11 charged after Aurora prostitution sting

Seven men and four women face charges for sex-related crimes following a two-day prostitution sting in Aurora, authorities said Friday.

The 11 were charged following a prostitution sting conducted by the Aurora Police Department’s Special Operations Group, spokesman Dan Ferrelli said.

Six of the men were charged after answering a phony adult-oriented advertisement posted by police on a website, Ferrelli said.

The men came to a home in Aurora where they offered an undercover female police officer money in exchange for sex, he said.

He said the women and one of the men, who dressed like a woman, were arrested after an undercover male officer answered their ads that were posted on several websites. Ferrelli said they came to the same home and offered an undercover officer money in exchange for sex.

Charged with solicitation of a sexual act were:

Ÿ Latawn R. Coon, 31, of the 2400 block of Rocksberry Road, Montgomery;

Ÿ Kenneth J. Olivo, 36, of the 700 block of Plainfield Road, Joliet;

Ÿ Everardo Hernandez, 35, of the 900 block of Harriet Avenue, Aurora;

Ÿ Cal R. Thurlby, 55, of the 1200 block of Townes Circle, Aurora;

Ÿ Asim Basit, 36, of the 800 block of Oakridge Boulevard, Elgin;

Ÿ and Arturo Robles, 38, of the 3200 block of 53rd Avenue, Cicero.

Charged with prostitution were:

Ÿ Jessica A. Collins, 21, of the 2200 block of Parkside, Chicago;

Ÿ Michelle J. Beley, 30, of the 1000 block of Emerald Drive, Schaumburg;

Ÿ Megan E. Pumphrey, 22, of the 2800 block of N. 56th Street, Milwaukee, Wis.;

Ÿ Antonio Chavez, 24, of the 500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Aurora;

Ÿ and Li Xia Sun, 47, of the 0-99 block of Deer Creek Court, Lake in the Hills.

Aurora police also seized nine vehicles during the operation, Ferrelli said, and those arrested had to pay $500 plus towing and storage to recover the vehicles.