Friday, April 06, 2007
Immunity for prositutes in Florida
Well, well, well! If you work as a stripper in Florida, and turn tricks, testify against your owners; and you could get a third of their property.
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida House wants to get tough on prostitution in strip clubs.
A panel on Thursday approved a bill that would grant immunity to prostitutes for testifying against owners of strip clubs and "massage" parlors about the illegal acts the women have committed on the property. In addition, prostitutes who cooperate could get one-third of the proceeds of any forfeited property.
Famed adult entertainment defender Luke Lirot painted the scene of strip club owner who finds out a stripper has been turning tricks in a back room.
"At 4 o'clock she's told she's no longer allowed on the premises. At 4:30, she goes to the law enforcement and says, 'He knows I'm a prostitute because he just fired me.' His club is probably worth $2-million. I wouldn't mind a third of that."
Under the bill, owners and operators of adult entertainment businesses that are used to advertise, facilitate, solicit, promote or arrange for prostitution and related crimes could be convicted of a third-degree felony if they knew or should have known what was going on. The maximum penalty is five years in prison.
A prostitute would get one-third of any seized assets, with the rest going to law enforcement and state attorneys.Quotes from Prostitution bill draws some fire by Alex Leary of the St Petersburg Times.
This is the first time, that I have read anything from the US, where prostitutes are not penalised.
These are changing times!
Labels: News, Prostitutes, Prostitution laws, St Petersburg times, Strippers
