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‘Dear John’ plan in works
Sheriff’s Office looks to alert owners of cars johns use to pick up prostitutes

Letters the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office talked about sending to wives whose husbands solicit prostitution aren’t in the mail yet.

The Sheriff’s Office is considering another approach that could have the same impact as the letters to wives, Lt. Pat Spears said.

Spears said the idea is to find the registered owners of the vehicles that johns drive and send letters to the owners. This way, wives could still see the letters.

“We have to get the wording just right,” Spears said.

In March, the Sheriff’s Office said it was considering sending letters to the wives as a means of combating the crime.

The Sheriff’s Office wants to make sure whatever approach it takes passes the legal muster.

“We are still gathering data from other communities that have had similar programs,” Sheriff David Morgan said.

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Spears said part of the purpose of the letter-writing idea is the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.

“The goal is not to cause domestic violence or cause problems,” she said. “The goal is … trying to get the message out that you could very well have a disease, and you are passing it on.”