Expo Pitcher Charged With Solicitation
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Montreal Expos pitcher could face up to 60 days in jail after his arrest during a widespread prostitution sweep, police said.
Bryn Smith, 33, was among 116 people charged with solicitation during the Feb. 6-8 operation in which six police officers posed as prostitutes along a busy street in West Palm Beach, about 60 miles north of Miami, said Police Chief Billy Riggs.
“We’re sending a message. . . . Don’t come into our city looking for prostitutes,” Riggs said Monday.
Mayor Pat Schwab said maximum penalties should be sought for the suspects. Under Florida law, soliciting for prostitution is a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by 60 days in jail, a $500 fine or both.
Smith was 12-10 with the Expos last season with a 3.00 earned run average.
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