HILLSIDE (Illinois) – A teenager once arrested alongside her mother in a prostitution case has been accused of running an escort service out of her suburban Chicago home using the popular website Craigslist.
Kimberly Petersen, 17, was arrested after detectives doing a routine search of the site’s classified boards found one that included an offer to ‘enjoy a beautiful blonde’ for $250 an hour and pictures of a smiling woman in lingerie. An undercover detective who called the number in the ad and arrived at Peterson’s home was quoted a $300 rate for a 27-year-old woman to perform a sex act, Hillside police chief Joseph Lukaszek said.Petersen was released on bond late last week after being arrested and charged with a misdemeanour, police said.Heidi Mudge, 27, was charged with prostitution.A 48-year-old man who came to the house while police were investigating also was arrested.Nampa-APAn undercover detective who called the number in the ad and arrived at Peterson’s home was quoted a $300 rate for a 27-year-old woman to perform a sex act, Hillside police chief Joseph Lukaszek said.Petersen was released on bond late last week after being arrested and charged with a misdemeanour, police said.Heidi Mudge, 27, was charged with prostitution.A 48-year-old man who came to the house while police were investigating also was arrested.Nampa-AP
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