Crime & Safety

11 Women Charged in Strip Club Prostitution Ring, Police Say

Prostitution sting at Allentown strip club nets 11 arrests, included an alleged 'madam' who is 21.

A 21-year-old Lehigh County resident is among 11 women arrested in a prostitution sting at an Allentown strip club, according to the state Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement.

Alisha M. Litzenberger, of 4198 Chestnut St., Upper Milford Township, is charged with promoting prostitution after allegedly arranging for undercover officers to meet with 10 other women in a private room of Platinum Plus, 1251 Airport Road, where they brokered sex acts, including oral sex, in exchange for money, according to police.

The private room, known as the “Champagne Room,” is a separate room in the Lehigh County strip club available for dancers and club patrons to meet privately for periods of time for an additional cost.

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Police began investigating Platinum Plus after anonymous complaints by strippers working in the club.

Police also arrested the following women on prostitution charges:

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  • Victoria Lynn Schotter, 23, 340 W. Wilkes-Barre St., Easton
  • Tawnia Jordan Brown, 23, 102 Fort Motel Drive, Myerstown
  • Alexis Lee Blazinski, 18, 4211 Alder Road., Bethlehem
  • Jamayra I. Santos, 30, 4 Seneca Lane, Honey Brook
  • Cleah D. Furtick, 30, 1925C All Wood Drive, Bethlehem Township
  • Kristina Marie Arnold, 19, 8 Gordon Wilbur Court, Churchville
  • Jennifer Beth Shonk, 45, 227 S. 7th St., Easton
  • Tiffany Ann Morresi, 19, 327 1st St., Weatherly
  • Mariah Lyn Graham, 19, 1311 Indian Hill Road, Lehighton
  • Michelle Marie Andrews, 29, 446 S. Main St., Apt. 2, Spring City

The women were arraigned and released on unsecured bail.

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