EastbayMike

I've never been asked for a deposit from an escort or masseur.  Wouldn't pay if asked. 

I've never been asked for a deposit from an escort or masseur.  Wouldn't pay if asked. 

I've never been asked for a deposit from an escort or masseur.  Wouldn't pay if asked. 

I've never been asked for a deposit from an escort or masseur.  Wouldn't pay if asked. 

I've never been asked for a deposit from an escort or masseur.  Wouldn't pay if asked. 

I've never been asked for a deposit from an escort or masseur.  Wouldn't pay if asked. 

I've never been asked for a deposit from an escort or masseur.  Wouldn't pay if asked. 

I've never been asked for a deposit from an escort or masseur.  Wouldn't pay if asked. 

I've never been asked for a deposit from an escort or masseur.  Wouldn't pay if asked. 

I've never been asked for a deposit from an escort or masseur.  Wouldn't pay if asked. 

Bottoms aren't allowed to act "manly?"
Only "sissies" can bottom?

Rentmen: NYC 126 escorts 38 plus years old.  LA 73. SF 59. Chicago 43. 

Rentmen: NYC 126 escorts 38 plus years old.  LA 73. SF 59. Chicago 43. 

Most MEDIOCRE escorts. The best keep improving with age.
If a provider's greatest attribute is muscle tone, they've retired long before 38.
If a provider is older than 38, they are generally more skilled at keeping a client "happy" for a longer percentage of the date, ready to do the heavy lifting to make the encounter fun, less likely to run out after only 38 minutes have passed, have better stories to tell, are less likely to be late or last minute cancellation, and are really your safest bet it you want to avoid a scam.,

At 38 he's approaching his escort prime. 

At 38 he's approaching his escort prime. 

At 38 he's approaching his escort prime. 

At 38 he's approaching his escort prime. 

https://rentmen.eu/Fernando_XL

You're also correct about the name change. He used to go by fernando_xl on rentmasseur. I can't remember if it was rmen or rmasseur, but the reviews were generally positive other than his pics are outdated and he's a bit bigger now. Seems the "massage" also transitions to "escort" fairly early in the session. 

I think the big picture is very important.
1) Nearly everything in life, including criminal convictions, involves a huge totality of circumstance and shades of grey. I've rarely found "conviction" alone enough to make a moral judgment against anyone.
2) I only control my own moral compass, BUT, if anyone HERE is going to climb that hypocritical soap box and proselytize based on words like "felony" and "morals," it seems important to remind ourselves the moral judgment many others have of what we do here, and to be reminded of just how encompassing the word felony is.
In many places "facilitation" of prostitution is a felony. Days of old, when "facilitation" only meant owning a house of ill repute, are gone! The term "facilitating" was the motivator for Craigslist to end personals.
3) Many states consider criminal convictions "public records." If so, your friends are free to investigate any provider they want to on their own. IF NOT, I'd invite you to have a conversation with your LEO friend about #2 above and the restrictions placed on LEO'S in regard to sharing conviction records.
 
 

personally i wouldn't bother. i don't see how a drug related offense (especially in the past) is relevant to the experience they had or will have.

If I went to someone’s home, expecting to be alone with the person and see that other people are in the house without being told, I too would leave. It would not feel safe. It’s weird that you wouldn’t tell the therapist that you had a roommate or think that you should’ve. Would you have appreciated walking in to the masseur’s studio and encountering a roommate or spouse he failed to mention? 

Yes you should have told him your roommate was there. Reverse the situation. Would you be comfortable if you were going to his place and unexpectedly found his roommate there?

$300 - $350 seems to be the average rate.