He said Houghtling and Larson invited their baby sitter to look at the photo album and videos.He said Houghtling and Larson invited their baby sitter to look at the photo album and videos. She took several photos and gave them to Rego when she stopped the officer, police said. Houghtling was charged with six counts of prostitution and two counts each of obscenity -- a felony -- and conspiracy. Larson faces three counts of obscenity, one of promoting prostitution and six of conspiracy. Delaware has no bestiality laws, police said. Larson was freed on $7,500 unsecured bail and Houghtling on $5,000 unsecured bail, both to await Court of Common Pleas hearings. Six of their alleged customers, men ages 43-54 and from Delaware anbd Cecil county, Md., were charged with patronizing a prostitute. [Now for the second time...] From The [Wilmington] News Journal, March 20, 1993, page A4: Prostitution ring included sex with dogs, police charge ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By ANN MANSER Staff reporter > NEWARK - A couple has been charged with running a prostitution service in >which customers could pay to have sex with them or to watch them have sex >with dogs. [Nothing in here about paying to have sex with dogs; makes me wonder.] > The operation came to authorities' attention Jan. 4, when the couple's >16-year-old baby sitter flagged down a county patrol officer and told her >about videotapes and photographs she had been shown, county police said >Friday. > Officers Kathy Rego and Joseph Fitzgerlad investigated and this week >arrested Linnea Houghtling, 28, and John D. Larson, 32, both of the 1200 >block of Pinefield Road in Scottfield near Newark. Also arrested were six of >their alleged customers. [Good reason to worry about getting caught! The asshole reporter and editors have included enough information here, that anyone could just hop on down and throw a fire cocktail through the window, or picket the place with Biblical poster signs. |