14 DAY TRIAL // 21 alleged “Johns” have been charged with misdemeanors in the publicized Alexis Wright case, in which an instructor was using a Zumba studio as a front for a call girl operation.
The men are accused for soliciting the services of 29-year-old Wright, and are all said to live in or around Kennebunk, Maine. Police have released their suspects' names, and warn her clients that this is just an abbreviated list, as other indictments will be made, Bostinno reports.
The 21 clients are Gary Bahlkow, Jens Bergen, Norman Crepeau, Joseph Cuetara, Kenneth Fairbanks, Donald Hill, Monie Hobbs, David Kline, Robert Labonte, Dale Madore, Paul Main, Harry McMann, Kevin Pagliccia, Claude Palmer, Philip Parker, Colin Powers, Clinton Ray, James Soule, John Verreault, James White and Peter Wormell.
More than 150 stand to face charges for soliciting the Zumba teacher turned call girl's services. Wright’s Zumba business partner, Mark Strong, is also facing 59 misdemeanor counts.
In a strange twist of events, Paul Main, a retired sheriff's deputy in the neighboring town of Alfred, Maine, found his name was on the list, and is claiming to be innocent of solicitation charges.
Paul Main claims it is just a coincidence, and blames Kennebunk police officers for releasing names with no additional information about age, physical characteristics or town of residence.
"I don't have a problem with releasing names. I think it's a wonderful thing, but I'll be darned if it's right to do it in a shoddy manner," Main said.
Main headed the detective division for the York County Sheriff's Department, before retiring, the Washington Examiner reports.
As Wright's case made headlines, new information about her being an adult film star surfaced. There is now a strong possibility that her encounters with the men were videotaped.