Other Crimes Dealing With Prostitution

In addition to the basic California sex crime of prostitution, there are a variety of additional crime that encompass this offense that may be prosecuted as misdemeanors or felonies. The following are some of the most commonly prosecuted in this state.

Persuading another to visit a place kept for the purpose of prostitution will be charged as a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in county jail and a maximum $500 fine.

Operating, owning or living in a house or inn that is kept for the purpose of prostitution or lewdness will be charged as a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in county jail and a maximum $1,000 fine.

Taking a person against his or her will and without his or her consent (or with his or her consent, obtained by fraudulent misrepresentation) for the purpose of prostitution will be charged as a felony, punishable by 16 months or two or three years in state prison and a maximum $2,000 fine. If the accused has previously procured others to live in houses of prostitution, that evidence may be admissible to prove his or her guilty intent.

Purchasing (either with money or something else of value) a person for the purpose of prostitution or for the purpose of placing that person in a house for immoral purposes against his or her will will be charged as a felony, punishable by 16 months or two or three years in state prison.

Placing, leaving or procuring another to place or leave one’s own wife in a house of prostitution either by force, intimidation, threats, persuasion, promises or any other means will be charged as a felony, punishable by imprisonment in state prison for two, three or four years. The accused will be guilty of this charge even if he simply consents to or permits his wife to live or remain there or if he doesn’t do anything to actively take her home. The fact that one’s wife was a prostitute before the marriage will not serve as a defense to this charge. However, if the accused used all lawful means to cause her to be removed from the house of prostitution, was eager for her to leave and/or tried to persuade her to do so using a variety of reasonable methods, those facts will serve as a defense to this crime.

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