Local News in Brief : Prostitute Sentenced
A convicted prostitute pleaded no contest Friday to engaging in lewd conduct with the original prosecutor in the “Twilight Zone” manslaughter case and was sentenced to 45 days in County Jail and two years’ informal probation.
Bonnie Taylor, 23, also admitted violating the terms of two previous probations after convictions for lewd conduct and prostitution.
Taylor, who was arrested Wednesday for allegedly engaging in oral sex with Los Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. Gary Kesselman in his car, was sentenced by Los Angeles Municipal Court Commissioner Diana Wheatley.
The district attorney’s office announced that Kesselman, 45, has been placed on an indefinite leave of absence without pay.
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