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TROY -- An attorney for U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow's husband objected to a defense attempt to make his client appear at a preliminary court hearing Tuesday for a former Westland woman charged with prostitution. Prosecutors say the senator's husband, Tom Athans, will appear as a prosecution witness if the case goes to trial; they agreed he shouldn't have to testify before that. Alycia L. Martin, 21, is accused taking $150 from Athans, 47, for sex at the Residence Inn on Livernois in Troy on Feb. 26. Martin's attorney, Frank Cusumano, Jr., attempted to subpoena Athans to appear at an evidentiary...

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Member of Kerry Legal Team to Step Down Fri Aug 20,11:58 AM ET DETROIT - A member of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (news - web sites)'s legal team said he'll step down after receiving a citation accusing him of soliciting a prostitute. He denied the charges. Melvin "Butch" Hollowell, 44, was expected to appear in court Tuesday, a week after deputies saw the attorney pick up a woman near his Detroit home, authorities said. His car was pulled over and impounded, but he was not arrested. He was released after he and the woman were cited, sheriff's department spokesman...

Call-girl obsessed boss is jailed Shamed businessman Peter Lee spent thousands on the call-girl A businessman who stole almost £500,000 from his own firm to lavish gifts on a high-class prostitute has been jailed for three years. More than 150 people lost their jobs after managing director Peter Lee siphoned cash from his County Durham coach firm to spend on a London call-girl called Tia. Durham Crown Court was told Lee, 51, bought the London-based woman a BMW. He was jailed on Friday, after earlier pleading guilty to the theft. Infatuated Lee, 51, of Priors Terrace, Tynemouth, Tyneside, ruined...