In a press release, Strong called the charges “untrue,” and said, “I have made some bad choices but have broken no laws.” (Neither Wright nor Strong would be interviewed for this article.) In the affidavit for Strong’s arrest warrant, the police say that “the numerous sex acts were video recorded unbeknownst to the males she was having sex with.”īoth Wright and Strong, who were indicted in October on a combined 165 charges consisting mainly of engaging in prostitution (her), promotion of prostitution (both), violation of privacy (both), and in her case benefits and tax fraud, have pleaded not guilty.
Allegedly, she asked him to run her clients’ license‑plate numbers through the state motor-vehicle database, presumably to get their real identities. Wright was sexually involved with Strong, who was also a licensed private investigator.
In court documents, the police allege not only that Wright was a prostitute but that she shared her professional encounters with Strong, either by sending him digital tapes of them or live video via Skype. They’re the two figures at the center of a prostitution scandal that has captured the attention of the world. These are just some of the items that were taken from the homes, offices, and cars of 30-year-old Alexis Wright, who made part of her living teaching a popular Latin-inspired fitness class called Zumba, and 57-year-old Mark Strong Sr., an insurance salesman. Ledgers of sexual acts, with a monetary value given to each one, and hours of video recordings of many of them.
Excel spreadsheets containing e-mail addresses and phone numbers. A notebook and a black leather appointment book, both filled with names. Eight Express Mail labels addressed to Strong Investigations. Surveillance glasses and black night-vision glasses. A white envelope stuffed with $1,000 in cash. Lots of laptops, DVDs, external hard drives, and condoms. camera, one Sony camcorder, one Samsung camcorder, one Sony Handycam, one Pentax camera, one JVC camcorder, a black Fuji camera, two Canon Rebel cameras.