Merton, WI
Categories:
Tactics Used |
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|---|---|
| Auto Seizure | ✓ |
| Buyer Arrests | ✓ |
| Cameras | ✓ |
| Community Service | ✓ |
| Employment Loss | ✓ |
| Identity Disclosure | ✓ |
| IT Based Tactics | ✓ |
| John School | ✓ |
| Letters | ✓ |
| License Suspension | ✓ |
| Neighborhood Action | ✓ |
| Public Education | ✓ |
| Reverse Stings | ✓ |
| SOAP Orders | ✓ |
| Web Stings | ✓ |
Merton is a town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, with a population of about 8,600. The town is known to have prostitution issues, particularly that arranged via the internet, generating complaints to police. There have also been documented prostitution-related assaults with dangerous weapons, and sex trafficking activity within Waukesha County.
Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and response. Demand reduction tactics used in the town include the arrest of sex buyers and disclosure of their identities. In 2018, a Merton man was charged with soliciting prostitution after he called police when women he had hired allegedly stole his phone, after meeting at the man’s home home for paid sex. The man reported that three females had been at his residence and had stolen his cell phone and $400 in cash. They had met on the website, “back page,” and arranged for a price of $400 for various sexual acts. The man admitted he had left four $100 bills on a desk as a “donation” for the women. He noticed that his cell phone and the money were missing when one of the women went to the car to get a condom. The women were later stopped after officers spotted their vehicle and the man’s phone was found in one of their purses.
Key Partners
- Town of Merton Police Department
- Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office
- Waukesha Police Department
Key Sources
Sex Buyer Arrest, Identity Disclosure:
- https://www.tmj4.com/waukesha-county-man-calls-police-after-sex-workers-he-hired-stole-his-phone (2018)
- https://www.cbs58.com/3-arrested-for-prostitution-after-man-calls-police-to-report-theft-of-money-cell-phone (2018)
- https://www.jsonline.com/complaint-says-merton-man-paid-two-women-sex-and-one-ended-up-stealing-his-phone (2018)
- https://www.fox6now.com/man-2-others-face-prostitution-charges-after-man-called-to-report-theft-of-phone-cash (2018)
Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
- “Wisconsin Lawmakers Combat State’s Growing Human Trafficking Problem,” Wisconsin Gazette, March 9 2014.
- https://www.gmtoday.com/waukesha-woman-indicted-for-10-sex-trafficking-offenses/ (2022)
- https://www.wisn.com/pimpin-amanda-charged-10-counts-of-sex-trafficking (2022)
Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “Prostitution Ring Suspected in Raid”, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, May 20 2003.
- “Prostitute Gives Police Firm Leads, Helps Break Case”, Waukesha Freeman, July 22 2003.
- “Man Charged in Waukesha Sex Ring”, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, April 27 2004.
- “Three Women Charged with Prostitution”, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, December 30 2005.
- “Sullivan Woman Convicted for Helping Run Prostitution Ring”, Waukesha Freeman, October 26 2006.
- “Woman Gets Jail, Fine in Waukesha Prostitution Case”, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, December 8 2006.
- “Pair Arrested on Prostitution Charges”, Waukesha Freeman, July 14 2007.
- “Waukesha Police Want to License Escort Services”, Waukesha Freeman, February 5 2008.
- “Police Make More Escort Arrests”, Waukesha Freeman, June 28 2008.
- “Waukesha Police Bust 9 More Escorts”, Waukesha Freeman, August 29 2008.
- “Craigslist Ad Leads to Charge; Prostitution Alleged after Meeting with Undercover Officer”, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, April 1 2009.
- “Mukwonago Woman Charged in Waukesha Prostitution Sting”, Waukesha Patch, January 23 2012.
- “Prostitution Sting by Waukesha Police Nets Arrest of Milwaukee Woman”, Waukesha Patch, January 18 2013.
- “Escorted Away”, Waukesha Freeman, April 10 2013.
- https://www.fox6now.com/4-women-arrested-accused-of-prostitution-in-investigation-targeting-waukesha-massage-parlors (2016)
- https://www.cbs58.com/3-arrested-for-prostitution-after-man-calls-police-to-report-theft-of-money-cell-phone (2018)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch (2018)
- https://www.jsonline.com/waukesha-woman-who-escaped-police-custody-gets-probation-term (2019)
Background on Violence Occurring in Local Prostitution:
| State | Wisconsin |
| Type | City |
| Population | 8559 |
| Location |
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