Prostitution Stings: Hotel Suites to Streets

The Johns: From BMWs to Bicycles

The arrested johns were identified by their name, the act they allegedly agreed to and the price and brought back to the booking tent where they were searched and swabbed for DNA.

"One of the main purposes of this detail is to get DNA on file from a lot of these sexual predators," said Lt. Steve Czyzewski , of the Miami-Dade Police Department. "It's a real effective crime-fighting tool."

On this night, the johns represented a wide range of races, backgrounds and ages -- men wearing anything from dress shirts to aprons were picked up, driving anything from BMWs to bicycles.

Joseph, 32, offered a decoy $20 for oral sex, and as he waited in the booking line he became visibly upset. When asked whether his wife or girlfriend would find out, he replied "my fiance" and started to cry. His wedding was a couple of months away.

"When you get to jail, you just need to be cool," said the narcotics captain. "You can't be acting up like this, all right? Because they're going to eat you up and spit you out. You get a hold of yourself. You are lucky you didn't go out and get a disease and bring it back to your fiance."...

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