Crime & Safety

'Provocatively Attired' 60-Year-Old Busted for Prostitution, Say Police

Police arrested the woman on the sixth floor of the Holiday Inn, according to a report.

A 60-year-old Randolph woman was arrested after accepting $125 from an undercover detective for half an hour of sexual services, according to a report from the Somerville Police Department.

The report says detectives with the Somerville narcotics and vice squad were investigating reports of a woman advertising sexual conduct for a fee on the Internet.

One of the detectives arranged for a meeting—in a room on the sixth floor of the Holiday Inn at 30 Washington St., the report says.

After knocking on the hotel-room door, the detective was met by a "provocatively attired" woman, according to the report.

It says the woman, Diane Richardson, was asking for $125 for half an hour of sexual activity and $200 for an hour of sexual activity.

After the detective handed over $125, Richardson removed her clothes, told the detective to disrobe, handed him a Trojan condom and explained certain ground rules of the sexual encounter, according to the report.

At that point, the detective gave a prearranged signal, and an arrest team moved in to take Richardson into custody, the report says.

She was charged with engaging in sexual conduct for a fee.

The above information was supplied by the Somerville Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.


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