ALFRED — Alexis Wright, the former Kennebunk fitness instructor who secretly helped run a prostitution business out of her Zumba studio, was released from jail on Saturday. Wright, 30, was released from York County Jail on Saturday morning, according to a jail administrator. Wright pleaded guilty to 14 counts of engaging in prostitution, one count […]
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Removing illicit videos, images of Kennebunk Zumba prostitute from Internet ‘all but impossible’
PORTLAND — When Alexis Wright was sentenced five months ago for her role in a high-profile prostitution case in Kennebunk, her attorney said her next challenge would be to track down all the websites illegally profiting from explicit images of Wright. Now, with Wright less than a month from being released early from jail, defense […]
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Turner man convicted in Zumba prostitution case
ALFRED (AP) — A Turner man has been found guilty of being a client of a fitness instructor who used her Zumba dance studio in Kennebunk as a front for prostitution. Donald Fortin was convicted Thursday by a York County Superior Court jury of a misdemeanor charge of engaging a prostitute. The Portland Press Herald […]
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Ex-coach acquitted in Maine prostitution scandal
ALFRED — A former high school hockey coach accused of paying a Zumba instructor for sex was acquitted Tuesday after a judge tossed out prosecution evidence. The trial came to an abrupt halt when Justice Roland Cole barred prosecutors from showing jurors Alexis Wright’s business ledger. The judge previously ruled that Wright didn’t have to answer […]
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Ex-coach goes on trial in Zumba prostitution case
ALFRED (AP) — The business partner of a fitness instructor who used her Zumba studio as a front for prostitution in Maine says he doesn’t remember many details. Mark Strong, an insurance business owner, testified briefly on Monday during the first trial of one of Alexis Wright’s accused clients. Donald Hill, a former Kennebunk High […]
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Ex-coach thought he was dating Zumba prostitute
ALFRED (AP) — The first man to go trial on charges that he patronized a prostitute who worked out of her Zumba dance studio contends he thought he was engaged in a romance. Alexis Wright, the fitness instructor who pleaded guilty to running a prostitution business, doesn’t have to answer questions from prosecutors at the […]
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Alexis Wright to appear in trial of man accused of paying her for sex
ALFRED (AP) — The Maine woman convicted of running a prostitution business out of a Zumba fitness studio is headed back to court, this time to fight having to testify at the trial of one of her alleged clients. Alexis Wright, sentenced in May to 10 months in jail, has been subpoenaed by prosecutors to […]
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TV documentary focuses on prostitution scandal
KENNEBUNKPORT (AP) — A documentary focusing on the prostitution scandal centered at a Zumba fitness studio in Kennebunk, Maine, is set to be broadcast on cable TV. A British production company followed the trials of Mark Strong and Alexis Wright from start to finish, and its one-hour documentary will air Tuesday night on TLC. The […]
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Liberty Festival brings entertainment to the Twin Cities
LEWISTON — Thousands of people celebrated the Fourth of July at the Liberty Festival this year, braving hot, humid weather to enjoy the fireworks, food and entertainment Thursday. Vendors, bands and amusement workers had to contend with temperatures near 90 degrees. At Belly Busters Concessions in Great Falls Plaza, Bob Guptill and his crew were […]