Nat'l News: Christian Group's President Accused Of Hiring Prostitute

7/21/07 -- Salisbury, N.C. - Coy Privette has resigned from the Board of Directors of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and its Executive Committee, following revelations July 19 that he has been charged with six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution.

Privette, 74, is facing six counts of misdemeanor aiding and abetting prostitution by renting a hotel room and paying for sexual acts.

Authorities said Tiffany Denise Summers, 32, of Salisbury is charged with six counts of prostitution.

Police said officers were investigating a forged check case, which led them to the prostitution charges.

LA Murder Suspect Arrested, Released, and Arrested Again in OKC

7/21/07 -- OKC, OK - A man arrested on a prostitution and firearm complaint in Oklahoma City is released after giving a false name and posting bond. Hours later, police realize the man's true identity and that he is one of LA's most-wanted gangsters and possible murderer.

According to police and published articles, a man who identified himself as Marco Lee was arrested Monday (7/16/07) during a prostitution sting. The man was booked into jail for aiding prostitution and illegally carrying a weapon.

The man reportedly posted a $500 bond and walked out of the Oklahoma County jail.

It wasn't until hours later that his fingerprints revealed his true identity.

The man was identified as Jonathan Christopher "K-Swiss" Blackwell, a 27-year-old member of the By Yourself Hustlers gang in LA.

More distrubing than his gang affiliation was the fact that Blackwell is a suspect in a New Year's Eve home invasion turned double homicide, according to the LAPD.

Blackwell's alleged victims were Jessica Sirano, 17, and her stepfather, Raul Cruz, 31.

Blackwell was re-arrested without incident about 11 a.m. Wednesday in northwest Oklahoma City after police received an anonymous tip.

Blackwell, is now being held without bail and is expected to be extradited to California.

Andover Man Arrested Overnight on Prostitution Complaint

7/20/07 (updated 7/23/07) -- OKC, OK - According to the Oklahoma County jail blotter, an Andover, MA man was arrested overnight on a prostitution complaint.

Howard Alan Jacobs, 48, was booked into jail on a charge of offering to engage in prostitution/lewdness.

Jacobs listed his employer as "Paradigm" and gave his home address as 3 Patriot Drive in Andover, MA.

According to police, Jacobs was arrested in downtown Oklahoma City after he "asked for specific sexual contact in exchange for $100."

A call from JohnTV.com to the county jail confirmed he is still being held (as of 9:15am CST) awaiting payment of a $500 bond.

If you know Jacobs or why he was in Oklahoma City, please contact us.

Case Dismissed Against Washington State D.O.T. Employee

7/10/07 -- OKC, OK - Late last month, solicitation of prostitution charges were dropped against a D.O.T. employee from out-of-state.

Back in September of last year, Washington State Department of Transportation employee John William Dunn, 45, was arrested after he reportedly told two women, posing as street prostitutes, that "he was looking for a 'blow job.'"

According to court records, Dunn then offered one of the women $20 for the requested sex act.

Dunn, a branch manager, was reportedly in Oklahoma City attending meetings at the expense of Washington tax payers.

JohnTV.com was the first to report on Dunn's arrest.

After five court delays, records show that the misdemeanor charge against Dunn was dropped on June 21st.

The only explanation given was that the dismissal was in "the best interest of justice."

Midwest becomes a pipeline for human trafficking

7/6/07 -- Kansas City, MO - It can't happen here. New York or Los Angeles, sure, but not here in Kansas City. It only happens someplace else, right?

"Human trafficking is more prevalent in this region than most people know," said Janel D'Agata Lynch, program manager for community services at Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph.

"Local people were shocked when the news broke about the massage parlor raids in Overland Park, Kan., and earlier this year, the central Missouri boy who was found, along with a second boy, in the St. Louis area.

"Human trafficking is not always 'some place else,'" D'Agata Lynch said.

(Click here to read article - 3rd party link)

Miami Federal Jury Convicts Brothers For Trafficking of A Minor For The Purpose of Engaging in Prostitution - Tulsa, OK Connection

7/6/07 -- Miami, FL - A federal jury in Miami convicted two men on charges of sex trafficking of a minor.

