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A Chilean prostitute has auctioned 27 hours of sex to raise money for the country's largest charity during an annual fund-raising campaign.
Maria Carolina became an overnight celebrity in the conservative Roman Catholic country, making news headlines and appearing on talk shows since she made her unusual donation to the televised charity event, which runs for 27 hours starting on Friday evening.
"I've already auctioned off the 27 hours of love," Maria Carolina told Reuters on Wednesday, saying she had raised about $4,000. "One of my clients already paid. It seemed like a good deed to him."
Adult prostitution is legal in Chile. Chile's two-day Teleton fundraiser is endorsed by television stars and aims to raise funds for poor, disabled children.
Speaking about Maria Carolina's unusual donation, campaign organizer Mario Kreutzberger said he would not encourage "immoral" activities, but said he would accept her pledge.
"Everyone can do what they want, but if someone tells me that they'll do something immoral ... I'm not going to encourage it," Kreutzberger, who as "Don Francisco" hosts the long-running "Sabado Gigante" program on the U.S. Spanish-language Univision network, told local media.
But Maria Carolina, who advertises her services on the Internet, defended her money-raising scheme.
"There are people who are going to be donating money that's a lot more questionable than mine," she said. "The only thing I did was publicize it."
DUNCANVILLE, Texas (AP) -- The most popular address on Cedar Ridge Drive is Jim Trulock's split-level home, which has a group sex room and attracts as many as 100 people to swinger parties featuring "Naked Twister" nights.
Duncanville city officials met recently to outlaw sex clubs in residential areas.
But the festivities could soon be over. In response to neighbors' complaints, the city has outlawed sex clubs in residential areas. Citations have been issued, and search warrants may be next.
"It's crazy that they want to force their morality down our throats," said Dawn Burton, 45, a regular guest at the parties. "We're all frustrated."
So are those who complain of the noise, traffic and parking problems that occur in their otherwise quiet, upscale neighborhood every Friday and Saturday, when Trulock's home is transformed into "The Cherry Pit."
Duncanville, which proclaims itself "The Perfect Blend of Family, Community and Business," is an unlikely venue for a neighborhood swinger club. The city of 36,000 just southwest of Dallas has about 50 places of worship and not a single registered sexually oriented business.
Duncanville officials insist they are not just another prudish Texas town giving the boot to spouse-swappers. They say it all boils down to a matter of law: Trulock is operating a business featuring live sex acts.
"It's not trying to judge anyone or pass judgment on someone's lifestyle," city spokeswoman Tonya Lewis said.
To support its claim, the city notes that the Cherry Pit accepts money from guests and promotes the parties on its Web site.
"We're not about infringing on the rights of the Cherry Pit patrons or owners," Lewis said. "But now your right to have fun has infringed on everyone else's. And now you have to draw the line."
Other cities have wrestled with the same issue.
Phoenix, for example, prohibited live sexual performances in 1998, effectively outlawing swinger parties. An appeals court upheld the law in 2003, and Duncanville used it as a blueprint when passing a ban last month.
Retiree Jack Martin, who lives a block behind Trulock's home, said he's concerned that the parties will reduce the value of his property.
Others are annoyed by the procession of cars that crowd their street on weekend evenings, or the flood of strangers who descend on the neighborhood.
"If you're going to do that, you should open a business," Martin said. "Go somewhere where it's allowed."
Attorneys for Trulock, 59, say the Cherry Pit is nothing more than a private residence where a group of friends get together on weekends to socialize in whatever way they prefer.
While guests are encouraged to make "voluntary donations" to cover the cost of food and refreshments, organizers deny that anyone is being charged admission to his parties.
Ed Klein, an attorney for the Cherry Pit, said many guests give no money, but those who do often chip in $10 or $20. Klein said he plans to file a lawsuit next week that will challenge the constitutionality of the ordinance and seek a temporary restraining order against the city.
"I don't think it's persecution so much as an invasion of their privacy," Klein said.
Arthur Leonard, a New York Law School professor who studies sexuality law, said the size of the parties might be a legal obstacle.
"It seems to me when you have that number of people involved, it becomes more like a public event," Leonard said. "It seems unlikely that a court would find privacy protection for an event this large."
The city has already cited Trulock with three violations, which carry a maximum $2,000 fine. Duncanville City Manager Kent Cagle this week pledged to continue enforcing the new law.
The case against the swinger parties "does appeal to a lot of people's sense of morality," said Lewis, the city spokeswoman. "That's been a lot of complaints we've gotten from residents: 'I came to Duncanville to have a family. I didn't come here to live next to a sex club.' "
MADISON, Conn. -- Four Madison police officers who work the midnight shift are accused of having encounters with prostitutes while on duty.
The officers are accused of meeting with prostitutes at several locations, including the commuter parking lot off of Interstate 95, as well as behind a school and a shopping center.
