Zumba Instructor Sentenced: Alexis Wright Gets 10 Months in Jail for Prostitution
The prostitution scandal featuring a former Zumba instructor ended on Friday after a judge sentenced Alexis Wright to 10 months in jail. Wright told the court she was happy to end her life a crime.
"In my eyes I'm free. I free from this. And I have an incredible amount of strength that I knew was in me somewhere. Now that I have the strength I want to encourage others to come forward. I want them to know that there's at least one person out there who'll believe their story, no matter how crazy it seems," she told the judge.
Wright allegedly slept with a number of male clients while working as a Zumba instructor and filmed some without their knowledge. A police search of Wright's former office in Portland, Ore. revealed two video cameras, one of which was concealed, in addition to multiple sex-related objects. Wright was accused of filming clients without their knowledge.
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Wright agreed to a plea bargain to avoid "the prospect of a high-profile trial featuring sex videos, exhibitionism and pornography," the Associated Press reported. Wright pleaded guilty to 20 charges which included prostitution, tax evasion, and conspiracy.
Wright was accused of working with insurance agent Mark Strong Sr. to run a prostitution business that made over $150,000 during an 18-month period.
"We're very satisfied with it. It's an appropriate outcome, given the gravity of her actions," Assistant Attorney General Darcy Mitchell said after the brief court hearing.
Wright's client list included over 150 names, some of which were prominent figures in the relatively quiet coastal town of Kennebunk. One of the men who testified against Wright was a pizza delivery boy who claimed that Wright "made (his) day'" when she stripped in front of him and tipped him generously after he delivered spaghetti and meatballs to her door.
