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SEATTLE TIMES - Former University of Washington basketball player Venoy Overton promised an 18-year-old woman that he'd repay any money she made working as a prostitute "tenfold" after he was drafted by the NBA, according to a criminal charge filed Friday by King County prosecutors. But that felony charge — second-degree promoting prostitution — could short-circuit any professional aspirations the one-time Husky point guard may be harboring after a scandal-marred senior season. The felony charge, which stems from a monthlong investigation, is punishable by a maximum of five years in jail and a $10,000 fine. Overton, 22, is being held in King County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail pending his June 30 arraignment. Overton, who made headlines earlier this year when he avoided prosecution after a sexual tryst with two teenage girls, was arrested Thursday in South Seattle. According to the charging documents, Overton offered the woman detailed instructions on how to work as a prostitute by walking "the track" on Pacific Highway South. He drove the woman to Kent, told her how to walk, what prices to charge and how many tricks to turn before calling him to pick her up, according to the charges. The woman worked as a prostitute in South King County for three nights last month. She split her money with Overton, who celebrated her first earnings by buying a cigar and filling the tank of his 1995 "UW purple" Chevrolet Caprice, Senior Deputy Prosecutor Sean O'Donnell wrote in the charging documents. Kent police launched the investigation after the woman was arrested May 20 after offering to perform a sex act on an undercover officer for $200. She told police that working as a prostitute was "one of the most degrading things she has ever experienced" but claimed she was strapped for cash and agreed to do it for Overton, whom she considered her boyfriend. The woman told police that she was required to turn over half her earnings to Overton, the charges say...
I'd say this fine upstanding citizen represents just what the NBA needs - more pimps. Or, maybe this chick could become the newest star of Basketball Wives on VH1. David Stern must be jiggy with the prospect of this thug joining the league and I say he'll fit right in with all the other punks, deadbeat dads, drug dealers and weapons merchants. Good luck, Venoy!
This is the third and final segment of Anderson Cooper's excellent report. For much more detail about George "Rentboy" Rekers, reparative therapy and the Family Research Council, please visit Box Turtle Bulletin.
On Tuesday I posted a map showing which states still have anti-sodomy laws on the books. In the clip below, Russia Today examines how those antiquated laws are using against Louisiana's sex workers, who are often forced to register as sex offenders.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been indicted on accusations that he hired an underage prostitute and then later intervened in her arrest on theft charges.
Granting a request by Milan magistrates, Judge Cristina Di Censo said the first hearing would take place on April 6, in a move that brings a long-running probe into the premier's private life to a head. Following the announcement, the prime minister's camp reiterated its claims that Berlusconi was the victim of a witch hunt by his political opponents. "We didn't expect anything else," his lawyers said. Berlusconi, whose bedroom antics sparked a nationwide protest by Italian women on the weekend, will be tried by three female judges. In the trial, the prime minister will have to answer allegations that he paid for sex with a nightclub dancer called "Ruby the Heart Stealer," who was 17 at the time. He is also accused of persuading police to release Ruby after she was arrested for alleged theft, and hand her over to Nicole Minetti, the prime minister's former dental hygienist and a regional representative for his party.In November, Berlusconi dismissed criticism of his "appreciation" for underage girls, saying, "At least I'm not a homo." Ironically, it is a homo who is thought to be the front-runner to replace him.
"The word marriage is a big deal to people of faith. We’ve made it sacred. That’s why I believe that churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples should have total freedom to have whatever types of unions they believe as godly. But I think that we as a democratic society, as a constitutional republic — if we don’t respect individual civil liberties, then we’re making a horrific mistake. The church is in the early stages of another ‘the earth is flat’ crisis. I say to all religious people that we should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry on the subject. Or we’re going to be embarrassed in another 10 or 20 years." - Ted Haggard, in this week's Advocate cover story.
The luggage-lifters at NARTH have the hilarious nerve to file a DOMA amicus brief after their now-disgraced leader went on a ten day European vacation with a lithe young Latino hottie rentboy.
A New York college student is suing a Vegas hooker for $1.8M because she only stayed for thirty minutes instead of the agreed upon full hour.
Unhappy customer Hubert Blackman said he was traumatized by the "tragic event," especially when he called cops and they threatened to bust him, the Las Vegas Sun reported Thursday. "I also would like to get my $275 payment back and a $1.8 million verdict for the tragic event that happened," Blackman said in the suit filed in Manhattan Federal Court, the paper said.Blackman says he thought prostitution was legal in Las Vegas, hence the call to the cops.
Disgraced pastor, rentboy patron, and accused meth-head Ted Haggard has landed a reality show.
Ted Haggard is coming to TLC. The controversial Christian evangelical is getting his own reality project on the cable network. Ted Haggard: Scandalous will air as a one-hour special on the network. The special, produced by RelativityReal and debuting Jan. 16, follows Haggard as he announces his new ministry in Colorado Springs, Colo. — the same town he left after the scandal. Naturally, if the special performs well, TLC might expand the concept into a full series.Remember, Ted Haggard is completely heterosexual.
