Woman charged with prostitution

A woman was arrested on theft and prostitution charges Saturday morning after the man she said she agreed to have sex with accused her of stealing his phone.

The 19-year-old man and the 21-year-old woman, who told police her name was Lacy O’Malley, met up at the man’s west side apartment. He had contacted her after seeing an ad on craigslist, Bloomington Police Sgt. Joe Crider said, summarizing a police report.

O’Malley was arrested after her date drove her to an ATM, which she said was to get the agreed-upon amount of cash
for sex.

The man noticed his cell phone was missing. There was a disturbance and police arrived at about 2:40 a.m. O’Malley said she had taken the phone as collateral until the man paid, Sgt. Crider said.

She was arrested on preliminary charges of theft, a Class D felony, and prostitution, a Class A misdemeanor.