Prostitute denied homeaide application by state of NJ
If Quintia Desseau was Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman,” maybe the state would have let her slide. But Desseau, an oft-arrested prostitute, had no such luck.
Desseau applied for certification to become a homemaker-home health aide with the New Jersey State Board of Nursing in September 2015.
A required criminal background check, however, shot down Desseau’s chances.
The state uncovered that Desseau had 50 arrests from 2001 through 2013 including assault, prostitution and related offenses, criminal trespass, false reports to law enforcement, receiving stolen property, hindering apprehension and drug related offenses, according to the nursing board’s final order of denial that was published six weeks ago.
Desseau had a prolific rap sheet, with arrests in not only the Garden State but also in Massachusetts, New York, Washington D.C., Arizona, California, Nevada, Florida, Texas, and Hawaii.
Her prostitution charges were a common theme, the state revealed:
Desseau was found guilty three times in New Jersey for loitering for purpose of prostitution and wandering in public to engage in prostitution, and six times in other states of prostitution solicitation and loiter intent prostitution. She was also found guilty in Atlantic City Municipal Court for engaging in prostitution.
She had other charges in New Jersey as well.
Desseau was found guilty in Elizabeth Municipal Court for simple assault; guilty of Hindering apprehension in Glen Ridge Municipal Court and Atlantic City Municipal Court. The prostitute was also found guilty of being in possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana/ hash in Harrison Municipal Court.
To give Desseau an opportunity to provide evidence of her rehabilitation, the nursing board provisionally denied Desseau’s application in January 2015, the state said.
But Desseau allegedly failed to respond, ultimately ruining her chances to become an aide in late September as the final order came down.
It also appears Desseau’s prostitution days continued after the state conducted its background check.
In October 2016, Desseau added a new state to her arrest history.
Desseau, then 32, with an apartment address in Dorchester, Mass., was charged by Westbrook, Maine police with engaging in prostitution at a Super 8 Motel and unlawful possession of a scheduled drug.
Background checks are routine in New Jersey for certified professions.
Under state law, the New Jersey Board of Nursing cannot issue a homemaker-home health aide certification until after a background check is conducted to determine an applicant has no criminal history.
Additionally, once certified, a follow-up criminal background check must be completed every two years for recertification.