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The first of three women charged in an October prostitution case appeared in Kosciusko Superior Court II this morning and entered a plea of not guilty.
Kyung M. Jung, 46, of 4014 Sherman Ave., Fort Wayne, stood before Superior Court II Judge James Jarrette for an initial hearing. Since Jung does not speak English, a Korean interpreter was contacted via Language Line Inc. to translate the hearing.
Jarrette informed Jung of her constitutional rights, the charges against her and the possible penalties for the crime. If found guilty of prostitution, a Class A misdemeanor, Jung faces up to $5,000 in fines and up to one year in jail.
As is standard procedure, a preliminary plea of not guilty was entered on Jung's behalf and a pre-trial conference was set for March 13 at 2:15 p.m. The trial date for the case was set for June 8 at 8:30 a.m.
Jung also requested that she be allowed to go to Atlanta until her trial, but when asked for a street address for the Atlanta residence, she told the court she would just stay here.
Jung was arrested for alleged prostitution at VIP The Office Spa at 3685 Lake City Highway, Warsaw, Oct. 12 during an undercover investigation conducted in Kosciusko County.
Two other women were arrested on charges of alleged prostitution the same day at two other Warsaw businesses.
