Countywide : Man, Woman Convicted of Pimping, Pandering
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Alfonso Lopez and Wendy Haskin, both of Buena Park, who prosecutors said operated one of Orange County’s largest prostitution rings, were convicted by a jury Tuesday on 39 counts of pimping and pandering.
Advertising in the Yellow Pages and the Orange County Register, Lopez and Haskin ran a disguised call-girl service under various names, including Chi Chi Escorts, Adam and Eve Escorts and She Escorts, prosecutors said. Their operation stretched into Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, Deputy Dist. Atty. Kenneth O. Chinn said.
Anaheim police arrested Lopez and Haskin in May, 1986, and then again in August for continuing to operate the same services. They arrested Lopez yet again last February; his trial for charges stemming from that arrest is scheduled for September.
Chinn said he will wait to see what happens at the sentencing hearing on Aug. 28 before deciding whether to proceed with another trial. Both Lopez and Haskin face prison terms of three to 14 years, Chinn said.
Lopez is in Orange County jail on $250,000 bond. Haskin is free on $25,000 bail.
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