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CHRISTINE kK __ JOHN PROFUMO Uor. vt On December 14 1960, Towers purchased her aie ticket from England to the U and immediately engaged in prostitution from that tine vantil they were arrested by the York City Police Department on March 3, 1961. Towers was charged with maintaining a disorderly house and Novotny was charged with ae fice for the purpose of prostitution. Towers was held on $10,000 bail and incarcerated in the Manhattan House of Detention for lack of bail anti] his hearin March 7, Navatny wae ralaacadt ENN «sch oond rouse wes OF 1961, seer rweesy FS £2 SESS OY Pe eS bail indicated a desire to cooperate with the authorities. Towers refused to be interviewed by FBI Agents on March 6, 1961. On March 7, 1961, an authorized complaint was filed before U.S. Commiss{oner (OSC) Earl Bishopp, outhern District of New York (SDNY), charging Towers with violation of the WSTA, Title 18, Sections 2421 and 2422, in that he imported Maria Novotny from England to New York for the purpose of orostitution rch 15, 1961, Towers’ bail was reduced by New York authorities and he was released on $5000 bail. On the same date he was arraigned before USC Earl Bishopp SDNY, at which time bail vas set at $5000 which was posted by Towers on the same date. April 12, 1961, Towers was indicted by the Federal Grand Jury on five counts of the WSTA olation of Title 18, Seedions "2421 and 2422. Towers’ case was scheduled for lyearing | on April 25, 1961. When he appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Charles M. Metzner, SD and entered a plea of not guilty to the above five counts, Judge Metzner set bail at 000, At that time Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Alfred J. | SDNY, who handled the Towers case from its ince tion dl ar his (Donati's) departure from the U.S. Attorney's yc: ) office: ong mested bail Towers be increased fror 00. However Judge Metzner refused to raise ‘the bail $25. Towers was release after posting the bail of $500) 1 His trial was set for May 16, 1961. On May 6, 1961, a. ‘London, England, devspaper ¢ ee oeane that one of its’ argborters had interviewed Tove "ers 5 nhagen. Denmark indicated Towers fled the U ote avoid Peria for violation mor the WSTA charges. It was lag] reared that on May 31, 1961 Marie Novotny boarded the Queem Mary" as a visitor and, thereafter, exhibited a ticket previously obtained under the "name of Mrs. R. Tyson of London, gland, after the ship de arted. : Her identity was quickly