Woman arrested for 'prostitution' after posting a Craigs list ad for Phillies TIX! - The Orange Mane

broncofan7 · 10-28-2009, 08:40 AM

RIDICULOUS--if someone thinks she is hot enough(and she's NOT!) to give up his tickets for a 5 minute grind--so be it--

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/lo...of_police.html

Ticket seeker's pitch runs afoul of police

By Kathy Boccella

Inquirer Staff Writer

If they ever invented a version of catnip for the human male, it would probably have something to do with sex . . . and World Series tickets.

So when a 43-year-old, self-described "gorgeous tall buxom blonde" from Philadelphia seemed to offer one for the other in an ad on the Web site Craigslist, it was guaranteed to capture the attention of men throughout the region - including the Bensalem police.

After setting up a sting in a Bensalem bar on Monday night, police say they arrested Susan Finkelstein, 43, who lives in West Philadelphia and works at the Wistar Institute.

She allegedly had posted a Sex-and-the-Series ad saying she was a loyal Phillies fan in need of two World Series tickets. The posting said that the price was negotiable, and that "I'm the creative type! Maybe we can help each other!"

A Bensalem undercover officer who responded to the ad asked Finkelstein to meet him at the bar.

Once there, "she said she would trade sexual favors for Phillies tickets," Bensalem's safety director, Fred Harran, said yesterday. "She wanted the tickets at any cost and was willing to go the extra mile."

In the time it takes Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins to turn a double play, Bensalem officers arrested Finkelstein and charged her with soliciting prostitution, a misdemeanor.

Her reaction? "She realized she wasn't going to the World Series," said Harran - who is a native New Yorker, by the way.

To be sure, last-minute Series tickets aren't cheap. The Web site StubHub was offering seats for tonight's opening game in Yankee Stadium at anywhere from $249 to $9,500 - and more for the games that follow.

Police seemed a bit chagrined at the widespread interest in the case. A Bensalem sergeant mistakenly sent out a news release and scheduled a news conference that attracted media from as far away as New York, Harran said.

By the time Harran realized what had happened, it was too late to call off the news conference. Now he's afraid people will think Bensalem police "had nothing better to do."

"It's only a prostitution arrest. It's not that big a deal," he said.

Why Bensalem? Because the arresting officer was part of a unit that trolls the Internet for crime, Harran said. He said the officer pursued the Craigslist ad to protect minors.

Police say Finkelstein is married. Her Facebook profile says she is a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania.

She also is a devoted fan. On Oct. 20, the day after the Phillies' come-from-behind victory in game four of the National League Championship Series, Finkelstein wrote that "it was WELL worth freezing in the stands and paying $7 for Bud Lite!!!!"

Yesterday, she added a post saying she wondered about the "integrity" of police. A friend replied: "I share that thought with you Susan. But, on the bright side, it's good to know that they've completely eliminated all of the violent crime in Philly and now have the time to focus on insignificant issues . . ."

Later, another friend wrote: "Youre a hero, Go Phils!"

No one answered the door yesterday at Finkelstein's home near the Penn campus.

Last night, Finkelstein's attorney said what happened between his client and the police officer was "not a crime."

"She was looking for tickets, not sex," said lawyer William J. Brennan, calling Finkelstein a "live-and-die Phillies fan" who simply wanted tickets for herself and her husband.

A spokeswoman for the Wistar Institute, which specializes in biomedical research, said Finkelstein was assistant director of communications. She was not at work yesterday, said Staci Vernick Goldberg, Finkelstein's boss.

"It's an unfortunate situation, and we're treating it as a confidential personnel matter," said Goldberg.

Though Harran played down the arrest, David Zellis, first assistant Bucks County district attorney, said Bensalem police were known "for being very aggressive about upholding the law."

Zellis said the prostitution pinch wasn't exactly the case of the century.

"It's kind of one of those interesting things that gets a chuckle out of people," he said. "Hopefully this woman is not a prostitute and this was a one-time dumb thing."

Rohirrim · 10-28-2009, 08:42 AM

Isn't that Ann Coulter?

Beantown Bronco · 10-28-2009, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by broncofan7

RIDICULOUS--if someone thinks she is hot enough(and she's NOT!) to give up his tickets for a 5 minute grind--so be it--
"

5 minutes? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you're seriously overestimating about 3/4 of the posters here.

ak1971 · 10-28-2009, 08:43 AM

I wonder if a monkey propositioned her?

broncofan7 · 10-28-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ak1971

I wonder if a monkey propositioned her?

No--but a PIG did......and promptly arrested her.

jhns · 10-28-2009, 08:53 AM

Man, why can't I find a girlfriend that will whore herself out for Broncos tickets? Some guys have all the luck.

HAT · 10-28-2009, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ak1971

I wonder if a monkey propositioned her?

hambone13 · 10-28-2009, 08:58 AM

...apparently the police don't have anything better to do...maybe they could find a non card carrying member of the pot smoking community to incarcerate...or maybe a bogus sex offender caught urinating in public.....geez. Go catch a bad person.

Garcia Bronco · 10-28-2009, 09:12 AM

I am just at a loss as to why law enforcement gives a **** about what she does with her p***Y.

