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A woman accused of malicious prosecution after allegedly accusing a man of rape after he refused to pay her for her services as an escort has been rebooked into the Lewis County Jail on increased bail.
Heidi L. Glick, 31, was arrested Nov. 7 on suspicion of malicious prosecution and was referred to prosecutors on prostitution charges. The accused “John,” Steven W. Flournoy Jr., 40, was arrested on suspicion of patronizing a prostitute.
Glick, of Portland, was originally granted, and posted, $10,000 bail.
In December, her conditions of release were amended to include an order to not advertise her services as an “escort.”
At a Jan. 7 hearing, prosecutor Sheila Weirth accused Glick of violating that condition, saying ads regarding her services were found on backpage.com. Glick reportedly disputed that, and said she was no longer advertising.
At a hearing Wednesday, Weirth again argued that Glick had been advertising on the website.
“(T)he defendant has consistently failed to abide by conditions of release by continuing to advertise as an escort on backpage.com,” according to court documents.
Weirth requested Glick be remanded into custody. Judge James Lawler ordered Glick booked into the Lewis County Jail with a higher bail amount of $50,000.
The date of Glick’s next court hearing was not available.
According to court documents, Glick first called police at 10:24 a.m. Nov. 7 in the 2100 block of North Tower Avenue and told dispatchers she had been raped. She later told dispatchers her “John,” Flournoy, refused to pay her for sex as they had previously agreed, and that she considered that to be rape.
Officers responded and listened to a recording Flournoy secretly made earlier, in which Glick reportedly told him that if he refused to pay she would tell police he forcibly raped her, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Officers learned the pair met through a backpage.com advertisement.
