The Sex Lottery

It just seems like I can't get away from my hometown of Columbus, Ohio, can I?

Even as I'm about 2500 miles to the north and west in my adopted hometown (of almost 12 years) Portland, Oregon, I still have a place in my heart for good ol' Cowtown. after all, my family's still there, as are many people I grew up with.

So this being said, there's one thing that Columbus can't get away from: SIN!

Oh, yes, I remember vividly when Donald 'Buz' Lukens had sex with a then-sixteen year-old girl. WSYX, the ABC affiliate in Columbus, secretly
Lukens got convicted on misdemeanor charges of delinquency of a minor. And then, there was a story up the road in Cleveland about some sex scandal that happened in that neck of the woods.

So, it hardly surprises me that the city of my birth has found itself- yet again- in another sex scandal. This time, it involves a faculty advisor from Ohio State University; a realtor, and a caseworker from Franklin County Children Services (the local DFS agency). And, they used that tool criminals seem to love as of late: Craigslist!

OSU nursing advisor Chris Johnson created a sex chat line over the summer, and advertised a monthly raffle while the realtor, Rusty Blades used his house for the brothel in the Brewery District, just south of the city center and west of the historic German Village district. For $10, the lucky players competed for the chance to win the ultimate prize: an hour with FCCS case worker Vanise Dunn. Only, you couldn't bring the snotrags with you (of course, if you did, you'd probably get charged extra for babysitting).

And now Dunn is charged with prostitution, with Blades and Johnson facing charges on promoting prostitution.

The politics of sex. How fun can that be?

Copyright (C) 2008, by Darren W. Alexander. All Rights Reserved.

� 2008, by Darren W. Alexander. All Rights Reserved.