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WEST HARTFORD — After a Holyoke resident was not paid for her sexual services, she took three hookahs as payment.

Moeek Malik told police he arranged for a close friend he referred to as "his uncle" to meet with an escort he contacted online, according to a police report obtained by The Smoking Gun. Malik told Yamilet Mattei, of Holyoke, she was to meet his uncle at Smoker's Discount World, in West Hartford.

Malik told police he was attempting to "do his uncle a favor," but when Yamilet Mattei, of Holyoke, arrived late, Malik's uncle had already left the store. After she arrived, he asked her to wait in the back room of the store where she began drinking from a bottle of Hennessey liquor she brought with her.

After waiting for some time, Malik asked how much the 18-year-old charged for various sexual acts, Mattei later told police. After negotiating price, Mattei said they came to an agreement and had sexual relations.

After an hour, friends of Mattei arrived at the store and she told Malik she wanted to leave and sought money for her time. The man Malik referred to as his uncle never arrived.

One friend of Mattei's began arguing with Malik while another grabbed his iPhone and damaged the screen, according to the report. Malik said that others in the store began stealing items from the store, including three hookahs. Malik said he gave Mattei $250 to leave the store.

After the group left the smoke shop, Malik called police. He initially told officers his store was robbed but soon offered a different course of events.

When stopped by police, Mattei told the officers she took the hookahs as compensation for sexual services she performed on Malik, that Malik "promised (her) a hookah."

Mattei told officers she was "justified" in taking the items because Malik owed her money.

Mattei was charged with prostitution and sixth-degree larceny. She was released without having to post bail, The Hartford Courant reports, and is due in court on Thursday, Sept. 11.

Malik was charge with patronizing a prostitute and false reporting an incident. He posted $2,500 bail and is due to return to court the same day as Mattei, The Hartford Courant reports.