'A typical solicitation (charge) involves an undercover detective who has direct communication with the alleged suspect,' Roger said, explaining that prosecutors need that direct line of evidence to nail down a conviction. 'There is no such evidence when you go into a place like this (a brothel) and find a male and some prostitutes.'"

Can that be true? A male is found with a bunch of prostitutes in an area which is described elsewhere in the Review-Journal's story as containing: "four beds, four TVs, a bulk order of 1,000 condoms and eight gallons of lubricant." And, in this hypothetical the man even admits to police what he is doing there. You still could not charge him in Las Vegas? Or, is it that juries here won't convict him? I am going to make some calls on this to the DA and local defense attorneys today and see if I can get some clarification.

Anyway, if the police really believe these women have been victims of human trafficking and forced into prostitution, it seems to me, that charging some of the customers that flow money into that system would be appropriate. It was, after all, a two year investigation; so, I assume all sorts of evidence against regular customers and others should have been obtainable to convince a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.

One side issue: I am curious about (and anyone with information please e-mail me) how hard it is to get a legitimate massage in Las Vegas late on a Saturday night?  I called over to the Mirage spa to see if a customer could schedule or request a massage on a Saturday night. I was told the spa closes at 9 PM and there was no other service available after that. I then called the Mirage concierge desk to ask if there was anyway they could arrange a legitimate massage late on Saturday night and was told that there was nothing they knew to do.