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7 charged in suburban prostitution sting

AURORA, Ill. (WBBM) - An undercover detail staged by Aurora Police Special Operations Group detectives that was aimed at prostitution activities advertised on the internet resulted in seven arrests last week at a far west side hotel.

Charged with solicitation of a sexual act were:

Gordon Luedtke, 48, of the 32W000 block of Church Hill Lane, Wayne, IL; Rafael Medrano (aka: Sandra Medrano), 34, of the 1100 block of Lebanon Street, Aurora; Kathleen Szarowicz, 23, of the 5600 block of 8th Street, Grandville, MI; Nicole Deuchler, 29, of the 1000 block of Fenton Street, Aurora; Victoria Clausen, 20, of the 200 block of Nippert Avenue, Romeoville; Heather Kroner, 21, of the 1900 block of West 28th Street, Van Buren, AR; and Wendy Negron, 34, of the 2500 block of South Finley Road, Lombard.

The operation took place Wednesday night and lasted into the early morning hours of Thursday morning (December 30-31). The Special Operations Investigators were assisted by officers from the Aurora Police Department's Community Oriented Policing and Patrol units; along with investigators from the Illinois State Police North Central Narcotics Task Force. Police are not naming the exact location of the detail citing the business's cooperation with authorities. The operation targeted the erotic sections of “Craigslist” and “Backpage.com”.

(mug shots available!)
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7 comments

  • shadowcat
    15 years ago
    The internet can be a dangerous place. Virus's, etc. I trust about 20 strippers at my favorite club but only 3 that will do FS ITC or OTC.
  • arbeeguy
    15 years ago
    Why would the conceal the location of the bust?
  • uscue13
    15 years ago
    Victoria would have been my pick, followed by Kathleen
  • steve229
    15 years ago
    uscue13,
    Good choices. Stripper mugshots remind me of those "Stars without their make-up" pictures. Helps to imagine how they would look with make-up, hair styled, under the strip club lights, after a couple drinks.

    Sam - Thanks, keep those mugshots coming!
  • vincemichaels
    15 years ago
    arbeeguy, most likely LE doesn't want to tip off the targets of the arrests to the location of their efforts. Kinda like going through the woods in hunting season, yelling and screaming alerting the deer.
  • potheadpl
    15 years ago
    What a waste of taxpayers' money. Independent escorts don't cause any harm to the neighborhood. Isn't there any crack being sold in Aurora? Seems that would be a better place to start.
  • mmdv26
    15 years ago
    Victoria
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