Nashville LEO BP bust procedures
Affidavit excerpts, no personally identifying info. Thanks to the senior who sent me these links.
-Jeepster1.
Metro LEO activity can be found at:
[URL]https://sci.ccc.nashville.gov[/URL]
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"COMPLAINT NUMBER: 2015-0503541 WARRANT NUMBER: GS725487
PROSECUTOR: Kyle M Williams
DEFENDANT: xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
VICTIM:
STATE OF TENNESSEE, COUNTY OF DAVIDSON
AFFIDAVIT
PROSTITUTION
T.C.A. 39-13-513
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, (Select one) _x__ Commissioner, ___ Metropolitan General Sessions Judge, the prosecutor named above and made oath in due form of law that (Select one)__x_ he ___ she (Select one) __x_ personally observed ___ has probable cause to believe that the defendant named above on 05/28/2015 in Davidson County, did intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly engage in prostitution. The probable cause is as follows:
The defendant was contact by an undercover detective by the ad she placed on backpage.com. The undercover detective was fitted with an electronic listening device and given recorded buy money prior to meeting the defendant. The defendant stated her price for an hour was 140 dollars and an additional 60 dollars for fetishes. The defendant agreed to meet the undercover at the extended stay on Elm Hill Pike (2525 Elm Hill Pike). Once the undercover detective arrived at the Extended Stay, the defendant was contacted by phone and the defendant directed the undercover detective to room 303. Once the undercover arrived to the room the defendant opened the door to the room and the undercover detective went inside. Once inside the room the defendant stated she would perform oral sex on the undercover detective as part of the fetish. Once the defendant agreed to the act the undercover detective gave the take down and the defendant was placed into custody, and advised of Miranda. The defendant stated that we could search her room and located in a top drawer of the dresser was a plastic baggie containing approximately 1 gram of marijuana and several marijuana roaches. The defendant could not produce satisfactory identification and the defendants identification could not be confirmed with a picture therefore the defendant was not issued a citation.
________________________________________
Prosecutor: Kyle M Williams 00012427 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
A R R E S T W A R R A N T
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Information on oath having been made, that on the day and year aforesaid, and in the County aforesaid, the offense
of Prostitution B MISD, as aforesaid, has been committed and charging the defendant thereof, you are therefore commanded, in the name of the State, forthwith to arrest and bring the defendant before a judge of the Court of General Sessions of Davidson County, Tennessee, to answer the above charge.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on 05/29/2015 02:19:26 .
_________________________________________
Carolyn Piphus
Judge of the Metropolitan General Sessions Court/Commissioner"[/I]
NEXT:
[I]"COMPLAINT NUMBER: 2015-0503541 WARRANT NUMBER: GS725491
PROSECUTOR: Kyle M Williams
DEFENDANT: xxxxx x xxxxx
VICTIM:
STATE OF TENNESSEE, COUNTY OF DAVIDSON
AFFIDAVIT
Prostitution- Promoting
39-13-515
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, (Select one) _x__ Commissioner ___ Metropolitan General Sessions Judge, the prosecutor named above and made oath in due form of law that (Select one) __x_ he ___ she (Select one) ___ personally observed _x__ has probable cause to believe that the defendant named above on 05/28/2015 in Davidson County, did unlawfully (Enter brief description of the offense] promote prostitution
and that the probable cause is as follows:
While police were inside 2525 Elm Hill pike room 303 talking with the co-defendant, the co-defendant gave police verbal consent to search her phone. Inside the phone there was a picture of a male and when asked who he was the co-defendant stated it was her man, Dewayne. From the balcony of the hotel police observed a vehicle with a male white and the co-defendant inside, same male black who was in the picture on the co-defendants phone. Detectives made contact with that vehicle and asked if they knew the woman inside the room. The defendant stated the woman inside the room was his girlfriend. The defendant was read Miranda and under Miranda stated that he and the co-defendant came to Nashville approximately a week prior from South Carolina. The defendant went on to say that while he is away from her, he watches out for her and makes sure she is safe. Furthermore, the defendant was found with several disposable visa cards on his person which is typically used to fund prostitution and the promotion of such. The co-defendant stated that she does not purchase her clothing that it gets paid for by the co-defendant as she spoke in casual conversation with detectives. When detectives asked hotel management for the room records, records showed the defendant paid for the hotel room, the same hotel room in which the co-defendant used to prostitute. The defendant also stated that they came to Tennessee so that they could earn money to pay for procedures that co-defendant needed, consequently, the co-defendant stated that she could earn up to 8000 dollars a week from prostitution. During the search of the vehicle in which the defendant was the front passenger, detectives located a pistol (Kel-Tec P-11 serial number: apt27 with 4 rounds in the magazine) under the drivers seat and a bag of 6 bullets in the glove box. Also located in the vehicle was marijuana in both the front driver door pocket and the rear left passenger door pocket. All subjects under Miranda stated the marijuana was not theirs and the pistol was not theirs. The defendant stated he was a convicted felon for drug charges in 2010 in another state. When detectives ran the defendants history it showed felony charges of cocaine distribution and an entry for board of parole in South Carolina.
