Mixed verdict for woman accused of offering sexual favors in exchange for World Series tickets
By APFriday, March 26, 2010
Mixed verdict for woman in sex-for-tickets case
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A Philadelphia woman accused of offering sexual favors for World Series tickets has been found not guilty of prostitution, but guilty of attempted prostitution.
Forty-four-year-old Susan Finkelstein took the stand Thursday during her trial in Bucks County Court. She said she placed an ad with sexual overtones, but that she’s not a prostitute.
Authorities allege Finkelstein met with an undercover Bensalem police officer in October and offered to perform sexual acts in exchange for tickets to the World Series between the Phillies and New York Yankees.
Finkelstein says she placed a “goofy” ad on Craigslist and she did hope to use her “feminine wiles” to get tickets.
But she says she never offered sexual favors as part of the bargaining.
