Woman Charged With Running a Prostitution Ring

A woman who identified herself on her Web site as "Magical Lizzy" allegedly ran a prostitution operation from it that drew clients to an apartment in a comfortable middle-class suburban neighborhood in Laurel, Anne Arundel County police said yesterday.

Elizabeth A. Harrison, 35, was charged with engaging in prostitution and other offenses, police said in a statement. The operation, which police broke up last week, advertised "sexual services" online and arranged meetings with clients at an apartment in the 3500 block of Sharon Wood Road.

The Web site for "Magical Lizzy" was registered to Harrison, of the 3400 block of Holly Creek Drive, the documents say.

"Magical Lizzy explains in her website that she is in the process of promoting three other providers," the documents say. "She identifies these providers (escorts) as Aimee Sweet, Jayla More, and Mary Jane."

Their sites, which were linked to hers, described rates for services, including in one instance $500 for "full effect 'companionship,' " the documents say. Prospective clients were told on one site that "appointments are held in a sacred environment of pristine beauty so that you may enjoy a haven away from your own distractions," according to the documents.

A phone number for Harrison could not be found yesterday, and efforts to determine whether she has an attorney were unsuccessful.

Police said they received a complaint in January from a resident in the community about men and women entering and exiting the apartment "at all times of the day." An undercover detective was later solicited there by a woman contacted through one of the Web sites, police said.

Lt. Jeffrey Silverman, a police spokesman, said none of the other women accused of operating out of the house have been charged. "They're still investigating the women who have been committing the sex acts," he said.