Pimping charges dropped

By Lisa Provence |
Published online 3:49pm Thursday Jan 13th, 2011
and in print issue #1003 dated Thursday Jan 20th, 2011

Pandering charges are nol prossed.
PHOTO ALBEMARLE POLICE

Charges against a couple arrested in November for allegedly running a prostitution ring were dropped today in Albemarle General District Court.

Pablo Castro, 28, and Sandra Morales, 22, were each charged with one felony count for receiving money or other valuables for the purpose of unlawful sexual intercourse in their Abbington Crossing apartment.

According to a release at the time of the arrest, an anonymous caller tipped off police. Gisela Martinez, 36, was charged with one count of prostitution, a misdemeanor, and allegedly told police she was brought to the apartment in the 700 block of Lords Court from Washington to service men.

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20 comments

chicorico January 18th, 2011 | 1:58am

pimpin aint easy

Jeff D January 13th, 2011 | 11:00pm

Hmm, now I wonder who the 'John' was.

Greg January 14th, 2011 | 10:59am

You are all such trash. These poor folks are probably having a tough time

Rubber Duck January 13th, 2011 | 6:39pm

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Wog January 13th, 2011 | 9:32pm

And what ever happened to the Mann Act - transporting someone across state lines for illegal sexual activity?

gg22901 January 13th, 2011 | 9:32pm

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Doh! January 14th, 2011 | 12:17am

Chang!

dan1101 January 13th, 2011 | 3:55pm

So how do these things get dropped? Not guilty? Plea bargain?

Austro January 13th, 2011 | 4:05pm

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mike j January 13th, 2011 | 4:13pm

Come on, let's have some fun!

alvin January 13th, 2011 | 5:06pm

Please tell me this. If the City fines Johnson Elementary School for not cleaninng their sidewalk from snow, do they just pay themselves or keep the money because the City owns the schools so why are they not responsible for assisting in the cleanings of the sidewalks.

Also, how come no one wants to address the lack of minority officers in Charlottesville. There are approx. 7 and Chville has a 35% minority population...????

Protagonist January 13th, 2011 | 5:40pm

And they are not deported why?

ontheroad33 January 13th, 2011 | 5:59pm

They are not deported because the govt doesn't care anymore. I have a friend who works for ICE and they have been told to "back off". Its over folks, the law means nothing.

Ann January 13th, 2011 | 7:35pm

Why would you assume that they are not American citizens and should be deported?

Duh January 13th, 2011 | 7:40pm

Come on, Ann. Don't be a jack-wagon. You know the deal.

george jones January 13th, 2011 | 8:08pm

end the war blessed is the peacemaker.

ntk January 14th, 2011 | 10:20am

Their is an immigration hold - they will be deported, even though not convicted

ontheroad33 January 14th, 2011 | 1:13pm

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Amigo1 January 14th, 2011 | 5:39pm

This sure aint your father's Charlottesville anymore. The future looks very messy.

Maybe January 14th, 2011 | 9:10pm

We could try being less selfish.

Don't worry though, the market will self -regulate us out of every problem we have. Gorilla pimp style.