I don't see a thread on this "mother". Shame on her. How many lives did she ruin? The headline doesn't quite cover the charges. She was convicted of child sex trafficking. Let's call it what it is.
http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/mother-who-ran-underage-prostitution-ring-sentenced
Mother who ran underage prostitution ring sentenced
June 29,2011
"A mother who ran an underage prostitution business along with her son and daughter was sentenced to spend 188 months in prison. On Tuesday, Chief Judge Todd J. Campbell in U.S. District Court in Nashville sentenced Teresa A. West, 46, for her role in recruiting several high school girls to work for her as escorts, the services of which she advertised on the Internet. West previously pleaded guilty to child sex-trafficking and conspiracy to obstruct enforcement charges. As part of her sentencing, West also received 10 years of supervised release.
According to a 2009 criminal complaint filed against West, her daughter Diana M. West and her son Casey G. West, the mother arranged for the underage girls to meet johns in motel rooms for sex and then later had them deposit earnings onto a re-loadable debit card...."
and
"....The cases against Casey and Diana West remain open."
more at link
http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/mother-who-ran-underage-prostitution-ring-sentenced
Mother who ran underage prostitution ring sentenced
June 29,2011
"A mother who ran an underage prostitution business along with her son and daughter was sentenced to spend 188 months in prison. On Tuesday, Chief Judge Todd J. Campbell in U.S. District Court in Nashville sentenced Teresa A. West, 46, for her role in recruiting several high school girls to work for her as escorts, the services of which she advertised on the Internet. West previously pleaded guilty to child sex-trafficking and conspiracy to obstruct enforcement charges. As part of her sentencing, West also received 10 years of supervised release.
According to a 2009 criminal complaint filed against West, her daughter Diana M. West and her son Casey G. West, the mother arranged for the underage girls to meet johns in motel rooms for sex and then later had them deposit earnings onto a re-loadable debit card...."
and
"....The cases against Casey and Diana West remain open."
more at link