Hotrod · 10-28-2009, 09:13 AM

Whooa I woundnt give up faider vs chefs tickets for that mug

ak1971 · 10-28-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by McDortoh

Whooa I woundnt give up faider vs chefs tickets for that mug

you are so full of ****..I know what the talent is like where you live

Beantown Bronco · 10-28-2009, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

I am just at a loss as to why law enforcement gives a **** about what she does with her p***Y.

she probably only offered him a handjob

Hotrod · 10-28-2009, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ak1971

you are so full of ****..I know what the talent is like where you live

Busted

baja · 10-28-2009, 09:19 AM

Ya like women have never screwed for stuff before.

Do you feel safer that our police are saving us from these dangerous women?

TheReverend · 10-28-2009, 09:22 AM

Oh my... Bucks county is like right next door.

Brb, moving Monday.

SportinOne · 10-28-2009, 09:23 AM

does anyone else still find it strange when they start quoting facebook/myspace posts? I'm assuming that's what they were referring to but I don't believe they were specific. Okay, yep, there it is. Facebook. And it looks like that's where they got most of their information about her. Just bizarre. I mean, are we really legitimizing social networking sites as anything more than mindless babble?

jhns · 10-28-2009, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by baja

Ya like women have never screwed for stuff before.

Do you feel safer that our police are saving us from these dangerous women?

They are trying to protect the children, not us. Learn to read: "He said the officer pursued the Craigslist ad to protect minors."

I know tons of minors spending 250-9500 on tickets. They stopped some minor from starting a life of crime. How is that not a good thing?

WolfpackGuy · 10-28-2009, 09:29 AM

Stay classy, Phillies fans

broncofan7 · 10-28-2009, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhns

Man, why can't I find a girlfriend that will whore herself out for Broncos tickets? Some guys have all the luck.

But I hear that you have quite the collection of cracker jack prizes b/c of her! JK!

baja · 10-28-2009, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhns

They are trying to protect the children, not us. Learn to read: "He said the officer pursued the Craigslist ad to protect minors."

I know tons of minors spending 250-9500 on tickets. They stopped some minor from starting a life of crime. How is that not a good thing?

Were you a minor when you first got laid and if not why?

Rohirrim · 10-28-2009, 09:46 AM

I guess the monkey was bummed out. He only had those useless silver coins.

Rohirrim · 10-28-2009, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhns

They are trying to protect the children, not us. Learn to read: "He said the officer pursued the Craigslist ad to protect minors."

I know tons of minors spending 250-9500 on tickets. They stopped some minor from starting a life of crime. How is that not a good thing?

Getting a little trim is a "life of crime?" What Catholic school did you attend?

broncofan7 · 10-28-2009, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rohirrim

Getting a little trim is a "life of crime?" What Catholic school did you attend?

He's being SARCASTIC. You, on the other hand, are just being 'ROH'.

Rohirrim · 10-28-2009, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by broncofan7

He's being SARCASTIC. You, on the other hand, are just being 'ROH'.

And I wasn't? You've got to stop hanging out with sex-crazed monkeys.

No matter what they offer you.

Hotrod · 10-28-2009, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by broncofan7

He's being SARCASTIC. You, on the other hand, are just being 'ROH'.

Holy blood pressure batman

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10-28-2009, 08:42 AM	#2
Rohirrim Partisan Human Cannonball Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Twixt Hell & Highwater Posts: 48,854	Isn't that Ann Coulter?

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ak1971 uhhhh Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,538	I wonder if a monkey propositioned her?

10-28-2009, 08:53 AM	#6
jhns I'm all up in your face but you still can't C me! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Omaha Posts: 12,405 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	Man, why can't I find a girlfriend that will whore herself out for Broncos tickets? Some guys have all the luck.

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hambone13 Ring of Famer New to the Forum Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,973 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	...apparently the police don't have anything better to do...maybe they could find a non card carrying member of the pot smoking community to incarcerate...or maybe a bogus sex offender caught urinating in public.....geez. Go catch a bad person.

10-28-2009, 09:12 AM	#9
Garcia Bronco Hokie since 1993 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 45,991 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tom Jackson	I am just at a loss as to why law enforcement gives a ** about what she does with her p*Y.

10-28-2009, 09:13 AM	#10
Hotrod Self Appointed Expert aka Dortoh Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25,136 Adopt-a-Bronco: Miss I	Whooa I woundnt give up faider vs chefs tickets for that mug

10-28-2009, 09:19 AM	#14
baja It is what it Is. Pay attention. Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 53,932 Adopt-a-Bronco: Buy My Book	Ya like women have never screwed for stuff before. Do you feel safer that our police are saving us from these dangerous women?

10-28-2009, 09:22 AM	#15
TheReverend www.PatrickTurley.org ^ buy this... twice Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 33,026 Adopt-a-Bronco: Mike Shanahan	Oh my... Bucks county is like right next door. Brb, moving Monday.

10-28-2009, 09:23 AM	#16
SportinOne Ring of Famer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,422	does anyone else still find it strange when they start quoting facebook/myspace posts? I'm assuming that's what they were referring to but I don't believe they were specific. Okay, yep, there it is. Facebook. And it looks like that's where they got most of their information about her. Just bizarre. I mean, are we really legitimizing social networking sites as anything more than mindless babble?

10-28-2009, 09:29 AM	#18
WolfpackGuy Call me, "Maybe" Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 5,676	Stay classy, Phillies fans

10-28-2009, 09:46 AM	#21
Rohirrim Partisan Human Cannonball Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Twixt Hell & Highwater Posts: 48,854	I guess the monkey was bummed out. He only had those useless silver coins.