What a John Should Know: What to Expect if Caught Patronizing a Prostitute in Seattle Patronizing a prostitute is a very difficult crime to defend for pragmatic reasons. This offense is now called “sexual exploitation” in the City of Seattle. Unless there is a dispute over what was offered and accepted, there is no actual defense Read More…
Category: Prostitution
Emphasis on Prosecuting “Johns” in Seattle Prostitution Cases
Don’t be a John. In 2012, the city of Seattle exercised a fundamental change in enforcement philosophy involving prostitution: sex for hire workers are victims. Prostitution charges dropped to nearly zero. Purchasers, or “johns”, are now the enforcement emphasis. There are two city criminal ordinances involving sex for sale in Seattle: (1) “Prostitution” if you Read More…