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… An opinion piece by Rahila Gupta on 20 October 2009, headlined Sex trafficking is no illusion, guardian.co.uk/commentisfree, which responded to Nick Davies’s reports about sex trafficking published by the Guardian on the same day, contained some errors. Gupta’s statement that Davies did not refer to Alan Campbell’s parliamentary answer in June last year, to the effect that there have been 109 convictions under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, suggested that Davies did not include information about convictions in his reports. However, in his article (headed Prostitution and trafficking – the anatomy of a moral panic, 20 October 2009, page 6) Davies included the figure of 105 convictions, broken down into 46 convictions relating to willing sex workers and 59 relating to women who were coerced into prostitution. Gupta was wrong to say that Davies did not mention a home affairs committee report published in May last year (he referred to it twice in his page 6 article) and her claim that the report “gave an estimate of …

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If you are looking for a crude, offensive gift for a friend or even a foe, then perhaps the DVD release of “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell” will do the trick.
Based on the Tucker Max bestselling playbook for living the life of raunchy debauchery, this film stars Matt Czuchry as the book’s author, a connoisseur of fast times and faster women who is determined to outdo himself in one night of orgiastic depravity.
Tucker Max tricks his newly engaged buddy (Geoff Stults) into lying to his fiancée so they can celebrate his last days of bachelorhood in proper style. Along for the ride is another friend (Jesse Bradford) bitter about a breakup.
The night of fun takes a big turn when the boys meet a stripper who can match their vengeful behavior.

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Details aside, Wednesday’s event promises to be more than a book launch. It will be a multimedia, multi-sensory introduction (or reintroduction) to the Philadelphia that often goes unnoticed. Conrad, Sherlock, and Strauss represent three of our city’s, and perhaps the country’s, most unflinching artists and celebrators of modern urban grit. Each in his/her own way embraces Philadelphia – and all of its open, oozing sores. 
Strauss’ photographs, which have been exhibited around the world including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, have the power to break your heart and upset your stomach all at once. Her lens zooms toward those that many of us may never encounter up close, things that make us feel itchy and uncomfortable in our own skin. Prostitutes, drug users, gang members, small dingy dwellings, the abandoned parts of town. Strauss views them all with honesty, acceptance, even affection. 

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Defense attorney William J. Brennan was unsuccessful in his bid to have the case against Susan Finkelstien thrown out of court. But he got the next best thing when the prosecutor announced he was dropping the charge of promoting prostitution.
“We are elated that the lead charge has been dismissed. This case was never promoting a prostitution case. With all respect to the Commonwealth it should have never been charged that way. The remaining charge, which was added at the preliminary hearing, is the lowest possible charge.”
Assistant district attorney Stephen Jones:
“The charge that we added was the more specific of the two charges. We wanted to proceed with the more specific of the two.”
Finkelstein’s not out of the woods yet. She faces charges of criminal attempt and prostitution.
 

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County jury for ‘stripper pole dad’
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The judge said he’s not convinced it would be impossible to find an impartial jury for Steven A. Russo, who is accused of hosting an underage drinking party featuring a stripper pole at his Bethlehem Township home a year ago.
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Since the alleged February party involving Freedom High School students at his home, Russo has been repeatedly referred to in the media as ”stripper pole dad.”
Even when writing about Russo’s unrelated charges, defense attorney Erv McLain pointed out, the media refers to him ”not as Steven Russo but ‘stripper pole dad.”’
McLain argued the local media have ”over-reported” and ‘’sensationalized” charges against Russo. While he didn’t bring it up at Thursday’s hearing, McLain noted in his motion that a Google search for the words ”stripper,” ”pole” and ”dad” resulted in a list of 106,000 Web pages.

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Charge dismissed in World Series sex-for-tickets case
– A judge has dismissed one of the charges against a Philadelphia woman accused of having offered sex for World Series tickets.
A judge in Bucks County on Friday dismissed the charge of promoting prostitution against 43-year-old Susan Finkelstein, according to her attorney, William Brennan.
Finkelstein still faces a lesser charge of prostitution, which is also a misdemeanor. Trial is scheduled for Feb. 24.
Bensalem police allege that Finkelstein sent sexually explicit photos of herself after posting an online ad in October and made graphic suggestions when she met with an undercover officer at a bar.
Finkelstein says she was merely being creative in her attempt to take her husband to a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees.
Judge weighs adult status

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Judge to consider out-of-county jury for ‘stripper pole dad’ who claims unfair media coverage
EASTON | A Bethlehem Township, Pa., man known as the “stripper pole dad” could get an out-of-county jury for his February trial on charges stemming from an alleged teen drinking party.
Police allege Steven A. Russo, 37, allowed teens ranging in ages from 14 to 17 to drink vodka, rum and beer and encouraged girls dressed as cheerleaders to dance on a stripper pole in his basement.
Russo’s attorney, Erv McLain, wants the trial moved because he claims local media coverage means Russo won’t receive a fair hearing in Northampton County.
In court papers, McClain claims an Internet search for “stripper pole dad” using the search engine Google yields 106,000 hits, the majority of which refer to his client.

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Trial for dad in teen pole-dance party staying put
Updated: 01/29/2010 01:47:20 PM EST
EASTON, Pa.—A judge has denied the request of eastern Pennsylvania man accused of hosting a teen party featuring alcohol and a stripper pole to have his trial moved.
Northampton County Judge Stephen Baratta says he will try to find an impartial jury locally for 37-year-old Steven Russo’s trial next month.
Police say Russo hosted the teens at a party in December 2008. He was charged after racy photos surfaced of students drinking and dancing at a stripper pole at his house. Authorities have said in court documents that one of the photos showed two underage girls kissing Russo.
Baratta denied Russo’s request on Friday. Russo’s attorney claimed the story has been so sensationalized that Russo couldn’t get a fair trial locally.

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Stripper pole dad may get out-of-county jury for drinking party case
January 29, 2010, 12:20PM
A Bethlehem Township, Pa., man known as the stripper pole dad may not have his trial moved, but may get an out-of-county jury.
Steven A. Russo’s attorney, Erv McLain, claims his client won’t receive a fair trial because of media reports about the case.
Police said the father of two allowed teens ages 14 to 17 to drink vodka, rum and beer and encouraged girls dressed as cheerleaders to dance on a stripper pole in his basement.
Russo pleaded guilty to some charges related to the party, but Northampton County Judge Stephen Baratta threw out Russo’s guilty plea and ordered he stand trial.
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In court papers McClain claims an Internet search for “stripper pole dad” using the search engine Google yields 106,000 hits, the majority of which refer to Russo.

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An attempt to void the contract would entail a long, adversarial, further-distracting fight before an arbitrator… which the team would likely lose, anyway.
Arbitrators have hardly backed away from challenging the NBA and its teams, even in cases as outrageous as Latrell Sprewell’s physical assault on Coach PJ Carlesimo.
After the Warriors voided Spree’s contract, arbitrator John Feerick, the dean of the Fordham Law School, not only reinstated the contract but shortened Stern’s year-long suspension to the balance of that 1997-98 season.
Nor do the few precedents from similar cases look helpful.
In the fall of 2006, Stephen Jackson, then in Indiana, pleaded guilty to felony recklessness for firing his gun in the air to break up a fight outside a strip club… which also violated his probation for his part in the 2004 Auburn Hills Riot.

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