Man's assignation with a prostitute at a Back Bay hotel ends with him robbed at knifepoint and the woman and another man under arrest, DA says

A woman from the Bronx faces armed-robbery charges and her male companion from Lawrence faces gun charges after she robbed a man who'd contacted them via a Web page for some paid sex at the Back Bay Hilton last week, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

At her arraignment Friday, Danine Simpson, 27, of the Bronx, had bail set at $1,500. Robert Santana, 28, of Larence, was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing this Thursday on charges of illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, illegal possession of a loaded firearm and illegal possession of a high-capacity magazine, the DA's office says.

The DA's office says the two didn't get far with their money after Simpson let the man into her room, then displayed a knife instead of a heart of gold, shortly after 7 p.m. on Thursday:

Officers met with a man who stated he had been informed about a sex for fee service and then contacted a female on a website and arranged a meeting on the 23rd floor of the hotel. The man said Simpson called him into her room when he arrived, brandished a knife and ordered him to hand over $200. The man handed the money over and then reported the incident to the hotel lobby. Officers arrived on scene and the man identified Simpson as the person who robbed him.

When officers set up initial surveillance of the room they observed a man exit and walk away from officers. When officers stopped the man, later identified as Santana, he tried to back away and started to profusely sweat. Officers conducted a pat frisk for their safety due to the confined quarters and Santana’s actions. In Santana’s fanny pack they found a Glock 9mm handgun loaded with eight rounds.

The armed-robbery victim will be summonsed into court at a later date on a charge of engaging in sexual conduct for a fee, the DA's office says.

Innocent, etc.