Police raid home offering sex services on Craigslist

Six people have been arrested for allegedly operating an illegal massage parlor out of a house in Cherokee County.

The arrests followed a six-week investigation and a raid Thursday on the house on East Cherokee Drive in the Hickory Flat community, said Sgt. Jay Baker, spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department.

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Clockwise, from top left: Terri Confer, 55; Carla Fortner, 44; Annie Walker, 43; Jennifer Adams, 22; Cheri Phillips, 53; Deborah Ingram, 42;

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Charges against the suspects ranged from pimping to masturbation for hire and illegal drug possession.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, investigators seized $15,000 in cash, a laptop computer, marijuana and heroin while executing a search warrant at the house, which advertises its services on Craigslist.com.

Two customers were at the house at the time, but were not immediately charged, the sheriff’s department said.

Arrested were: Terri Confer, 55, of Woodstock on charges of pimping and keeping a place of prostitution; Cheri Phillips, 53, of Woodstock, on felony charges of possession of heroin and possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute; Annie Walker, 43, of Kennesaw, on charges of masturbation for hire, unlawful massage and giving a false name to law enforcement; and Deborah Ingram, 42, of Kennesaw, Carla Fortner, 44, of Dallas, Ga., and Jennifer Adams, 22 of Acworth, all on charges of masturbation for hire and unlawful massage.