MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown woman and her fiancé were arrested and charged with prostitution and pimping.
Paris Frich, 22, of Morgantown, and Thomas Morgan, 46, of Beaver Falls, Pa., were arrested Saturday by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department. Frich is charged with prostitution and conspiracy, while Morgan faces charges of pimping and conspiracy.
Prostitution is a misdemeanor and the first conviction is punishable by 60 days to six months in prison and a fine of $50 to $100. A first conviction for pimping carries a sentence of six months to one year in jail and a fine of $100 to $500. Misdemeanor conspiracy is punishable by not more than a year in jail and/or a fine of not more than $1,000, both at the discretion of the court.
According to criminal complaints:
A Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a home on Pleasant Hill Road for a disturbance call. The caller reported a woman he didn’t know was knocking at the door. A car he didn’t recognize pulled into the caller’s driveway while the deputy was on his way.
After arriving, the deputy approached the woman, who identified herself as Frich. She told the deputy she was a prostitute and was using a European app to find clients. Frich said she had came to the Pleasant Hill house to meet a client.
When asked who the male in the driveway was, Frich said he was her fiancé and driver. He was later identified as Morgan.
Morgan told the deputy that he had lost his job a few months ago and Frich was prostituting herself to pay for food, bills and rent. He said he drops off and picks up Frich to clients when needed and that’s what he was doing at the residence.