Three Sentenced in Golf Prostitution Case

[Rictor]

Three Sentenced in Golf Prostitution Case
Friday, November 05, 2004

NORCO, Calif. — Two golf course managers and a tournament organizer were sentenced to house arrest for hosting two competitions featuring prostitutes and strippers stationed along the putting greens.

Superior Court Judge Christian F. Thierbach (search) chided the three for their "immoral and illegal actions" at the so-called girlie tournaments in spring 2002.

More than a dozen prostitutes and strippers, including a 16-year-old girl, set up tents and advertised their services on boards, officials said. About 160 golfers paid $200 apiece to play, though some showed up without their clubs, officials said.

Sheriff's deputies wearing camouflage raided the second tournament, detaining 90 golfers and 17 strippers and alleged prostitutes, along with golf course workers.

Event organizer Sandy Juarez, 39, was accused of providing the prostitutes. In a deal with prosecutors, she pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy to corrupt public morals and testified against Hidden Valley Golf Club (search) general manager Jason Wood, 38, and his former assistant, Darren James Bollinger, 30. The pair pleaded guilty in July to the same charge.

All three were sentenced to 125 days of house arrest.

[MP]

Any holes in one?

[Rictor]

The light sentences everyone got leads me to believe there wasn't any evidence so they just took a plea bargain because the state was going to drag the case out. Think how much tax money would be made and saved if prostitution was legalized and taxed.

[Rictor]

I'm always pissed off when I see the local police on the news because they've spent thousands of tax dollars to conduct a sting to catch a couple crack whores and some johns. Go after the source, dammit...stop the crack dealers and get the crack whores help.