ESignature
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Prosecutor: Kyle M Williams 00012427 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
A R R E S T W A R R A N T
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Information on oath having been made, that on the day and year aforesaid, and in the County aforesaid, the offense
of Prostitution- Promoting E FELONY, as aforesaid, has been committed and charging the defendant thereof, you are therefore commanded, in the name of the State, forthwith to arrest and bring the defendant before a judge of the Court of General Sessions of Davidson County, Tennessee, to answer the above charge.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on 05/29/2015 02:34:00 .
________________________________________
Carolyn Piphus
Judge of the Metropolitan General Sessions Court/Commissioner"[/I]
The basics of getting busted
Brief explanations of the patronizing statutes, from two Nashville attorneys:
[url]https://www.nashvillecriminallawyer.com/practices/prostitution-solicitation/[/url]
[URL]http://www.mckinneylawfirm.com/Articles/Patronizing-Prostitution-Charges-in-Nashville-Tennessee.shtml[/URL]
-Jeepster1.
Mayoral candidate Bill Freeman discusses prostitution
Bill Freeman gets asked about his enforcement plans, should he be elected:
[URL]http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2015/04/17/mayoralchatter-bill-freeman-on-feminism-prostitution[/URL]
-Jeepster1.
Nashville Scene Sex Trafficking Cover Story
Long story, might be a rehash of previously published data? Does have some details of the new Promoting statutes that I hadn't seen elsewhere.
[URL]http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/sex-trafficking-of-minors-remains-a-dirty-secret-andmdash-and-agents-officers-and-victims-supporters-want-to-bring-it-into-the-light/Content?oid=5134970[/URL]
-Jeepster1.
News flash: No prostitutes in Nashville since 1863
Problem solved long ago. They just rounded up the ladies and put them on a boat to Kentucky. That was easy.
Oops, Kentucky sent them back, [i]"so out of sheer desperation, Spalding and the Union Army created in Nashville's the country's first system of legalized prostitution"[/i]
[URL]http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-curious-case-of-nashvilles-frail-sisterhood-7766757/?no-ist[/URL]
-Jeepster1.
California suit aims to legalize hobby there
California providers file suit to force legalization in that state.
[URL]http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/04/14/exclusive-cincinnati-lawyers-file-legalized.html[/URL]
-Jeepster1.
SW Scene: This one got away
Affidavit from late April:
[I]Charged/Cited Offense
Prost.
