How To Avoid Legal Trouble As An Escort Client

How To Avoid Legal Trouble As An Escort Client

With some very prominent exceptions, it is illegal in most places to pay for the sexual services of another person – or, to be plain – it is illegal to solicit prostitution. So, now that you are on this page, you clearly are interested in the services of an escort yet at the same time wondering how you can get those services – which in many cases include sex – and not have to deal with any legal consequences for spending time with an escort. Unfortunately, escort services are situated in a bit of a legal grey area in which you can ostensibly have a good time with an escort, but if you agree to pay for sexual services, then you are running a risk of being on the wrong side of the law.

The goal here is to shed some light on how the law works, and what you can do to make sure that when you hire an escort, you are not walking into a trap and then finding your name and picture plastered across the front page of your local newspaper. That is obviously the outcome no one wants, so pay attention. Avoiding trouble with the law is important for everyone. EscortRankings tells you how to stay on the right side of the law when spending time with escorts.

Know Your Local and National Laws

If you want to see a place where the laws about prostitution may be needlessly complex, of course the best place to look is the United States. In the state of Nevada, there is legalized prostitution and brothels. The reality is that if you live in this state, you have no problem finding legal sex to pay for. However, in many other places in the United States, you have draconian laws that will brutally punish the clientele of escorts. So, this means that discretion must be used, whether or not you are living in the United States or the United Kingdom. Another thing to understand is that in the United States, there is a law called FOSTA which essentially prohibits the advertising of anything that can facilitate a transaction of online sex. This law essentially is the reason that Backpage is shut down in the United States along with other sites escorts used, like Craigslist. Knowing the laws in your area is critical, because when you know the law, you will have a better idea of when to fish and when to cut bait.

Once you understand the laws, the next step is to understand what you are paying for. Here's what you need to know – if you are in a position where it can be proven that sexual acts were offered in exchange for a financial transaction, you are in legal trouble if that ever gets out. Now, here's another thing to know – you can be in trouble by simply making an offer to pay for sexual services. This is where solicitation comes in. Therefore, you must be a bit coy with the verbiage that is used when you are spending time with an escort or when you are booking an appointment. If you are not careful, there are a couple of consequences that can happen to you legally, but also the service providing the escorts is especially wary of not exposing itself to legal trouble. If you present too much of a risk because you can't keep your mouth shut when it needs to be shut, then you will essentially be blacklisted by the escort service – which is the last thing that you want if you are calling the escort service in the first place.

In Europe, the laws on prostitution are laxer and because Europe is less inclined to go after crimes of moral turpitude, it would always be wiser to spend time seeing escorts when you are in Europe. In the United States, you need to understand there are several layers of things and lots of times, the US government likes to put on a show of arresting what they call "sex criminals." In many states in the United States, this means you will have to register even if you plead out to lesser charges. If you choose to take your case to trial, even with using ambiguous language, this means you are subject to the jury's verdict. Essentially, the thing to do is if you are going to the United States, look up the local laws in each place and make sure that you are not doing anything that is risky. Same with the United Kingdom. The laws in the UK are of course different, but at the same time, it is wise never to get caught explicitly stating that you are paying money for sexual services, because that is the easiest case for the prosecution to win.

Why Escorts are So Cautious

You can learn lessons from escorts on how to be cautious around the topic of sex for money. The first thing you will realize is that the escorts are spending more time talking in vague terms about what the experience will be. This is your cue. Don't be the guy who says, "So, we're going to have sex at the end of the night, right?" That is a major problem, and no one would blame the escort – who has not just her reputation but the reputation of the service she works for on the line – from not saying another word, getting up, and walking away from the situation. A move like that reeks of you being at worst, a cop and at best, someone who does not understand the vagaries of the laws regarding solicitation. This is why escort services use terms like "girlfriend experience" or "pornstar experience" – there is nothing illegal about those terms, and enough plausible deniability that you can essentially argue ignorance if things go very wrong. The reality is that unless there is great value to bringing down an escort services, the law generally doesn't want to put in all that legwork.

So, what is great value? Well, if you look to the world's morality police a.k.a. the United States, you can see where sexual issues bring down prominent leaders. A great example are two madams – Kristen Davis in New York and Heidi Fleiss in Los Angeles. Both women operated escort services that catered to high end men. In the case of Fleiss, her clientele was largely based in Hollywood, and for Davis, her clientele were some of the biggest politicians in New York, including the Governor of the state at the time. There is great value in bringing those people down and if you are an average nobody, there is a good chance that you will not be dragged into it unless you are incredibly unfortunate or put a target on your back. So, this is why discretion matters. Escorts don't talk about what they do in explicit terms or who they see because if they do, there are loads of legal problems. Learn the lessons from escorts, keep your mouth shut about what you are doing.

As far as terminology, it would be very wise to learn the different terms and the coding that is used. Many escorts talk about offering massages – some are even licensed masseuses – and this is one way to get around the legal stuff. Also, when you understand the terminology you also know that sex is essentially assured as long as something does not go crazily sideways. So, the bottom line is relax and enjoy your time with the escort. The best way to avoid legal trouble is to act normally as if you are on a real date, and when you are on a real date, you are not looking around trying to spot cops, and understand that escorts know that cops lie. She is always going to be somewhat on her guard and, if she is smart, will not trust you when she asks if you are a cop and you deny it. Once sex happens, essentially, then she will know that you are not a cop, because both you and her will be engaging in a technically illegal activity. If anything, the act itself confers you the trust that neither one of you are law enforcement.

Consent is Essential

One thing a lot of men mess up about escorts is that they are not prostitutes – and that while sex may be embedded into the terms of an agreement, it is at the same time not explicitly agreed upon at the time the transaction is made. Consent is something the escort must give or sex to happen, for a couple reasons. The first is maintaining plausible deniability that you are indeed hiring the woman for her time and expecting sex. Basically, if something happens you get to tell the law that you just wanted to spend time with her, and sex is a happy accident.

The other reason consent is important is because it protects you. If you are with an escort and it is not seeming like the escort is into you and the escort asserts that she does not want to engage in sexual activity, your night is over. Don't push it because then you are exposing yourself to sexual assault charges and they can escalate quite quickly. Understand that essentially you are paying her for a date and if sex happens, that's great. She may not want to, and at the end of the day, you can write a review and say that you two did not click, but don't force the issue because then she is not in legal trouble, but you are.

Don't Feel Like Someone is Watching

This article has been all about the different legal implications of hiring an escort and how paying for sex can get you in a lot of trouble, but that should not discourage you from hiring escorts. The reality is there are so many other things going on that law enforcement has limited resources. They are looking for targets of value and preventing the crimes that have a true negative effect on people's lives. When you spend time with an escort, generally these are issues within your relationship, if you are in one, or of a personal nature. Unlike traditional prostitution which is used to get money for drugs and other criminal activity, escort services are in reality sex work, and that is why there is a large movement around the world to decriminalize these professions.

One tip to make things look right is not to be nervous when you are around the escort. If you are in a public place, you don't know who is a cop, and who isn't. Act naturally, because one thing that all police have is a good radar for when things are amiss. If you are acting in a way that is suspicious – such as constantly looking around, talking in hushed tones in a way that is scared of who may be listening, you could bring unwanted attention to yourself. Being natural and acting like you are on a date is the best way to avoid any problems. The reality is that you are on a date – sex is not guaranteed at the end of the night and that is because it protects both you and the escort. So, if you have fun and you are a fun person to be around, you will invariably have a good night with the freedom from negative legal consequences.

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