Commonwealth v. Pinhas

OPINION OF THE COURT

WILKINSON, Justice.

Appellee, the manager of the Cavalier Health Spa, was arrested and charged with conspiracy1 and promoting prostitution2 on September 30, 1977 by a detective assigned to the Allegheny County Vice Squad. The arrest was made following an incident in which one of the female employes of the spa attempted to perform an act of deviate sexual activity upon the detective during a one-half hour massage for which the detective had paid $20. Appellee was tried with two codefendants, masseuses from the same spa, who had been charged with prostitution3 as a result of…