Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Evidence
(Court opinion corrected 5/30/14.) Defendant was convicted, after bench trial,for promoting prostitution at a spa. A rational trier of fact could have found that Defendant knew or should have known prostitution was occurring at the spa. Evidence showed that Defendant was at the spa during all hours of operation, granted access to the building, directed customers where to go, and managed finances, and thus appeared to be exercising control over spa. Undercover officers walked by Defendant, who sat at reception area, and knew that officers were provided only a towel and were instructed to leave out a side door. (PUCINSKI and MASON, concurring.)