DOJ announces arrests in ‘high-end brothel network’ used by elected officials, military officers and others

Alleged prospective sex buyers in this scheme first had to respond to a survey and provide information online, including their driver’s license photos, their employer information, credit card information, and they often paid a monthly fee to be part of this.”

Wait, what? (͡•_ ͡• )

That should make the prosecutors jobs much easier.

Why is sex work even illegal in the first place.

I'm assuming they're arresting the sex workers and not the politicians and military officials?

Legalize sex work.

Anybody remember that one piece about our servicemen being involved in trafficking women overseas about three years ago that was swept under the rug?

Customers are not named in the affidavit, according to the agent, because the investigation into their involvement is “active and ongoing.” these are the type of people who don't get held accountable, ever.

Ah, yes, 4-star generals in Procurement retiring to gold-plated consulting gigs in the very companies from which they ordered $1000 paper clips and congressional members using insider info from some congressional comission or other they're in for trading on their portfolios is all fine, it's paying for sex that's the real problem with holders of high level official positions in America.

The client list will likely go in the same vault as Epstein's. They're all assets now.

I'm sure they'll be arresting and charging the politicians any and revoking security clearances any moment now...

I really don’t understand the way the US works in regards to „bought“ sex… on the one hand prostitution is illegal (with the exception of Las Vegas parts of Nevada) and as soon as you point a camera on the paid fucking it is called PORN and it is still a multi billion dollar industry.

You guys are weird

Edit: changed the Las Vegas part

In this day and age where nothing stays secret, how is it hard for elected officials not do stupid stuff like visiting brothels?

If the girls were sex trafficked I have a problem with this, if they were free to do as they please, then I have no issue with this.

Was it run by this lady?

Who would have thought it. A brothel in Watertown. Cambridge I can see. What's next, strip clubs in Belmont, Mitt Romney's home town?

And this is illegal and newsworthy why?

When will the government do something I actually want them to do? What a fuckin shit.

I bet Rudy was there

Fingers crossed that this is a non-partisan action.

This has been around for a long time. Used to just be 'escorts' but it doesn't surprise me it's continually far reaching

Regular reminder that we know of a wealthy elite pedophile ring, who ran it and at least one person who was victimized by it, but not one of the wealthy elite pedophiles who patronized it has even been formally accused. This information is available. It exists. We have chosen as a society to give these child rapists a pass on their child rape.

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Which part is illegal?