By News Sentinel Staff
2:11 p.m. 1
The Sevier County Sheriff's Office has accused two women of offering more than massages in homes.
Both have been arrested and charged with promoting prostitution after an undercover operation this week, according to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals.
Talia Smith, 37, was arrested Tuesday after an undercover male agent went to her home in Pigeon Forge for a massage. She allegedly solicited the agent for sexual acts in exchange for money during the massage, according to a Sheriff's Office news release Friday.
Officers searched the home and found methamphetamine and other narcotics with evidence she was producing fake indentification cards, according to Seals.
In addition to promoting prostitution, she was charged with impersonating a licensed professional, criminal simulation and three counts of possession of scheduled narcotics.
She was arraigned, and bond was set at $15,000.
The undercover agent made an arrangement for a massage at a home on Thursday in Kodak.
He alleged that Lisa L. Funk, 40, solicited sex acts for money during the massage.
She also was charged with promoting prostitution and impersonating a licensed professional.
She was arraigned, and her bond was set at $1,500.
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