Prostitution San Fernando Valley

The Los Angeles city attorney's office has filed charges against seven people stemming from an October sweep of chiropractor offices that were allegedly fronts for prostitution houses, authorities said Friday. The seven people were charged with either prostitution or operating as massage technicians without a license, or both, according to Mike Qualls, a city attorney spokesman.

The Los Angeles city attorney's office has filed charges against seven people stemming from an October sweep of chiropractor offices that were allegedly fronts for prostitution houses, authorities said Friday. The seven people were charged with either prostitution or operating as massage technicians without a license, or both, according to Mike Qualls, a city attorney spokesman.

A Van Nuys woman has been sentenced to four months in jail for violating a mapping program that bans convicted prostitutes from plying their trade in certain areas of the San Fernando Valley during nighttime hours. The sentence, the most severe handed down so far for violating the 4-month-old law's provisions, was imposed Friday on Lillian Romero, 46, for entering the vehicle of a male motorist within a restricted area. Under Los Angeles City Atty.

A new program to curb prostitution on San Fernando Valley streets was unveiled by Los Angeles City Atty. James K. Hahn on Thursday, who said it would also help cut down on drug trafficking and other crimes. But civil rights lawyers expressed concern about the program, which allows Valley-based uniformed officers to arrest certain prostitutes on a probation violation simply for attracting traffic during evening hours. A similar program is already in effect in Hollywood.