ROCKY RIVER, Ohio – A woman accused of operating a brothel out of a Rocky River apartment avoided jail time Tuesday.

Julia Vorobej, 27, of Westlake was charged with one count of procuring and three counts of operating a sexually oriented business without a license. She pleaded no contest to procuring and the other charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.

She was fined $250 plus court costs Tuesday and sentenced to two years probation. A 120-day jail sentence was suspended.

Police said Vorobej and John Gregg, 53, also of Westlake, advertised the services of prostitutes online and had their customers meet them at a rented apartment in Presidential Luxury Apartments on Wooster Road.

A Presidential Luxury Apartments employee called police July 14 to report suspicious activity.

An investigation eventually led to the arrest of Vorobej and Gregg, who was also charged with procuring and three counts of operating a sexually oriented business without the proper license.

Gregg has pleaded no contest and his sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 26.