Results tagged “prostitution”

Rhode Island is a nice, plucky state. Bostonist loves to have the Ocean State in our neighborhood. It beats having Florida's panhandle on the southern border. But, recent headlines emanating from Rhode Island have resulted in a resounding "HUH?" from this Bostonist. Rhode Island is having an identity crisis and it's time for an intervention.

-- Wellesley might be the hottest new place to encounter a prostitute, but Brighton's brothels continue to service customers who take the Green Line or the 57 bus. Boston police are tackling online sex rings as a part of "Operation Rubout," an effort to wipe out prostitution in Allston and Brighton that began in 2005. The newest thing in the neighborhood? The emerging market in transexual encounters. There are some things you still can't get in the suburbs. [Herald]

Prostitutes are moving to the suburbs, and Wellesley can add erotic massage to its list of attractions. Police made the second bust in seven months of an alleged house of prostitution in Wellesley. An anxious Sergeant Marie Cleary of the Wellesley Police Department was quoted in the Globe protesting too much: "It's an extremely uncommon thing to happen in Wellesley." Craigslist and other online classifieds have made it easy for suburban brothels to attract Johns.

--This isn't local, but the big crime story of the day is the revelation that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was involved with a prostitution ring. He made a public statement alongside his wife earlier today. Our motherblog Gothamist has all the details. [Gothamist]

A story about hookers would usually be part of the Boston Blotter, but the sudden burst of coverage in the Suburban Hooker Plague deserves its own post.