Elswick v. Commonwealth

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Warren Els wick was convicted in the Pike Circuit Court of promoting prostitution in the second degree. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of four years. Elswick’s arrest was an event of substantial proportion, and was widely reported in the local newspapers and on radio stations. At trial the Commonwealth proved that the appellant had started his operation as a small massage parlor near the outskirts of town. As his business expanded, he moved to the center of Pikeville in a facility known as the Hopkins Building. The adult activity center located in Room 303…