PORTLAND (AP) — Closeddoor plea negotiations are resuming for a fitness instructor accused of using her Zumba dance studio as a front for prostitution in Kennebunk.
The defense and prosecutors were expected to resume a settlement conference today after a first round of discussions failed to produce a plea agreement earlier this month.
Alexis Wright is accused of conspiring with insurance agent Mark Strong Sr. to run a prostitution business in which she videotaped clients without their knowledge and made $150,000 over an 18- month period.
Strong was convicted of 13 counts and is serving a 20-day jail sentence.
The 30-year-old Wright is due to stand trial in May if there’s no agreement.
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