Madison Police Chief Paul Jacobson called the allegations "disgusting," saying he will make a decision this week on what charges to pass along to the Police Commission.
Among those accused includes Officer Bernard Durgin, who is already facing criminal charges in an unrelated case. He is accused of using department computers to look up information about women he knew (Full Story).
The allegations came up on Monday during a Police Commission disciplinary hearing for the midnight shift supervisor, Sgt. Timothy Heiden, who was accused of covering up for yet another officer.
Michael Brady from the International Brotherhood for Police Officers refuted the new allegations, telling Eyewitness News, "It's my understanding that the allegations come from someone whose credibility is suspect. We believe these charges are baseless and we will fight them."
Brady said he couldn't go into further detail, but he added that Heiden knew nothing of the officers' actions and that Heiden was not involved in the latest allegations.
Some of the town's residents said the claims have already tainted their view of the department.
"It seems like there have been too many problems going on for too long that haven't been addressed, and this is just another incident in a fairly long list," said Jane Michaud, of Madison. "It doesn't seem like they are really out there to protect us and look after us with our tax dollars. They're interested in doing a lot more other things that they shouldn't be doing."
"In my opinion, if they are going to do that and get caught, they shouldn't be on the force in the first place because that's what they should be stopping," said Ryan England, of Madison.
Channel 3 Eyewitness News reporter Ray Daudani reported Sgt. Trent Fox testified at the meetings, but didn't detail what took place between the women and officers.
No criminal charges have been filed in the case involving prostitutes; however, officials said arrests are expected in the coming weeks. Heiden is not expected to face criminal charges.
From the Associated Press:
Indonesian masseuses told to lock their pants
Parlors want to make clear sex isn't offered, but some balk at implication
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Massage parlors in an Indonesian town are asking their female workers to padlock their skirts and pants to make it clear they're offering only massages, not sex.
The move has been protested by the women's affairs minister of Indonesia, where massage parlors are often a front for prostitution. She said the padlocks insult women "as if they are the ones in the wrong."
At least one parlor in a tourist town on Java island has required its masseuses to padlock their skirts or trousers to make it clear the establishment does not tolerate prostitution.
Others in the town started following suit after local officials met with massage parlor owners and suggested it's a good idea.
TV footage and photos have shown several masseuses with small padlocks in their zippers.
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This is just horrible --- a violation of human rights, even.
You can see the photo accompanying this story at [url]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24049693/[/url]
The caption reads: A masseuse displays her padlocked trousers at a massage parlor in Batu, East Java, Indonesia, on Thursday.
Can't speak for massage parlors in Indonesia, but know from personal experience that you can get all the pussy you want in either a club or hotel bar.
Like the US, Indonesia has a lot more to worry about than whether masseuses are peddling their cunts.
Here's a heart-warming story from the Associated Press:
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[b][u]Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with her 18th child[/u][/b]
AP
It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman -- she's pregnant with her 18th child.
Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins.
"We've had three in January, three in December. Those two months are a busy time for us," she said, laughing.
The Duggars' oldest child, Josh, is 20, and the youngest, Jennifer, is nine months old.
The fast-growing family lives in Tontitown in northwest Arkansas in a 7,000-square-foot home. All the children -- whose names start with the letter J -- are home-schooled.
Duggar has been been pregnant for more than 11 years of her life, and the family is in the process of filming another series for Discovery Health.
The new show looks at life inside the Duggar home, where chores -- or "jurisdictions" -- are assigned to each child. One episode of the new show involves a "jurisdiction swap," where the boys do chores traditionally assigned to the girls, and vice versa, Duggar said.
"The girls swapped jurisdictions, changing tires, working in the garages, mowing the grass," she said. "The boys got to cook supper from start to finish, clean the bathrooms," among other chores.
Duggar said she's six weeks along and the pregnancy is going well. She and her husband, Jim Bob Duggar, said they'll keep having children as long as God wills it.
"The success in a family is first off, a love for God, and secondly, treating each other like you want to be treated," Jim Bob Duggar said. "Our goal is for each one of our children to be best friends, and everybody working together to serve each other makes that happen."
The other Duggar children, in between Joshua and Jennifer, are Jana, 18; John-David, 18; Jill, 16; Jessa, 15; Jinger, 14; Joseph, 13; Josiah, 11; Joy-Anna, 10; Jeremiah, 9; Jedidiah, 9; Jason, 7; James, 6; Justin, 5; Jackson, 3; and Johannah, 2.
- Rosco
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 8/28/2008
"Californication" and "X-Files" star David Duchovny has checked into rehab for sex addiction, his lawyer Stanton "Larry" Stein confirmed to Access Hollywood.
"I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction," [the 48-year-old] actor said in a statement released to Access. "I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family."
David married actress Téa Leoni in 1997. They have two children, daughter Madelaine West, 9, and son Kyd, 6.
