Get a load of this: Residents complain about prostitution in their neighborhood, police investigate, someone is busted, that someone hires a local elected official as a defense attorney, and the local elected official gets that someone off the hook.
KHOU-11’s Jeff McShan has the details:
So, when residents recently called to complain about prostitution that was allegedly operating out of a spa business in their neighborhood, the complaints made it all the way up to the 16th floor to Police Chief Harold Hurtt’s office, and then HPD’s vice division was told to take a look.
After an undercover investigation at the business that was called Spa Goz and after reviewing the completed file the Harris County District Attorney’s office charged 37-year-old [Name Redacted By Request] with prostitution.
The prosecutor believed he had a strong case, so did the defendant who hired attorney Ronald Green.
That’s Houston City Councilman Ronald Green.
“I believe that everyone is entitled to a defense. Part of my job as a lawyer is to provide defense, but also part of my job as a city council member is to make sure the city of Houston and HPD makes good cases,” Green said, defending his participation in the case.
Green’s defense strategy proved to be successful. A judge ruled that HPD’s evidence against Smith was not good enough and she was found not guilty.
Sources inside the D.A.’s office and HPD tell 11 News it’s frustrating to fight crime for the citizens of Houston and then to have one of their leaders fight back at them.
Look at the bolded statement from Councilman Green. There is absolutely no other way he can think of to help HPD build good cases than to go against the citizens he supposedly represents? Or maybe he doesn’t. Which councilmember DOES represent the residents who complained about the prostitution business? I wonder what he or she thinks of Councilman Green’s actions?
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