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Maine Zumba jury watching explicit videos

Posted: 02/28/13 at 10:05 am    Updated: 02/28/13 at 5:05 pm
Tags: Mark Strong Sr.   Zumba   Alexis Wright   Jury   Court   Kennebunk   Prostitution   Maine  

ALFRED, Maine (AP) -- The jury in the trial of a Maine man accused of helping a Zumba instructor engage in prostitution is watching sexually explicit videos as part of the high-profile trial.

Jurors began viewing the videos at about 9 a.m. Thursday, a day after they saw more than two dozen explicit photos and a video that showed the fitness instructor performing a striptease inside her studio. But the court schedule depends on the severity of a winter storm Wednesday night.

Mark Strong Sr. faces 13 counts related to promotion of prostitution. Prosecutors said he made screen-grab snapshots from live Skype sessions he had with Alexis Wright while she engaged in sex for money.

Both have pleaded not guilty. Wright will be tried later.

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