Showtime, which will begin airing the second season of "Californication," on September 28, wished David and his family well upon learning the actor had entered rehab.
"All of us at Showtime wish David and his family the best during this very private time," a rep for Showtime said in a statment released to Access.
[url]http://www.accesshollywood.com/article/11037/updated-david-duchovny-enters-rehab-for-sex-addiction-showtime-wishes-actor-the-best/[/url]
[b]From the Detroit Free Press:[/b]
The last big movie name to reportedly have undergone treatment for sex addiction was actor/producer Michael Douglas ["Romancing the Stone" actor].
[url]http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080830/ENT07/808300349[/url]
[b]From People.com[/b]
Leoni also publicly denied the speculation at the time, telling Elle in 1998, "David was accused of being a sex addict. Which I always found very exciting. And then I found out it wasn't true."
[url]http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20222539,00.html[/url]
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Well, I guess it's better than entering rehab for drug addiction, like actor Charlie Sheen.
As someone quipped at the N.Y. Daily News, "Maybe it should have been called "The XXX-Files." - rosco
Hmm, did you hear that. Presidential nominee John McCain used to date a stripper. Now he's married to a woman worth more than 100 million dollars, and he has more houses than he can remember. Good things happen to you when you date strippers ;-)
The fact that McCain used to date a stripper was mentioned at the Republican Convention by Fred Thompson, and also by one of his daughters.
[b]Illinois father and son accused of peeping in woman's window[/b]
[url]www.ChicagoTribune.com[/url] , the Associated Press
LOMBARD, Ill. --
A father and son have been charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly shining a flashlight and staring into a sleeping woman's bedroom.
Fifty-one-year-old John Kenney and his 25-year-old son, Matthew, were arrested after the woman was awakened late Sunday by the flashlight and saw the men staring at her through a basement window and called police.
Lombard Deputy Police Chief Dane Cuny said Tuesday the two men, who were carrying a jar, told officers they were searching for insects to feed a pet. {LOL ! So funny. Good alibi.}
Cuny said Matthew Kenney is also charged with possession of cannabis for a small amount of the drug police found in his pocket.
Michael Savage mentioned a story that indicates prostitution is on the rise in the US. It's only natural, but to this I say hooray...!!! Hopefully this will increase competition and increase the quality on the streets...
I was watching MSNBC and saw this story about prostitution and minors and pimps last night. I believe this was a new story, but I am not sure. A lot of the girls talked how the pimps beat them and forced them to work the streets. So let's all be careful the and do the checks folks. Just wish the cops would focus more on going after the people that are causing the problems. The cops need to focus more on the pimps.
Marilyn Chambers - RIP
[url]http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hk46PFA0MTXEm-mUL8EIM535lhCgD97HSATG0[/url]
Catholic customs catch man smuggling condoms inside massive consignment of drugs
The Vatican is celebrating today after finally capturing Europes most notorious condom smuggler in a massive bust at Dublin airport. Francesc Johnny Vallejos from Madrid is believed to have spent the past 15 years travelling between countries in Central America, Africa and Europe making thousands of Euros from their Catholic populations in the illegally protected sex trade. But today, with Vallejos behind bars, the Church has declared victory in its War on Prophylactics after an operation conducted with surgical precision saw the worlds biggest pipeline for contraband contraceptives snipped off at source.
Its a great day, said Father Constantine of the Vaticans Marital Advice Squad. There were several times over the years when we thought wed got our man, but each manoeuvre ended in anticlimax as undercover agents had to pull out at the last minute or risk blowing their cover. In the end timing was everything. We knew we didnt have long - we could sense that - and although it was tempting just to dive straight in and get it over and done with, it was restraint that saw us through. But I tell you, he added reflectively, letting ash drop from a celebratory cigarette, its great to finally get over the finish line.
Vatican agents arrested Mr Vallejos at Dublin airport while he was on a stopover after returning from Columbia. Specially trained sniffer drugs checked his bags for traces of latex, and after a false alarm caused by a pair of marigolds and a gimp mask in his hand luggage, one dog alighted on a suitcase with an I Nicaragua sticker on the side. When we opened the case and found 50 kilos of cocaine, you can imagine our disappointment, said Father Constantine. But after a little more fumbling under his clothes, we found what we were looking for: several small packets of three a major haul with a street value of at least 75 euros, or around 200 million potential eternal souls.
When arrested, Mr Vallejos denied all knowledge of the rubbery contraband, insisting that he was merely transporting the drugs for a friend and had no knowledge of the secret compartments containing the illicit prophylactics. But the Vatican is confident that this purveyor of sin will be offered no protection by the law. And despite initial panic at the market in contraceptives suddenly drying up, 50kg of cocaine has helped the people of Dublin to a state of euphoria in which complete strangers are suddenly seeing the wisdom of Catholic teaching and repairing to shop doorways to practice natural family planning.
Novel Idea get it numb and last longer. Wonder what the cost is?