- 7/31/12—Phoenix (reference to Backpage.com)
- A man was arrested after police say he was involved in prostituting a 16-year-old girl.
- 30-year-old Joel-Davis Covington, also known as “Cash,” was taken into police custody at the Quality Inn and Suites hotel near Interstate 17 and Camelback Road on Sunday.
- Police say the victim was found to be an outstanding runaway juvenile. During interviews, she told officers that she worked as a prostitute in the area of 27th Avenue and Indian School Road and her services were advertised on the website backpage.com.
- Police say the victim’s cell phone number was in backpage.com’s escort service ads, along with pictures and her belongings were in the hotel room. The victim was also shown a picture of Covington on Facebook.com and positively identified him as “Cash.” She explained to police that she gave him all of the money she made prostituting and he took care of her.
- Reported by Kim Schriner through Fox10.com
Arizona–07/31/12
August 6, 2012 By
