Three-hours of fun turns into month-long extortion by Tukwila prostitute
Feb 10, 2015, 1:45 PM | Updated: 2:53 pm
A Tukwila prostitute allegedly extorted an out-of-town business man for about a month. The man paid the prostitute thousands of dollars to stay quiet. (AP)
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A three-hour arrangement with a Tukwila prostitute turned into a month-long headache for business man.
Satirhea Goncalves, 34, was arrested for second-degree extortion Jan. 30 after about a month of alleged threats, monetary demands and briefly posing as a Seattle Times reporter, according to charging documents from the King County Prosecutor’s Office. Arraignment is Feb. 12 in the King County Courthouse.
The man called and texted a Backpage.com advertisement titled “UPLATE SPECIAL SEXY NAUGHTY SMOKING HOT EXOTIC BUSTY SEXY NAUGHTY MODEL” on Jan. 31, according to charging documents.
After a series of text messages, the man agreed to pay $600 for three hours of Goncalves’ time. They set a date of Jan. 5, when the man would be in Seattle for business.
An hour after the arrangement was made, Goncalves called the man back, demanding money or she would tell his employer, wife, and others that he arranged a date with a prostitute, according to charging documents. Goncalves originally demanded $1,500 to keep quiet. She provided her name so the man could send her the money via Western Union.
Goncalves continued to make threats and demand money.
The man eventually told Goncalves to contact his attorney.
She replied: “Right, only you and I know but soon after you contact [your attorney], EVERYONE will know not just [family] but everyone because court cases are public record.”
The man bought a $700 laptop from Best Buy for Goncalves, after she demanded a $1,000 gift card.
A few days later, Goncalves threatened to tell the man’s wife he impregnated an escort in Seattle, according to charging documents.
On Jan. 23, Goncalves sent the man a text message informing him she was a reporter from the Seattle Times working on a story. Posing as a reporter, Goncalves said she wanted to interview the man about his use of escorts and drugs. Goncalves then sent messages from her alias “Julie,” saying she would send all messages to the Times’ reporter. If payment of $3,000 to Goncalves was made, all information would be returned to the man.
On Jan. 24, the man received a text message: “And the better business bureau will be contacted and your wife is in for a treat for her class on Monday when one of her students asks her how she feels about your drug use and you cheating with escorts on [sic] of the whole class. What an embarrassment for [your wife].”
After more threats, including that Goncalves was going to the man’s house, the man called police.
On. Jan. 27 the man reported the alleged extortion to the King County Sheriff’s Office. The man and his attorney met with a King County detective.
A meeting was arranged Jan. 30 between the man’s attorney and Goncalves. The purpose of the meeting was to make a final payment that would end the monetary demands. The attorney and Goncalves met so she could sign a settlement agreement, providing proof of identification. Goncalves was given $6,000. Upon receipt of the payment, Goncalves was arrested.
Goncalves admitted playing a role in the extortion plot, but claimed a pimp coerced her into the plot – the man denied the claims. She told detectives she was staying at the Tukwila hotel. In that room, detectives found document’s with the man’s name and personal information, and a new laptop.
Goncalves is being held in jail on $20,000 bail.
