Man Charged With Prostitution For Note Left at Laundromat

A man was arrested on a prostitution charge Wednesday night after Dubuque police said he left a note at a laundromat offering to pay $700 for sex. 40 year old Bruce Menadue was arrested shortly before 10pm Wednesday. Dubuque police investigated the incident at Laundry Max on University Avenue. Reports say a woman got up to move her laundry and, when she sat back down, found a note on the table at which she was sitting. The note stated that the writer would be willing to pay $700 to have sex with her and included a phone number for her to call. Police said surveillance video from the facility showed a man writing the note and leaving it on the table. Officers reported locating Menadue near Asbury Road and Cherry Street in the same clothing as the man who wrote the note. Menadue reportedly told police that he was willing to pay the woman $700 for a place to stay because he is homeless.