Darryl John Jennings, 41, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and his brother, Luroy Jennings, 49, of Dallas, Texas, were found guilty of two counts of sex trafficking of a minor. A third person, Sammy Lee Carpenter, 45, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty on June 11 to four counts of sex trafficking of a minor and enticement of a minor to engage in prostitution.

Sentencing before United States District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga is scheduled for Sept. 4. Carpenter faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years' imprisonment, while Darryl and Luroy Jennings each face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment.

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Int'l: Underage sex workers hit Palmerston North

7/6/07 -- Palmerston North, New Zealand - Prostitution law reform has seen more Palmerston North working girls - some underage - setting up shop at home or in motels, according to one of the city's leading brothels.

However, the Prostitutes' Collective says the work environment is much improved and advertising by solo prostitutes is down.

Four years after prostitution was decriminalised, Candy's Gentlemen's Club co-owner Janelle Grice has labelled the law reform a failure.

(click here to read entire article - 3rd party link)

D.A. Prater to Make Meth. Mom Take Responsibility for Child's Death

6/26/07 -- OKC, OK - Newly elected Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater is not bowing to public pressure and vows to make a drug addict mother take responsibility for the death of her unborn child.

The mother, 30-year old Theresa Lee Hernandez has been incarcerated in the Oklahoma County jail since September of 2004.

Just 6-months earlier, Hernandez had experienced premature labor and gave birth to a stillborn baby boy. Hernandez was 32 weeks pregnant.

The state of Oklahoma, and more importantly D.A. Prater, believe if not for Hernandez's long time drug addiction, her baby would have survived. Because of that claim, Hernandez was charged with first degree murder.

Since Hernandez's arrest, her case has drawn the attention of groups and individuals who feel she should not be prosecuted for murder because she herself is a victim of the drugs that killed her baby. Additionally, many feel that by prosecuting Hernandez, other expectant mothers with drug addictions may not seek medical attention during their pregnancy.

Those critical of Prater's decision to prosecute include, YWCA Oklahoma City chief executive officer Janet Peery, Planned Parenthood of Central Oklahoma, the American Public Health Association, the Oklahoma chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, and the National Advocates for Pregnant Women.

In an article published by the Daily Oklahoman, Prater cautions Hernandez's supporters that they likely do not know the complete history of this case that led to his decision to prosecute.

Prater told the Oklahoman that Hernandez has lost custody of 5 children over the years to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. Two of Hernandez's children suffer from developmental disabilities as a result of her drug and alcohol addictions.

Prater says Hernandez has had several opportunities over the years to seek treatment for her methamphetamine addiction, but she choose not to.

Prater told the Oklahoman, "This is the most serious case of child abuse you can imagine, when the child actually dies ... This is clearly a murder, in my opinion.”

Prater says that not prosecuting Hernandez would send the message that his office is unwilling to protect unborn children.

JohnTV.com applauds D.A. Prater's decision to hold the mother responsible and to acknowledge the real victim of this crime - the child - a truly innocent victim of its mother's choices.

This case seems so very clear to JohnTV.com. If the mother knowingly poisoned her child after its birth nobody would protest her prosecution. Why should the exact same action be protected prior to birth?

If our justice system were to allow a mother to avoid prosecution for killing her own baby, because her defense attorney labeled her a victim to addiction, how would we ever support the prosecution of drug addicts when they commit lesser offenses against the community?

Hernandez's criminal history includes larceny and drug possession, but not prostitution. JohnTV.com feels compelled to follow and speak out about this case because so many Oklahoma street prostitutes are addicted to meth. and are often pregnant. The children of these addicts deserve a voice that demands justice - that voice is Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater.

KFOR News Channel 4 Reports on Delivery Driver Arrest

6/26/07 -- OKC, OK - Last night KFOR News Channel 4's Ali Meyer reported on the arrest of Lowe's delivery driver Joseph "Joe" Crabtree (see story dated 6/21/07).

