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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Woman charged with prostitution

Police arrested an Arizona woman after she allegedly admitted to soliciting herself.

Fashionnett Nikole Rucks, 21, of El Dorado, Ariz., was charged with prostitution.

Rucks is being held at the Washington County Jail on a $5,000 cash-only bond.

According to reports, police conducted a “knock and talk” at a Coralville Motel 6 around 9:30 p.m. Monday. Rucks allowed the police to look through her cell phone, and they found various text messages in relation to sexual acts, police said.

Police said Rucks admitted to soliciting herself on more than one occasion in exchange for sex at Motel 6 and the Big 10 Inn. The cost of the act was $60.

Prostitution is an aggravated misdemeanor, generally punishable by up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

— by Marleen Linares

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