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• Lawmakers back plan to help former prostitutes

  February 25, 2013 in City, Region The Washington state House has passed a measure to make it easier for women to clear their criminal records in cases where they were trafficked or forced into prostitution. 20

• Spokane’s best slacker jobs

  January 18, 2013 in City Worried about what you’re gonna do if those extended unemployment benefits ever run out? Options abound for the marginally skilled in Spokane. Some call them slacker jobs but you can … 1

• Idaho lawmaker compares abortion to prostitution

  January 16, 2013 in Idaho A lawmaker from North Idaho drew audible gasps when he asked representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union-Idaho if their pro-abortion rights stance also means that they support prostitution. 52

• Manpower is no object – for the right crimes

  July 14, 2012 in City on Page A5 There is little that exposes our priorities quite so nakedly as a sensational vice bust. Take the raids on the alleged prostitution rings at local “spas” this week. 22

• Suspected brothel owners released from jail

  July 11, 2012 in City, News Five women and one man arrested in a sweeping anti-prostitution investigation at Spokane-area spas and massage parlors have been released from jail. 12

• Eight suspected Spokane brothels raided by police

  July 10, 2012 in City, News Eight suspected brothels were raided across the Spokane area today by a multi-agency law enforcement task force. 86

• Sex trafficking suspects released as probe continues

  May 29, 2012 in City, News Four people arrested in what investigators believe is Spokane County’s first human trafficking case were released this weekend because no charges have been filed. 7

• Secret Service prostitution scandal widens

  April 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Secret Service prostitution scandal escalated Tuesday with the disclosure that at least 20 women had been in hotel rooms with U.S. agents and military personnel just before … 41

• Man stabbed on East Sprague early today

  February 28, 2012 in City, News A stabbing near East Sprague Avenue and North Altamont Street this morning may be related to prostitution or drugs, Spokane police say. 5

• Doug Clark: Take a stand and support local talent

  February 12, 2012 in City on Page B1 Ask any chamber of commerce official what the key to a community’s financial well-being is, and they invariably give you two words. Shop local. 22

• Report: Traveling prostitutes cited ugly Spokane competition

  February 9, 2012 in City, News A group of traveling prostitutes suspected of settling in Spokane told police they were making good money here because the local competition is so ugly. 26

• Police: Men used teen to lure victim

  October 16, 2009 in City on Page A8 Two men accused of using a teenage girl to lure a robbery victim spent the money on a shopping spree at a Spokane mall, court papers allege. The purchases helped …

• 5 Everett baristas accused of prostitution

  September 24, 2009 in Region Five bikini baristas have been accused of prostitution in Everett. 5

• Region in brief: Prostitution sting yields 10 arrests

  August 30, 2009 in City on Page B7 Ten men were arrested as a result of a prostitution sting conducted by the Spokane Police Department on Friday. Two female officers posed as prostitutes and arrested the men in …

• New trial for man convicted of raping prostitutes

  July 30, 2009 in City A judge has overturned a conviction that would have put a registered sex offender in prison for life.

• Authorities target Web prostitution

  July 29, 2009 in City on Page A1 Detectives didn’t doubt the prostitute’s story. They found her bloody and crying in an upscale home overlooking Hayden Lake, claiming she’d likely killed a man who’d attacked her. The man, … 2

• Teenage prostitutes netted in roundup

  February 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The FBI has rescued 48 suspected teenage prostitutes, some as young as 13 years old, in a nationwide sweep to remove kids from the illegal sex trade and …

• Nevada may consider tax on oldest profession

  January 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAS VEGAS – In revenue-strapped Nevada, where foreclosed homes dot suburban streets and poker tables sit empty, it’s come to this: A state legislator wants to talk about legalizing – …

• Sexual Exploitation Rising Because Of Exploding Cities

  June 8, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Virgins command the highest price at clandestine auctions in Brazil. More than 300,000 Nepalese women have been shipped to India as sex slaves. Child prostitutes in Kenya are getting younger …

• Court Overturns Fleiss’ Pandering Conviction

  May 30, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 “Hollywood madam” Heidi Fleiss’ pandering conviction was overturned Wednesday by a state appellate court that ruled jurors had engaged in vote-swapping misconduct to avoid a deadlock. The 2nd District Court …

• Nepali Women Raped, Abducted To Bombay Brothels, Report Says Human Rights Watch Blames Governments Of Nepal And India

  July 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 About half of Bombay’s 100,000 prostitutes are young women bought in Nepal and then raped, beaten and held in brothels as virtual slaves, a New York-based human rights group said …