Two women were charged with prostitution violations by Sandy Springs Police after allegedly running a massage business inside a Roswell Road apartment. According to the police report, Talamonti-Peyton said the apartment was leased by a Buckhead resident who ran the massage business. According to the police report, officers went to the apartment after receiving a prostitution complaint.
After knocking on the door of the apartment, officers said they heard a back door sliding open. An officer went to the back of the building and found a woman hanging from a window, who then dropped into some bushes in a dog park.
The woman, later identified as Talamonti-Peyton, said she was being held hostage by her boyfriend in the apartment, and when asked for identification, took off running toward Sandy Spring Place, according to the police report. The officer was able to detain her, and she then said she was a massage therapist, not a hostage, according to the report.
Pivovarova was found by police inside the apartment. She and Talamonti-Peyton were cited and released at the scene. A man who was in the apartment for a massage was released by police and faces no charges.
Police also found a list of clients and credit card receipts. More by Dyana Bagby. So these women who quite likely were victims of trafficking are arrested, charged, and publicly shamed⦠while those who were forcing them into this situation are punished how, exactly?
