A Texas mother of three who pleaded her innocence when her hubby was arrested for allegedly operating a prostitution ring frequented by native cops is now accused of teaching girls to promote their our bodies out of the couple’s dwelling.
Ashley Ketcherside was arrested Wednesday on racketeering fees after her alleged involvement in her husband’s purported prostitution enterprise was initially missed when he was arrested on April 8, Fox 4 reported.
However a wide-ranging investigation revealed she has two prior prostitution convictions herself and allegedly supplied her X-rated providers for $1,000 an hour, in response to police.
Ashley and Michael Ketcherside allegedly hosted members of the Godley Police Division and their spouses at their dwelling, the place they ran the ring for not less than a decade. Through the gatherings, Ashley could possibly be discovered making ready one other girl for prostitution, in response to courtroom paperwork obtained by the outlet.
However when Michael was apprehended, Ashley advised Fox 4 she was blindsided by the investigation and maintained her household’s innocence.
“[Michael] is a superb husband, a tremendous father to my three children, and I consider within the justice system,” she mentioned.
She flatly denied all accusations, together with rumors that ex-Godley cop Solomon Omotoya paid her for intercourse, however added that she thinks “two consenting adults ought to be allowed to do no matter it’s that they need to do.”
She additionally rejected solutions that she could also be a prostitute herself, regardless of her two earlier convictions.
When Omotoya was nabbed alongside Michael, he led investigators to former Godley Police Chief Matthew Cantrell, who revealed that Ashley charged $1,000 an hour for intercourse together with her, in response to courtroom paperwork.
Those self same charges had been repeated in messages on Ashley’s seized burner cellphone, the publication reported.
Omotoya and Cantrell are additionally dealing with fees in reference to the intercourse ring.
Outdoors of the ring, the group can be being probed for corruption.
The Ketchersides and Cantrell allegedly amassed info on their “adversaries,” together with members of the Godley Metropolis Council, the Godley ISD faculty board, and different Godley law enforcement officials, in response to a information launch from the District Lawyer’s Workplace for Johnson & Somervell Counties.
In 2023, Ashley was ousted from a Godley ISD committee that dictated the district’s intercourse training curriculum after they had been made conscious of her prior prostitution convictions.
Ashley additionally had lively ads on escort web sites whereas she was volunteering with different metropolis organizations, the outlet reported.
Ashley was charged with racketeering and is being held on a $200,000 bond.
Michael was charged with steady promotion, solicitation of prostitution and racketeering. He’s being held on a $450,000 bond.
Cantrell was charged with promotion of prostitution and is out on bond.
Omotoya was charged with soliciting prostitution.
