Dallas Adult Entertainment: Prostitute Diversion Conference: Defense attorney accuses Dallas police of …
There was a relatively tense moment following Melissa Farley’s keynote address at the National Prostitute Diversion Conference this morning.
A woman who identified herself as a Dallas defense attorney suggested during the Q&A session that undercover Dallas vice officers often entrap entrap potential male customers, who she referred to as “fake Johns.” She did not elaborate or offer any evidence.
This conference was largely organized by Dallas police and the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department, so there were a few people in the room who clearly did not appreciate the woman’s accusation.
Among them was Dallas police Sgt. Louis Felini, the architect of DPD’s Prostitution Diversion Initiative. He was quickly on his feet, microphone in hand.
“We get tremendous amounts of complaints of prostitution in neighborhoods where families are,” said Felini, who added that officers properly enforce laws in arresting prostitutes and their potential customers.