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Zumba instructor pleads not guilty to turning gym into brothel... even though police have sex tapes of her with clients
Alexis Wright, 29, is alleged to have made $150,000 from prostitution at her Maine studio
Police seized sex tapes of 150 clients - some of whom are well-known
A Zumba instructor has pleaded not guilty to charges that she ran a brothel from her fitness studio and secretly filmed illicit encounters with clients.
Alexis Wright, 29, appeared in court today charged with 109 counts including prostitution and tax evasion.
Miss Wright, of Wells, Maine, is alleged to have taped herself having sex with men who were unaware they were being filmed and kept meticulous books suggesting she made as much as $150,000 from prostitution.
Police have issued summonses to Wright's alleged 150 customers, some of whom are well-known, who visited the brothel at her Pura Vida studio in Kennebunk.
Some clients were expected to be charged next week after police conducted a five-month investigation into the illegal goings-on at the gym.
Anonymous tip-offs led police to the scandal occurring after hours at Pura Vida , according to the Bangor Daily News.
Mark Strong Sr, a 57-year-old insurance agent and Wright's alleged business partner, also pleaded not guilty to 59 counts of promoting prostitution, invasion of privacy and conspiracy at the Portland courthouse.
Strong's lawyer, Daniel Lilley, said his client loaned money to Wright in the belief that her Zumba studio was a good business venture.
Zumba is a global fitness craze where participants work out using a blend of dance and aerobics moves to Latin music.
Started in 2001, the program is now followed by 14 million people in more than 150 countries.
Alexis Wright, 29, is alleged to have made $150,000 from prostitution at her Maine studio
Police seized sex tapes of 150 clients - some of whom are well-known
A Zumba instructor has pleaded not guilty to charges that she ran a brothel from her fitness studio and secretly filmed illicit encounters with clients.
Alexis Wright, 29, appeared in court today charged with 109 counts including prostitution and tax evasion.
Miss Wright, of Wells, Maine, is alleged to have taped herself having sex with men who were unaware they were being filmed and kept meticulous books suggesting she made as much as $150,000 from prostitution.
Police have issued summonses to Wright's alleged 150 customers, some of whom are well-known, who visited the brothel at her Pura Vida studio in Kennebunk.
Some clients were expected to be charged next week after police conducted a five-month investigation into the illegal goings-on at the gym.
Anonymous tip-offs led police to the scandal occurring after hours at Pura Vida , according to the Bangor Daily News.
Mark Strong Sr, a 57-year-old insurance agent and Wright's alleged business partner, also pleaded not guilty to 59 counts of promoting prostitution, invasion of privacy and conspiracy at the Portland courthouse.
Strong's lawyer, Daniel Lilley, said his client loaned money to Wright in the belief that her Zumba studio was a good business venture.
Zumba is a global fitness craze where participants work out using a blend of dance and aerobics moves to Latin music.
Started in 2001, the program is now followed by 14 million people in more than 150 countries.
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