Escorts complain Utah law makes acting sexy illegal

[steve2470]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43117133/ns/us_news-life/

SALT LAKE CITY — Two escort services have filed a federal lawsuit to halt a Utah solicitation law they fear could lead to the arrest of strippers or escorts who are simply acting sexy.

Utah defines solicitation as a person agreeing to sex in exchange for money. A new law that went into effect this month broadened the definition to include any person who indicates through lewd acts, such as exposing or touching themselves, that they intend to exchange sex for money.

It was intended to help law enforcement agents working undercover in prostitution stings, Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank said Friday.

He said it would protect officers who were being asked by prostitutes to expose or touch themselves to prove they're not police because making such requests as a precursor to offering sex for money is illegal under the new law.

[LadyHawkAZ]

1. Sex is right up there with liquor, murder

and using your brain on the list of Official Bad Things in Utah.

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. +1

Cheers!

[msongs]

3. if you buy your girl a movie, flowers, and dinner before sex is that solicitation too? nt

[HopeHoops]

4. Someone from Utah acted sexy?

:shrug:

News to me.

[Canuckistanian]

5. An escort service in Utah?

I'd like to have a look at their Business Plan.

[Dem1988]

6. Glad to know our elected officials have priorities in the right order

:eyes:

[marmar]

7. Yikes !!!!

[SpiralHawk]

8. They need to take their compaint to the IMF

In Search of Justice.