Crime & Safety

Woman Arrested in Act of 'Prostitution'

Deputies say Denise Desmarais was looking for sex online and had sex for money in a hotel room.

Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies say Denise Desmarais placed an “ad for sex” recently on a Backpage.com, a website where users can post classifieds.

Deputies found her engaged in an act of prostitution with a man in room 254 of the Tahitian Resort at 2337 U.S. 19 in Holiday on June 18, according to an arrest report. She did so in exchange for $80, according to the report.

She admitted to having sex and performing a sex act on the man. The man told deputies he paid her to “get together,” according to the report.

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They also found rolled up joints in the hotel room. They tested positive for marijuana. Desmarais admitted to smoking and owning them.

Desmarais was arrested and charged with prostitution and possession of marijuana. She was booked into the Land O’ Lakes jail but was later released after posting $150 bail. 

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