- FAST FACTS:
- Officers responded to online ads
- Police say suspects set up meetings at local hotels and motels
- Police say women then offered sex in exchange for money
tom.powell@wreg.com
(MEMPHIS 3/18/2010) -- The Memphis Police Department made four arrests during a two day undercover prostitution sting this week.
Instead of driving through prostitution hotspots, undercover officers used the internet. They responded to ads placed on memphis.backpage.com, a site that lists ads for everything from childcare to escorts.
Police arrested Jennifer Holiday, Myung Jung, Rhonda Nyambariga and Pamela Taylor. All four women are charged with Prostitution Near a Church or School.
In all four cases, police say the women set up meetings with a decoy at area hotels and motels, then offered sex in exchange for money once the meetings took place.
We attempted to contact backpage.com for comment, but we have not received a response.
