Kristin 'Billie' Davis and Her Alleged Prostitution Ring

According to the New York Post, Kristin 'Billie' Davis has been linked with former governor Eliot Spitzer. Davis is being charged with running a multi-million dollar prostitution ring called "Wicked Models." The police discovered nearly $520,000 during a raid of Davis' apartment. Supposedly, this woman had well over 10,000 clients she had provided services to over the years. Her businesses were not limited to New York; she'd branched out to Pennsylvania and California as well. Moreover, Davis was proud of her business. She was running a MySpace page, and attempting to negotiate her "tell-all" stories as "the world's largest escort agency." If convicted, Davis faces 15 years in prison.

Prostitution is one of the largest and oldest professions in the world, and apparently it is a quite lucrative business if one does not mind using their body in this way. Having 10,000+ sexual partners is concerning, between the danger of contracting a sexually transmitted disease (or transmitting one) and the danger of violence posed to prostitutes. While it is unquestionably potentially harmful to those who perform this service, there is a second question that arises in the conversation about prostitution and women like Kristin 'Billie' Davis -- do these practices corrupt society?

In many places of Nevada, prostitution is legal. The brothels are regulated - with the prostitutes being required by state law to be tested weekly for sexually transmitted diseases and monthly for HIV. Moreover, the prostitutes are required to use condoms during oral sex and intercourse. The prostitutes and madams are required to be registered and must undergo a background check. It would seem, then, if the prostitutes and madams are complying with such laws, that there is no harm done...right?