City Councilor Brian Bigelow pleaded not guilty Monday in Fall River District Court to a charge of offering to engage in sex for a fee following his weekend arrest in a prostitution sting that snared 23 people in total.
Bigelow, 49, of 1367 Robeson St., was one of the first to be arraigned around 10:15 a.m.
His case was continued to Oct. 22 for a pre-trial conference. He is represented by city attorney Michael Sousa, who entered the plea.
Dressed in a dark suit, blue shirt and gold print tie, Bigelow who serves on the Diman School Committee in addition to the City Council, reiterated an early statement that he has no intention of resigning.
“I have no plans to resign,” Bigelow told a swarm of media gathered outside the Fall River Justice Center.
“He is emphatically denying the charges.” Sousa said.
He declined to state anything about his client’s actions the night he was arrested. [...]

Original post by Michael Holtzman