AZStarNet.com – By Kim Smith – Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona – The first person to be charged with felony prostitution in Pima County was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison on a reduced charge Monday.
As part of a plea agreement, Sable Rose Taylor, a 45-year-old transgendered person, pleaded guilty earlier this year to attempted possession of narcotic drugs and attempted aggravated prostitution.
In doing so, Taylor avoided prosecution for aggravated prostitution, a charge he originally faced under a new law that makes prostitution a felony if the suspect has three or more prostitution convictions.
Although he has been diagnosed with gender-identity issues, depressive and mood disorders, an antisocial personality and a personality disorder, doctors declared Taylor competent to stand trial.