Four women charged in prostitution get court date delayed to July 3

The four women charged in alleged prostitution activities at the Holistic Touch & Gifts shop in Van Buren Township had their preliminary exams postponed until 9 a.m., July 3, at 34th District Court.
On June 5, Seymour C. Schwartz, attorney for Kimberly Qualls and Lena Worrell, told District Court Judge David Parrott that he would like a 30-day adjournment to give him time to review a large patch of discovery evidence.
Schwartz also said he is putting together letters to the Prosecutor seeking a resolution of the charges.
Amanda Wolford’s attorney Joseph Delaurentiis and Andrea Romano’s attorney Stephen Schwartz agreed with the adjournment, giving them time, also, to review the extensive discovery and to do plea negotiations with the Prosecutor’s office.
All four women waived their right to have their preliminary exam within a 14-day period.
Judge Parrott said all four bonds were continued. Each woman had a bond of $5,000 set at her arraignment. Qualls posted 10% and the others were granted Personal Recognizance bonds, where they promised to attend court session when called without posting any money.
The Holistic Touch and Gifts is located at 41015 E. Huron River Drive in VBT and police say it is a front for prostitution. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) investigated with undercover operations and perimeter surveillance.
On May 23, the SIU arrested business owner Kimberly Ann Qualls, 35, and executed search warrants at Holistic Touch and Qualls’ home in Newport, MI..
On May 24, two former employees of Holistic Touch were arrested at or near their residences: Andrea Maria Romano, 35, of Westland and Amanda Bianca Wolford, 36, of Wyandotte. Lena Marie Worrell, 26, of Monroe also was arrested and arraigned.
Kimberly Qualls, Andrea Romano and Amanda Wolford were all arraigned on charges of keeping a house or prostitution and prostitution.
Lena Marie Worrell, 26, was charged with keeping a house of prostitution and disorderly person/loitering in a house of prostitution.
A fifth suspect has moved from the area and a warrant remains active for her arrest.
“All the women are innocent,” attorney Seymour C. Schwartz told members of the press in the court parking lot after the four defendants’ appearances before Judge Parrott.
“All the women are innocent,” he repeated loudly.