Four of the six alleged prostitutes charged following an undercover investigation at a Bristol Township strip club waived their preliminary hearings and plan to apply for a program for first-time offenders.
Amanda Oliveira, 34, of Deerfield Beach, Florida; Briana Lynne Kiedaisch, 21, of Levittown; Karlla Guerreiro, 40 of Philadelphia; and Welida Moraes, 30, of Philadelphia, didn’t speak a peep Tuesday before District Judge Robert Wagner as their attorneys’ waived their charges of prostitution to Doylestown. All the womens’ attorneys stated they would for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD), which is a pre-trial intervention program overseen by the district attorney’s office. The program is for non-violent offenders with no serious criminal history.
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Another woman who was charged in the case reportedly died days before the preliminary hearing date. Assistant District Attorney Kristi Hoover said Melissa L. Sally, 36, of Abington, passed away. An obituary stated the 36 year old died on December 20. The cause of her death was not immediately known to Hoover.
Colleen S. Patterson, 47, of Beverly, New Jersey, has hired attorney Ellis Klein and will come before Wagner on January 5, according to a court docket.
The women were accused of soliciting undercover Bucks County Detective and Pennsylvania State Police trooper for sex inside the Ballpark Tavern in the 7200 block of Route 13 in Levittown on several occasions in spring.
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The undercover investigation is one of the largest recent prostitution busts in the Levittown area.
Several of the six women charged used aliases like “Clover,” “Kelly,” “Nicci” and “Jasmine,” according to court papers.
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In many of the cases, the woman allegedly offered to perform sex acts for cash in separate area of the strip club. Law enforcement officers wrote in court papers that the “private areas” of the club were often “monitored/guarded” by a male employee of Ballpark Tavern.
“Want to go in the back?,” Kiedaisch allegedly asked a lawman, adding he would “get the best oral sex. She also told him oral sex was $60 and vaginal sex was $140, according to court papers.
Guerreiro allegedly told an undercover lawman that he could have sex with her “like a truck.”
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Online reviews from Yelp and Yellowbook appear to mention the alleged prostitution happening inside the club. One user wrote that one of the exotic dancers gives the “best bj (oral sex) in the world.” However, he does not indicate whether he paid money for the sex act he writes about.
Various other online postings appear to indicate dancers at the strip club offered sex acts for money.
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The club remained open following the investigation and charges being filed.
