County still deals with prostitution

By DAVID MARTIN

Editor

The days of K Street’s infamy or Cat Willis’ Cat House may be long gone, but prostitution never left Sweetwater County.

Prostitutes no longer walk the streets or sit at a bar in search of customer, they utilize the internet and a series of websites frequented by those seeking a sexual encounter.

“It’s not that prostitution has ever gone away, it’s just headed down a different avenue,” Alison Deters, public information officer for the Rock Springs Police Department, said.

Deters said while technology has changed the nature of many crimes, it has greatly changed how prosti...