May 22--A West Side man is accused of using an online listing service to promote prostitution during the NFL draft in Chicago earlier this month, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.
Madison Reed, 30, of the 1800 block of South Hamlin Street, in Chicago, is charged with one count of promoting prostitution. He was arrested Wednesday, his birthday, the sheriff's office said.
A sheriff's police undercover officer responded to an "adult services" ad on Backpage.com on April 30, the first day of the draft. The officer arranged a "date" with the woman at a hotel in downtown Chicago, the sheriff's office said.
When the officer met with her, she offered sex for money and was taken into custody, the office said. "Further investigation revealed that Reed had been profiting off of the victim's prostitution," the office said.
Police learned that there was an outstanding warrant for Reed for possession of a stolen vehicle, the sheriff's office said. He is being held without bond at the Cook County Jail on that charge.
