Dubuque Man Faces Prostitution Charge

A Dubuque man who police said reported a robbery when a woman he agreed to meet for paid sex fled with his money now faces a prostitution charge. 40 year old Thomas Specht was arrested on a warrant charging prostitution. Police responded to Washington Street on February 21, 2020, after a robbery was reported. Police say Specht reported that he agreed to meet a woman that he made contact with through an “adult services” website. Specht said that when he arrived in the area, a woman and a man walked up to him, pushed him against his vehicle, and robbed him of $80 before fleeing into a nearby residence. 30 year old Sara Wells admitted to going to the area to meet up with Specht and taking him into a residence, then he gave her $80. When she found out Specht gave her the money for sex, she refused and also refused to give him back his money before kicking him out of the residence. Wells was arrested in December 2020 on a prostitution charge and posted bail but hasn’t been located since. An arrest warrant for Specht also was issued in December 2020.