She was set up in sting operation and her unfinished manuscript confiscated and then she was sent to prison with a three year sentence on a trumped up charge, which led to her interview with Ed Bradley on “60 Minutes.”

She finished writing her book upon her release from prison, and it was published in 1993 by Simon and Schuster, and by Avon Paperback in 1994.

Her many articles have been published in law journals and academic books. She has been a long time sex worker rights activist, enlisting such luminaries as former US Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders and others in her cause. Even though she retired from her chosen profession after prison, she remains committed to challenging the laws which allow police abuse and corruption.

She has been interviewed on over 1,000 radio and tv shows and lectured at colleges, universities and international conferences. She was an NGO delegate to the 1995 UN Women’s Conference in Beijing, China.