Several weeks ago members of the Boston Police Department were engaged in an undercover operation targeting “Johns” in prostitution matters. The officers entered an advertisement on the Internet offering sexual services in exchange for money. The defendant, a prominent businessman responded to the advertisement and agreed to meet a woman at a local hotel. The…
Continue reading ›In December of 2016 members of the Quincy, Massachusetts police department investigated a prostitution ring being operated under the guise of a massage parlor. The investigation resulted in probable cause for the issuance of a search warrant. On December 15, 2016 the search warrant was executed. It allowed for the search of all persons present…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a software engineer who is legally in this country but not a citizen. On September 30, 2016 he responded to a backpage.com advertisement soliciting customers for sexual activities for money. Unbeknownst to the man, the police had already responded to the add and quickly set up a sting operation using a female…
Continue reading ›The defendant owns a very successful automotive repair shop in southeastern Massachusetts. The prosecution alleged that on March 23, 2016 the defendant responded to an advertisement on backpage.com soliciting males interested in sex. The meeting place was a local hotel. The defendant entered and met with an undercover female police officer. The two negotiated a…
Continue reading ›The Boston Police alleged that several weeks ago an undercover sting operation was taking place in Boston wherein an advertisement was placed on the Internet soliciting people looking for sexual services. A downtown Boston businessman working at a major financial services firm responded to the add and made contact as directed in the listing. He…
Continue reading ›On November 20, 2015 members of the Burlington, Massachusetts police vice squad conducted a reverse sting targeting customers of prostitutes. Officers enlisted the assistance of a local hotel where they secured two rooms. Then, using backpage.com a listing for an adult escort was placed. Just over an hour later a telephone call was placed by…
Continue reading ›In late August 2014 the Andover, Massachusetts police department received information that a message parlor was offering sexual services for a fee. The business placed an advertisement on backpage.com offering Asian girls with a sensational touch. Surveillance of the business was established. Officers observed men entering the business, staying for a period of time and…
Continue reading ›On January 23, 2015 members of the Boston Police Department set up a sting operation targeting men looking to purchase sex over the internet. The operation consisted of an advertisement set up on backpage.com soliciting men looking for a good time. Through emails and texting the defendant and an undercover officer posing as a prostitute…
Continue reading ›On January 24, 2014 members of a Boston Police task force set up a sting operation targeting people interested in paying prostitutes for sex. Through a Craigslist.com listing, undercover officers made contact with a thirty three year old man. The advertisement offered oral sex in exchange for a certain fee. Electronic negotiations followed and ultimately…
Continue reading ›Malden District Court: On November 28, 2012 members of the Wakefield and Middlesex Regional Drug Task Forces took part in a prostitution investigation. They found a listing on backpage.com advertising sex for a fee and referencing the prostitute being a transvestite. Officers, acting undercover responded to the listing and knocked on a hotel room door…
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