Monday, September 12, 2011

Police Say AZ Church Was a House of Prostitution; Brothel Generated Tens of Thousands of $ a Month

A church in Arizona -- called the Phoenix Goddess Temple -- has been accused of being a house of prostitution, and a six-month undercover investigation has resulted in the arrests of 20 women and men who worked there, according to the CNN website.

Sgt. Steve Martos -- a Phoenix police spokesman -- said authorities are still searching for 17 more people, all of whom have been indicted in connection with the prostitution enterprise.

Police seized evidence last week showing that "male and female 'practitioners' working at the Temple were performing sexual acts in exchange for monetary 'donations,' all on the pretense of providing 'neo tantric' healing therapies," Phoenix police said.

The alleged brothel generated tens of thousands of dollars a month, Martos told CNN.

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