criminal-law definition prostitution
Are CuddleFix participants engaged in prostitution?
<p>Is CuddleFix (<a href="http://www.cuddlefix.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.cuddlefix.com</a>) prostitution, or not? If not, where (or at what actions) is the line drawn exactly?</p>

<p>In brief: you pay them to come to your house and lie in bed with you and spoon. With clothes on. No kissing.</p>

<p>Regarding jurisdiction &ndash; let's say Alabama, then the U.S. at large, and finally "the West" generally.</p>

<p>See <a href="http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/alcode/13A/12/3/2" rel="nofollow">http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/alcode/13A/12/3/2</a>.</p>

<p>Is the cuddling or spooning a sexual act or sexual contact?  A court would have to decide.  Perhaps there is some binding precedent on the books; I do not know.</p>

<p>The answer to this question could be different for different jurisdictions in Alabama, since local ordinances might exist.  It will almost certainly be different for different states in the US, let alone "the west" generally, whatever that means.</p>
