Newspaper employees arrested for taking ads for prostitutes.

[trumad]

This particular paper is known for going after corrupt politicians here in Orlando..


Law enforcement-officials this afternoon arrested three Orlando Weekly managers on charges of aiding and abetting prostitution.

Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation agents arrested director of classified advertising Jarrell B. Martin, 43; line account executive Katherine Casey Miller, 27; and display account executive Christopher M. Whiting, 37; while they were working at a job fair sponsored by the Weekly at the downtown Marriott Hotel.

The Weekly's downtown offices also were served notice on racketeering charges for contributing to the prostitution industry. Officials said that the newspaper's advertising executives also helped escort services design ads that would cloak them from the eyes of law-enforcement officers.

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Daniel Aaronson, a longtime Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyer and First Amendment specialist, called today's arrests and police actions "incredibly repugnant." Aaronson said the Weekly did nothing wrong if they simply took and ran adult-oriented advertisements.

"The papers aren't doing anything illegal. They're taking ads. If an ad uses suggestive language, the stopping of these ads threatens the First Amendment," said Aaronson, who has represented adult entertainment clubs, bookstores, swinger clubs and even serial killer Danny Rolling on his right to publish accounts of his crimes.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-bk-weeklyarrest101907,0,2397550.story?coll=orl_tab01_layout

[babylonsister]

1. That is so lame; they're obviously targets. I hope they have a great lawyer

and don't get 'gitmo'ed. This will be one to watch.

[hlthe2b]

2. And he bounces back with an intriguing post...

Seems a little far fetched to hold the newspaper responsible....But, then, I'm guessing this may be but a small bit of the story. Sounds like newspapers are getting retribution all over the place... (per article on the AZ Times this morning and the war with the tent jail sheriff)

[fenriswolf]

3. we should see what articles these papers

have run recently and see if any of them are exceptionally harsh, maybe see if the wh is targeting papers that are getting out of line a little bit.