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Mummers and Prostitutes Arrested in Philadelphia
 
  by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/12/11 4:48 pm | updated: 10/12/11 4:48 pm
 
The Mummers are an institution in Philadelphia. And prostitution may be the oldest profession. Now the two are tangled after a raid in South Philly Tuesday night. Eleven people were arrested and charged with prostitution and two club members were arrested on liquor charges at the Downtowners Fancy Brigade clubhouse.

Undercover police found naked and barely clothed women participating in sex acts inside the club

The raid at the Downtowners Fancy Brigade clubhouse, at 2nd Street and Snyder Avenue, began about 7:30 p.m. Police were still on the scene after midnight.

Deputy Police Commissioner William Blackburn said the two undercover vice cops entered the club about 7:30 p.m. and were approached by several women between the ages of 20 and 47.

About 50 patrons were inside the club. A tipster told police that women were solicited for sex on the second floor of the building every second Tuesday of the month between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., Blackburn said. The undercover officers who were inside were approached by at least 10 women within an hour, Blackburn said, adding that the number would likely have been higher had police waited any longer to execute the search warrant.

The Downtowners is one of the most successful Mummers brigades. Formed in 1959, it was part of the Fancy Brigade Division of the Mummers Parade.

 
 
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