Cedar Rapids woman charged with offering daughter for prostitution

Feb 11, 2010

Gazette on Line

Anna Lothson

                         Mary Doolin

A 60-year-old Cedar Rapids woman is being held at the Johnson County Jail after police said she arranged for her daughter’s prostitution.

Mary J. Doolin was arrested Wednesday in connection with a Sept. 29 incident in Coralville, in which police say Doolin sent her daughter to meet with an undercover officer who had contacted her during a prostitution investigation.

Doolin’s daughter, Debra Voshell, 37, was later charged with pandering, according to police.

              Debra Voshell

Voshell was charged with prostitution in October after meeting with the undercover officer in Coralville.

Police said Doolin admitted to running a prostitution ring for a number of years and has prior convictions for pimping and prostitution.

Doolin, of 1635 B Ave. NE No. 3, remained in the Johnson County Jail Thursday on a $10,000 bond.

Another prostitution investigation in Coralville on Tuesday led to the arrest of Heather A. Brown, 21, of Rock Island, Ill, after police said she placed an ad on the Internet and met with an officer who she told she would perform sexual acts in exchange for money.

She was charged with prostitution and was being held in the Johnson County Jail Thursday on a $5,000 bond.