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Grand jury indicts owner of motels on promoting prostitution
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Canfield Police officers serve a warrant at the El Patio Motel in Canfield in order to search the premises for evidence of prostitution on Thursday afternoon.
YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County grand jury has indicted the owner of two Canfield motels on charges of promoting prostitution and conspiracy to promote prostitution with forfeiture specifications.
On Thursday, Arthur S. Klein, 67, of Akron-Canfield Road, Canfield, was indicted on the charges, which are fourth and fifth degree felonies, respectively.
Possible prison terms are six to 18 months for a fourth degree felony and six to 12 months for a fifth degree felony.
Each charge carries a specification, which calls for the two motels, El Patio, at 485 W. Main St., and Canfield Colonial at 7815 Akron-Canfield Road, to be subject to forfeiture due to the alleged prostitution activity there.
Canfield police and county deputy sheriffs searched the motels on April 16 to collect evidence in a two-month investigation. Four weeks earlier, undercover members of the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force gathered evidence.
While Klein faces felony charges, four other people face misdemeanor charges, to which they have pleaded innocent in Canfield court.
Melissa Mang, 23, and Mike Fayne, 27, both Canfield Colonial employees; and Patricia Jordan, 51, El Patio manager, are charged with procuring prostitution, a first-degree misdemeanor carrying up to six months in jail.
Mark Dean Sr., 45, an El Patio employee, is charged with soliciting prostitution, a third degree misdemeanor carrying up to 60 days in jail.