BY BRIDGET TURCOTTE
LYNN — A 90-year-old man was arrested for soliciting a woman he thought was a prostitute.
Seriously.
George W. Eisener of Puritan Lane, Swampscott, was among eight arrested for agreeing to engage in sexual conduct with another person for a fee during an undercover operation.
The Special Investigations Unit conducted the sting Thursday night. Detective Kelly Aylward served as a decoy prostitute on the corner of Union and Pinkham streets, according to the Lynn Police Department.
Aylward said while working undercover as the decoy prostitute, she stood on the corner and observed a Chevy Equinox pass her multiple times. The vehicle pulled over on Union Street, across from Enjoy Liquor & Food Market, facing Chestnut Street.
As Aylward approached the car, the front passenger window began to roll down, the report said.
“I exchanged greetings with the white male operator, later identified as George Eisener,” Aylward’s report said. “He asked me if I was looking for a ride. I told him I was looking to make a few bucks. He replied, ‘So, two bucks; you said a couple.’
“I told him more like a couple of tens. He asked how many tens. I told him it would depend on what he was looking for.”
Aylward agreed to $20 for oral sex. She then gave a hand signal to police and Eisener was placed into custody.
Eisener pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday at Lynn District Court. He could face up to a year in jail and not more than a $500 fine, or both. His next court date is scheduled for June 1.
Also nabbed in the sting was Jonathan Perez, 22, of 26 Newhall St. #12, Lynn; Honorio Perez-Lopez, 32, of 27 Alice Ave. #3, Lynn; Jamil Thompson, 35, of 109 Green St. #1, Lynn; Jeobany Garcia, 19, 203 Eastern Ave. #1, Lynn; Alvaro Niz, 24, of 9 Moulton St. #1, Lynn; and Theobald Zitanga, 49, of 281 Essex St. # 2, Lynn, were also arraigned. Christian Solis of 16 Rogers Ave. #2, Lynn, will be arraigned April 26.
Eisener could not be reached for comment.
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