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A sex worker exposed the Pittsburgh police—and won.

A sex worker exposed the Pittsburgh police—and won.

Jan 3, 2026

Discover how Shirley Cavanaugh, a sex worker in 1950s Pittsburgh, exposed deep police corruption and brought down the city’s vice squad in one of the most explosive scandals in Pennsylvania history.

Sex Worker Definition on Dictionary.com

Sex Worker Definition on Dictionary.com

Mar 25, 2022

In January 2022, Dictionary dot com added the term “sex worker” to their website after a widespread growth in awareness of the term.

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