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Twenty-one men were arrested Thursday after responding to online prostitution advertisements in Northwest Cook County.
Sheriff’s police set up meetings at a hotel with would-be buyers and an officer posing as a person selling sex online, the Cook County sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Once the man agreed to exchange money for sex, an officer waiting outside entered the hotel room and took the man into custody, the sheriff’s office said.
All of the men were issued $1,000 citations for violation of the county’s public morals nuisance ordinance, and 17 vehicles were towed, the sheriff’s office said. The owner is required to pay $500 to reclaim the vehicles.
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Twenty-two men were arrested Wednesday after responding to online advertisements for prostitution in Northwest Cook County.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victim’s Unit set up meetings with would-be buyers and an officer posing as a person selling sex at a hotel in Northwest Cook County, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Once the men offered to exchange money for sex, officers waiting outside entered the hotel room and took the men into custody, the sheriff’s office said.
Twenty-two men were issued $1,000 citations for violation of the county’s public morals nuisance ordinance, and 19 vehicles were towed under the ordinance, requiring an additional $500 to reclaim, the sheriff’s office said.