massage parlors in town that they were monitoring them, according to Horne.

Horne said he went to talk to police Thursday night and told them they did not need a search warrant to search the business; that they could come in any time they wanted and look around.

Gentleman's Choice recently moved from 189 College Ave., where it was situated across from the former Marden's Surplus & Salvage, to 90 Main St. downtown. There are two other massage parlors in town -- Relaxalon, located over the Subway Sandwich shop at the corner of Main and Temple streets; and Exotic Touch, located on College Avenue, near the former Puffin Stop. Relaxalon has been in business about 10 years, according to a woman who answered the phone there Friday.

Morris said he has no problem with massage parlors if what they do is massage, but police are going to continue paying attention to their activities.

"This is just the beginning," Morris said. "We are not finished. Other arrests can be anticipated. There is concern for the reputation of Main Street -- the reputation and the poor appearance that this kind of activity will have on the city and Main Street," he said.

Engaging in prostitution is a Class E misdemeanor, punishable by a fine. Bonney said the initial fine is not large, but a second offense carries a bigger penalty.

"If people are going to continue on this course of activity and be caught more than once, the penalty increases," he said.

Lessard, Overlock and Hines are scheduled to appear in Waterville District Court on the prostitution charges Dec. 21. Lessard and Overlock were released Thursday night on personal recognizance bail; Hines was released on $500 unsecured bail, which means that if he does not show up for court, he has to pay $500. He paid $40 Thursday to be released, according to police.

Dirty Dog
12-03-05, 23:36
I guess LE have nothing better to do up there. There's barely any action up there as it is. Almost every time I'am stuck in Maine I end up swinging over to Canada for a little action. But I always have some pretty good luck bar hopping up there.