Crabtree was witnessed by Oklahoma's own Video Vigilante, Brian Bates, to solicit a known street prostitute in a public park and then take her to a restaurant parking lot where the two were caught engaged in a sex act.

Crabtree later admitted to paying $100 for both oral and vaginal sex from the prostitute.

You can view KFOR's report above.

You can see the video, as Bates shot it, already on YouTube, by clicking here.

Delivery Driver with Hooker Busted by Video Vigilante

6/21/07 -- OKC, OK - If you were expecting a delivery from Lowe's last night and it didn't show up, we may know why.

It seems "Joe the delivery guy" was caught on tape procuring a street prostitute and then engaging in a lewd act in the back of his delivery van.

And, as usual, a call to OCPD can often result in the caller being made to feel like the criminal - A responding police supervisor (an obvious subscriber to Bill Clinton's definition of 'sex') questioned the video evidence and made false statements regarding the law (it's pretty bad when the accused pimps know more about the law than the police supervisors).

Yesterday afternoon, Brian Bates, aka the Video Vigilante was documenting several street prostitutes in the area of SW 38th and South Robinson Ave. in Oklahoma City (Hey, if the cops won't do it somebody has to).

That was when Bates witnessed a Lowe's truck attempt to make a pickup (of the curb crawler kind) rather than a delivery. (click video above left or here).

Deciding the Lowe's customers waiting for delivery of their gas grill, washing machine and other appliances could wait a bit longer, the driver invites a known street prostitute into the cab of the vehicle.

Apparently the two hit it off and drove straight to a popular Mexican restaurant near SW 36th and South Walker Ave.

Unfortunately, this was no dinner date.

The driver escorts his by-the-hour best friend to the cargo area of his truck (how romantic).

Bates, knowing two's company and three's a crowd, decides to place a call to Lowe's corporate office and then to 911 and turn this little rendezvous into a real party.

Hearing moans coming from the truck, Bates could only assume the two were either engaged in prostitution related sexual activity or that the prostitute was being harmed (hey, before you laugh, several prostitutes in the area have been murdered in recent years).

When Bates opened the cargo door he was relived to find the hooker unharmed though a bit, shall we say... disheveled.

Not one for small talk, the hooker takes off without a word.

To the contrary (and most likely to his detriment), The driver was all about talking. He freely identified himself as Joseph "Joe" William Crabtree, 30. A married man with three kids who claims he's too broke to replace his lost wedding ring. This, despite the fact he admitted to paying $100 for "half and half" (use your imagination folks).

When police arrived, the supervisor proceeded to enact his best Bill Clinton impersonation by questioning the validity of Bates' video evidence, stating "I'm trying to see them having sex ... right now I haven't seen them having sex ... I saw him with his britches down..."

Feeling the supervisor was actually trying to find a reason to arrest Bates, he placed a cell phone call and left the line open so the third party could witness the conversations between Bates and the cops.

The supervisor, who obviously is not up on his communications law 101, proceeded to tell Bates he had to let the officer know a third party was listening in on their conversation and that the officer had to give consent to be recorded. Bates attempted to correct the officer, by reminding him Oklahoma is a single party consent state, but the officer wasn't in a listening mood.

Eventually Crabtree was placed under arrest and booked into the Oklahoma County jail. His employer's van was whisked away by no less than a parade of three wreckers.

As of 8:30am this morning, Crabtree was still being held in jail on a hold for Oklahoma City.

Bates pointed out that Crabtree was engaged in a lewd act within 1,000' of both a church and a school, making the crime a felony.

Bates says it is also important to note that when Lowe's was contacted, they seemed very concerned and expressed they do not condone the driver's activities.

Additional Resources:

Video of OKC police consorting with street prostitutes in OKC.

OKC Police Officer Guilty of Harassing Video Vigilante.

Retired Cop Caught with Hooker.

OKC Vice Outed as Incompetent; Former D.A. a Liar!.

Hypocrisy of Oklahoma City Vice - Caught in a Lie!. *While these video examples may be considered negative toward the OCPD, Bates reminds readers he has and continues to witness and meet very professional police officers who take pride in serving the community honorably.