A man who serves as treasurer for the Republican Party in Utah’s Iron County was arrested in a prostitution sting this week.
According to a statement, investigators with the St. George Police Department conducted an undercover operation involving an informant who posted an ad on backpage.com as a prostitute.
Police say Blake F. Cozzens responded to the ad and negotiated sex acts in exchange for money before traveling from St. George to Cedar City to meet the informant.
During the meeting, police say Cozzens gave the informant $100 as previously discussed, at which point investigators entered the room and arrested him.
This comes on the heels of former Utah Representative Jon Stanard being accused last week of soliciting sex while visiting Salt Lake City for official legislative business.
