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How can prostitution be arrestable? Other than an actual sting involving an officer, the exchange of money wouldn't be witnessed in almost all cases. So it's just two strangers having sex? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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How can they say you were doing something they never witnessed?

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[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The prosecution must convince the jury that there is no other reasonable explanation that can come from the evidence presented at trial, leaving no doubt in their minds about the defendant’s guilt.