Prostitutes Service Migrant Farm Workers

(Cortland County, New York) Four area women were arrested this week in a sweep of a prostitution ring allegedly providing sex-for-pay services to migrant farm workers. The names of the alleged prostitutes are:

- Wendy L. Brewer, 19, of 10 James St., Auburn,

- Lisa M. Dennis, 20, of 4 Orchard St., Auburn,

- Amie L. Shaffer, 31, of 88 Clark St., Auburn,

- Shannon E. Terwilliger (no pic), 27, of 101 Main St., Port Byron.

Wendy Brewer - Lisa Dennis - Amie Shaffer
The four have been charged with prostitution and promoting prostitution.

The investigation found that the women have been engaging in prostitution-related activities at several farms where migrant workers work and live, in at least four of the surrounding counties. The investigation is still ongoing with possible additional charges pending.

Shaffer, Brewer and Dennis were booked into custody at the Cortland County Jail without bail. Terwilliger is being held at the Cayuga County Jail.

Maybe it's just me, but I think that going out and swapping body fluids with a series of migrant workers just ratchets up the health risk level from dangerous to possibly deadly.

Since they regularly travel to many locations, migrant workers are subjected to a larger number of opportunities to acquire and transmit infections and diseases. Migrant workers likely also don't have their own primary care physicians. Consequently, the alleged prostitutes could be carrying just about anything.