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It is and it isn't.
This case about Charles Kelly is much different. Kelly had a habit of demanding freebies from lady and agency advertisers. His head grew too large from all the power. Vice stung him by posing as an agency. He started asking for sex and things went downhill from there. He also went on Florida radio taunting the local authorities.
The only reason he got off was that a key witness for the prosecution refused to testify. The judge was forced to throw out the original case because the D.A. didn't file within the allowed limits of the Constitution.
Kelly was smart enough to sell the website earlier this year to a Nevada corporation.
Discussing what escorts do online is fully protected speech. There are several huge online escort review sites (one of which I help moderate: sfredbook.com). The authorities can use the reviews as a point of reference in an investigation but not as evidence. This issue has come up several times across of the years.
When an escort describes what she does is where the problem lies. Since prostitution is only a misdemeanor, most times vice won't make an issue. Vice looks for felony busts that will promote their personal careers. Vice prefers to go after agencies and pimps. D.A.s go after websites because it looks good on the 6 o'clock news.
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