Sheriff: Detroit mom hosted sex party using underage girls
George Hunter / The Detroit News
DETROIT -- A 39-year-old woman was arrested early this morning after allegedly hosting a sex party that involved two 16-year-old girls -- one of whom was the woman's daughter -- and 19 prostitutes.
The woman charged $15 cover charge for the party in her home on Cherrylawn near Curtis on Detroit's west side, Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans said.
An undercover officer with the sheriff's Special Operations Unit infiltrated the home after police got a tip that a sex party involving underage girls was planned. At about 4 a.m. this morning, officers from the Southeast Michigan Crimes Against Children Task Force and Violent Crimes Task Force raided the home.
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Evans said officers who executed the search warrant were surprised to find out the mother of one of the underage girls was hosting the party.
"It is bad enough to think that a 16-year-old girl would fall into this type of exploitation, but to find out that her mother allegedly was encouraging it is just sickening," Evans said in a statement.
When officers raided the home, they found the two underage girls dancing partially nude. There were about 20 adult men inside the home; in addition to the $15 cover charge, they paid whatever each prostitute charged for sex, Evans said.
It is not clear whether either of the underage girls were offering sex for money.
"It's pretty safe to assume that it would have lead to (prostitution) eventually in that environment," Evans said. "Thankfully, we were able to shut this party down before things got that far."
Most of the prostitutes and johns were ticketed and released, but the girl's mother was arrested, as were three men who were involved in operating the party, Evans said. All face charges of Operating a House of Illegal Occupation, but the mother likely will face additional charges.
The woman's daughter has been taken into protective custody and the other 16-year-old girl was released to her parents.
Police also confiscated three handguns and marijuana, ecstasy pills and heroin, along with several hundred dollars in cash. The money is believed to be proceeds from the party. Approximately 10 vehicles also were impounded.
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