Another 'ho with another story to tell. Shut the hell up.

Why is it that a woman can give it away for free but can't charge for it? After all these years I still completely fail to understand this continued puritanical view our society has in this regard.

I want to know why they won't RELEASE THE NAMES ON THE LIST??????????

Let her just go free of any charge. What has she done wrong? Men and women have the right to have some fun and good time. If somebody gets a reward or a little cash gift, what is the big deal? We still live is a medieval society with retrograde ideas. Judge Kessler should find something more useful to do, and issue arrests to some politicians at the Hill and at the WH for killing thousands of innocents abroad.

Buying sex is just as illegal as selling sex.
So why isn't the government bringing charges against every person in her files?
Could it be that prominent Repubs are her clients?

Who is this pop-tart to demand anything from prosecutors? It is called black-mail. If women demand "equality" that mean "equality" in the courtroom as well. Having the cake and eating it too has run it's course, some men will make sure of that.

The real problem with the U.S. is that few people take pride in the country. I'd rather have a more puritanical society and give up a few of the more frivolous things so that everyone knows right and wrong, don't nearly get killed by kids speeding through red lights, and stop buying all the drugs which are corrupting killing our people and helping to keep citizens of latin america slaves to the drug lords.

here in germany sex workers pay taxes like any else, they pay for health insurance like anyone else and they get a pension like anyone else.
in america if the guy flipping burgers in the truck stop has to pay taxes why do you let the strippers get away with NOT paying taxes? legalize the trade and tax it you can not stop women from selling sex. its their nature since cave man times they have always traded sexual favors for-food shelter protection and status.
grow up america get real

Let Deborah free and let freedom ring!

THE SECOND OLDEST PROFESSION IS LAWYER.
IT CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE OLDEST PROFESSION.SEEMS PAMELA MARTIN HAS SENIORITY.

What is wrong with selling and buying sex?

SGA---Wouldn't equality in the court room mean trying the johns, too? P.S. Eating the cake will cost you extra.

Yeah, these charges have baffled me from the start. Conspiracy to commit what? The DOJ lawyers answered the judge at the last hearing that they don't intend to prove sex ever took place, don't intend to name even one john or bring one john as a witness, so ... where is this going?????

I saw someone somewhere make the assumption the charges are tax fraud, but nothing I've read says that's alleged. RICO requires some underlying illegal activity that's organized and interstate.

The only underlying crime I see alleged is prostitution, which the court would have to agree to just assume guilt without evidence to proceed with the RICO case. It would be crazy if the court didn't dismiss this, based on what's public so far.

Maybe the DOJ could prove prostitution if it was willing to prosecute a john, but then the whole "little black book" becomes open to public inspection ... and the chickens come home to roost, so to speak!

Remember, at the moment the court would agree prostitution took place, it establishes Palfrey's customers were all johns who committed the equal crime of prostitution or intent to commit prostitution, and they all would be part of the racketeering and conspiracy, too. If the case moved ahead, the DOJ would be obligated at some point to go after all the johns, and the black book already is public enough to see that it does. Hee hee.

If "prostitution ... is not a federal crime" how can it then be argued that "utilizing the United States mails and unnamed facilities in interstate commerce to carry on [said] business" is a federal crime?

Sounds like an exercise in the restraint of trade. Sounds like some one has a vendetta going.

Mr. Burton, go get 'em and make the government leave people alone.

The fact that a women can give it away for free, but not get paid for it is for ONE REASON ONLY. The GOVERNMENT can't charge taxes on it (sex). If there was any way they could totally control this activity, it would be legal.

I think the Republicans need to stay out of everyones bedrooms. I am getting sick and tired of the neo con party and the stupidity that runs from their mouths.

The legal loophole up until recently was that the act of prostitution in WDC was not illegal...but "soliciting" prostitution was. Therefore, the woman at the head of Pamela Martin Associates, if proven to have "marketing sexual services" would be guilty of a crime. The fact that she used male testers to screen girls really hoses her argument that this was an introduction type of service. C'mon lady. Don't insult our intelligence. At least be real here. I'd be behind her if she would just tell the truth! I hate liars. Same goes w/ the Johns in the case. If you get busted and called out...just admit it an d move on. At some point, maybe America will get wise and just legalize it all. For now...time for Miz Julia to just pay the piper.

Anyone paying for it should be punished, prostitution is crime but I don’t see the prostitutes being the problem. Releasing these names and punishing them would start to stamp out this inhuman occupation.

Sex is great! D.C. is sex capital of the US. United Sex of America, for united we have sex.