Disposition: Dismissed Request of State 4/24/2015
". . . . has probable cause to believe that the defendant named above on 04/23/2015 in Davidson County, did intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly engage in prostitution. The probable cause is as follows:
The subject was a known prostitute in a known prostitution area. I made contact with the subject and asked her if she wanted to make some money. She stated yes, but where would we go. I directed her to the Congress motel across the street. She then asked me if I was the police. I stated no and then she searched me for a wire and a gun or anything that would give me away as being the police. During the search she grabbed my genitals and my groin area to prove to her I was not the police. Before I would take her to the room I asked what I could get because I did not have a lot of money. She stated she would not talk about it before we got into the room. she stated she would give me what I wanted and its good.[/I]
[B]Source:
[url]https://sci.ccc.nashville.gov/Search[/url]
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Gentleman, please let me know if these reports are getting on your nerves. Personally, I think they give valuable insight into the legal process.
-Jeepster1.
Nashville sex-trafficking prosecutor fired
[URL]http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson/2015/06/01/glenn-funk-fires-nashville-sex-trafficking-prosecutor/28321107/[/URL]
[B]Nashville sex-trafficking prosecutor fired[/B]
"An assistant prosecutor who founded The Hannah Project that helps victims of sex trafficking has been fired from the Nashville District Attorney's office.
Antoinette Welch, well known in Nashville for her work combating human trafficking, said in an email to The Tennessean she found out Sunday via an unsigned, courier-delivered letter she was being terminated.
"I can confirm that she is no longer with the office," said Dorinda Carter, a spokeswoman for District Attorney Glenn Funk. Carter did not know how Welch's departure would impact The Hannah Project, a program that helps prostitutes and victims of trafficking through education and guidance in the court system. Welch started the program in 2011.
Welch's firing is the latest in Funk's overhaul after he took office in September. An analysis of human resources records by The Tennessean found that 17 — now 18 — assistant prosecutors have left the office in the past year, for a variety of reasons.
Most recently to gain media attention was the firing in March of Brian Holmgren, a child abuse prosecutor. Funk would not comment on reasons for that firing, saying his office does not discuss personnel issues.
But the day after Holmgren's last day, Funk announced about 130 child physical and sexual abuse cases had not been acted upon. Some of those cases were in the unit Holmgren supervised.
Funk has made moves to create dedicated prosecution units on key issues, including a beefed-up domestic violence support team. And less than two weeks ago, Funk announced that Welch would be part of new unit dedicated to cracking down on sex trafficking. Those in the unit include Assistant District Attorney Zoe Sams and Assistant District Attorney Vince Wyatt.
"The office continues to be committed to the issue of human trafficking and supporting victims," Carter said.
Welch had worked in the office since 2008. In November she prosecuted a man whose case was believed to be the first conviction of a customer of sex trafficking in the state. That man, Michael Kohlmeyer, was sentenced to 22 years in prison in April.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. ".
-Jeepster1.
The 22-year trafficking sentence
[QUOTE=VanillaStick;2492684]Yes, he is deserving. The media certainly didn't state it that way, in what I saw. They made it sound like he was just paying for services. I don't condone anything you mentioned here, or sex trafficking. I believe there are many women out there that enjoy the hobby as much as we do.[/QUOTE]I had trouble remembering where I had read about his "secret room;" it was in the current cover story of the Nashville Scene. There was no mention of it being windowless, possibly I inferred it from this quote:
"I saw pictures this guy built a concrete slab room with nothing but a toilet and a cot and a door opening only to his bedroom," says Smith, who sat in the courtroom for Kohlmeyer's sentencing. "He has serious problems. ".
[URL]http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/sex-trafficking-of-minors-remains-a-dirty-secret-andmdash-and-agents-officers-and-victims-supporters-want-to-bring-it-into-the-light/Content?oid=5134970[/URL]
-Jeepster1.
Putting on my tinfoil hat: Secret airplane edition
[URL]https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/fbi-behind-mysterious-surveillance-aircraft-over-us-cities-070836765--politics.html[/URL]
-Jeepster1.
The Economist: Rate Analysis
[URL]http://discover.economist.com/?a=21611074&cid1=d/dsp/Outbrain/dyn/21611074/20150520-00:00am/paid/display-LA/BR-LC/BRPII/none/subs/US/BR-MIT[/URL]
Rate trends.
-Jeepster1.