Nude maid accused of really cleaning up

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A nude maid is accused of really cleaning up at a Florida man's home. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said a 50-year-old man hired the maid from the Internet on Friday to clean his Tampa home. Authorities said the woman arrived at the home in a one-piece, light colored dress. She took off the dress and cleaned the house for $100-per-hour. Sheriff's office spokeswoman Debbie Carter said the man told deputies he left the maid alone in the bedroom to clean. When the man's wife came home from vacation, she discovered $40,000 in jewelry missing from their bedroom. Police are investigating.

I'm going to try to not let this story destroy my faith in nude maids you hire off the internet. Because once you lose the ability to trust such noble and time-honored profession, what's left to believe in, really? I think it's a lot like the firemen running that phoney disability scam the Herald has been talking about. The ones you really feel bad for are the honest naked maids; the ones who show up, strip, clean your place and don't rob you blind. The honest ones. It's the bad apples who make the whole profession look bad.

But you know, if ever there was a time to blame the victim of a crime, this is it. Why have a nude maid if you're just going to leave her alone with your valuables? Call me crazy, but isn't the whole point of hiring a naked one in the first place to see the goods? I think that's what you're paying them the big bucks and leaving her alone to clean your bedroom without you kind of defeats the purpose. PS. I'm sure that was a nice "Welcome home" for the wife. Gawd, I love Tampa. It's blogger heaven.