Prostitution: What Triggers Infidelity?
Posted on March 26, 2008
Filed Under Criminal Law, Law, Sex Offenders |
Why do powerful men like recently disgraced former New York governor Eliot Spitzer turn to prostitution for sex? The answer is more complicated than boredom in the marital bed, says best-selling author Dave Zinczenko, editor of upscale magazine Men’s Health. Feelings of power and invincibility cause high-profile men to seek high-priced sex from high-class prostitutes.
“They think their invincibility in the office will also extend to their private lives, which they assume will remain private no matter how high-profile they may be,” explains Zinczenko. “Arrogance is a form of blindness, after all.”
Politicians, corporate officers, actors, musicians and other celebrities have large sums of ready cash at their disposal for hotels, expensive dinners and classy call girls. They spend their day surrounded by people eager to stroke their ego and do their bidding. It seems natural, Zinczenko says, to want to extend that power into the bedroom. At home these powerful men “can feel like they’re last in the family pecking order,” explains Zinczenko. Their wife’s attention is often focused on her own job, social commitments or children. Prostitution boosts the ego and the hormones, a dangerous combination.
In California, prostitution is classed as Disorderly Conduct. Under California Penal Code, both the prostitute and client can be charged with solicitation and prostitution. In California, it is a criminal offense both to provide sex in exchange for money and to receive sex in exchange for payment. If found guilty, you could face stiff penalties and end up with a criminal record.
To combat prostitution, California law enforcement officers use sting operations and prostitution ring breakups like the tactics that netted former governor Spitzer. Both prostitutes and their clients — of either gender – are aggressively prosecuted, particularly in Los Angeles County. While first-time offenses are usually charged as misdemeanors, subsequent offenses can be charged as felonies.
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