Self proclaimed "Escorts" advertise their services on http://dayton.backpage.com
and police set up a fake ad. Three men who responded to the fake ad were nabbed after they offered the cop money for services in a "prostitution sting." The men face soliciting charges as you can read here.
Ohio Revised Code Section 2907.24(A) states that "no person shall solicit another to engage with such other person in sexual activity for hire." The offense of soliciting is a third degree misdemeanor.
Back in April 2011, Syracuse police caught several "prostitutes" and "Johns" in a similar "prostitution sting originating on the Internet." They set up fake ads on Escort.com and Backpage.com as you can read here.
And a similar sting was successful near Orlando during the same period as you can read here and here.
And a similar sting was conducted in Pekin, Illinois, during the same time as you can read here. Police there also used fake ads on backpage.com.
There are actually too many stories like these to report here.
Nevada is the only state where prostitution is legal (in some areas of Nevada). One of the more famous Brothels is the BunnyRanch which is featured on HBO. Check out this story on the BunnyRanch by John Stossel.
But in Ohio, trading money for sex is against the law and authorities will occasionally attempt to enforce those laws.
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