38 busted in reverse sex stings

Friday, April 11, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

A total of 38 individuals have been accused of soliciting undercover female police officers for sex.

The arrests and citations were made at undisclosed locations during the operations, which were held March 18-19 and April 6 and 9, police said.

The list of arrestees includes three local juveniles, a carpenter, an optical technician, a bus driver, a local casino shift boss, a bartender, a concrete worker, two truck drivers, a computer salesman, and a cable installer.

They range in age from 16 to 65, and include 31 locals, 1 transient, and tourists from Iowa, Colorado and California.

The names of those arrested during the stings are available to the public at the Metro Police Plaza Desk and all substations.

Metro has conducted 13 reverse prostitution stings this year, resulting in 132 arrests/citations.

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