Washington's plea deal: Solicitation charge leads to 'John school'

Adolphus Washington of the Ohio State can have the solicitation charges filed against him be dismissed if he attends the 'John school' program for clients of paid escorts. The one-day training is designed to show the victimization of women in the flesh industry; its target audience are men who are convicted of the misdemeanor of paying for sex. Washington's counsel, Philip Templeton, said that his client was receiving the standard treatment given to offenders charged of the similar crime; he reiterated that the Ohio States's celebrated defensive tackle was not receiving "special treatment."

The Dispatch gives more details about the case. Washington was arrested in a sting operation conducted by Columbia, Ohio police last December 9. He met with a female undercover cop at the Far North Side motel and offered to pay $100 for sexual services. The undercover cop was contacted through an online site advertising professional sex escorts.

Washington was arraigned and pled guilty to the misdemanor charge of solicitation last December 9. Ohio State coach, Urban Meyer, suspended Washington after his arrest, blocking the defensive lineman's opportunity to play at the Senior Bowl on January 30. The Dispatch says that the arrest effectively "ended Washington's career." Prior to his arrest, many had been looking forward to Washington's performance in the Super Bowl.

In a related article by USA Today, Washington claimed he had learned from his mistake through a public apology he issued through his alma mater, the Notre Dame University.

More education is stored for him, though. Reason describes the 'John  school' as an eye-opening program created by Homeland Security, designed to show people arrested for solicitation their implicit participation in the sex trade. A second arrest for solicitation committed within a ten-year period can bring about more severe penalties: a one-year sentence and a $3,000 fine.

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Ohio State, Adolphus Washington, sex trade, prostitution, solicitation, John school

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