'The Sex King' Finds New Vitality

BRIDGEWATER—In the most unlikely of places, the rural hills of northwest Connecticut, state prosecutors charge the most unlikely of people, an elderly pacifist, with operating a high-profile prostitution ring.

A family man, an intellectual and a political activist, he doesn’t deny his actions but defends them. It’s not a prostitution ring, he insists, it’s an escort service.

The accused willingly confesses his story, but to one person only—a local reporter, a young lady. The journalist, confused by this dubious distinction, looks to squeeze the truth out of this country “pimp.” The elderly gentleman, through charm and wit, looks to get an advocate he so desperately needs.Read Story