1970s Investigation and raid of "Friendly Models" Call Service

Ken Whittle filed this request with the Arlington County Police Department of Arlington County, VA.
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From: Tom Nash

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any and all records and details relating to the investigation and raid of the "Friendly Models" call service resulting in the seizure of a list of clients by the police department between the years of 1976 - 1980.

Link to NY Senate Select Committee on Crime 1982 hearing in which the investigation of the call services "Friendly Models" & the "Stables", by Arlington Police in Virginia, is mentioned between the years of 1976-1980. Detective Chapman of the Arlington Police Department is mentioned as contacting New York Senate Select Committee detective Dale Smith

http://live.disobedientmedia.com/documents/ny-sex-trafficking.pdf

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Please note that I am a citizen of Virginia, and am using MuckRock's services to help manage and track my request.

Sincerely,

Tom Nash

From: Latasha Chamberlain

Mr. Nash

Find the attached extension and quote to your request.

Lieutenant LaTasha Chamberlain
Arlington County Police Department
Office of Professional Responsibility
Internal Affairs Section
1425 N Courthouse Road
Arlington, VA 22201
703-228-7920 (office)

Any email sent to/from Arlington County email addresses may be subject to disclosure under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

From: Kenneth Whittle

This is follow-up information I hope makes the search for responsive documents easier:

Link#1: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1982/07/18/page/10/article/washington-call-boy-list-has-customers-worried

Arlington Police conducted a raid on "Friendly Models" on March 18, 1982.

Proprietor of "Friendly Models" = Richard S. Kind
*Kind was arrested in March of 1982 by Arlington Police for conspiracy to pander

Former Congressional Page, Leroy Williams, of North Little Rock, Ark., was also named in Customer records seized by police in a March 18 raid according to investigators.

Link#2: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/08/04/state-department-checks-alleged-gay-client-lists/cc7b3a1f-4749-473f-959b-8fa1ca15ef1f/?utm_term=.b03acb3c3346

"One such raid, executed by D.C. and Arlington County police with a search warrant, took place on March 18, at a house in Georgetown that served as the headquarters for Friendly Models, alleged to be the front for a million-dollar homosexual prostitution out-call business."

"Newspaper stories on the raid said that 11 boxes of business records were seized, including the names, addresses and telephone numbers of up to 1,000 individuals who were alleged to be "preferred customers." It was not clear yesterday if the list of clients examined by State Department officials came from the Friendly raid."

From: Latasha Chamberlain

Mr. Nash

For me to complete the request as stated in an email sent to you on July 6, 2017, I will need the following to begin the request:

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Lieutenant LaTasha Chamberlain
Arlington County Police Department

From: Latasha Chamberlain

Your request will be filled by the August 24, 2017. As in our response we would need the 5 business days and the 7 business days for extension as a result of the need research.

Lieutenant LaTasha Chamberlain
Arlington County Police Department

From: Latasha Chamberlain

Please contact my office 703-228-7920

Lieutenant LaTasha Chamberlain
Arlington County Police Department

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