Danbury police officers, in a joint effort with the Special Investigations Division, arrested a New Milford woman on a prostitution charge Wednesday afternoon.
In response to numerous complaints of soliciting taking place in the vicinity of Stevens and Montgomery Streets in Danbury, officers set up surveillance and observed several women attempting to wave down passing vehicles.
After observing one woman, later identified by police as Sarah Martinez, 24, of New Milford, flag down a passing Jeep, officers saw her speak to the driver through the passenger window before getting into the vehicle. Police then followed them to the South Gate condominiums on South Street in Danbury, where, police said, the driver, later identifed by police as Frederick Ortner, 69, of Dover Plains, N.Y., parked in a secluded area of the parking deck. After seeing Martinez and Ortner move into the back seat of the Jeep, officers approached and found Martinez performing oral sex on Ortner.
Further investigation revealed that Ortner paid Martinez to do so, police said. Martinez was charged with prostitution and held on $2,500 bond; Ortner was charged with patronizing a prostitute and released on a written promise to appear in court, police said.