Crime & Safety
Moon Police Charge Two Women With Prostitution
The women unknowingly met a detective at Motel 6.
Moon Township police have charged two Venango County women with prostitution, according to the Ellwood City Ledger.
A Moon detective stated in a criminal complaint obtained by the newspaper that he was investigating Internet prostitution in March when he found an ad at Pittsburgh Backpage Escorts offering a "two-girl special" for $340.
The detective stated he met Jessica Armant, 19, and Samantha Anderson, 20, of Franklin, at Motel 6 in Moon in March. The detective reportedly paid $340 to watch the women have sex and was offered other services for an additional $25.
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Following the arrests, the women were given time to seek drug addiction treatment, but in May the detective reportedly again saw their online ad this time asking for a $340 donation.
Armant and Anderson are also charged with promoting prostitution, criminal conspiracy and possessing an instrument of crime.
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