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Suffolk County Duo Forced Women Into Prostitution, DA Says Suffolk County Duo Forced Women Into Prostitution, DA Says
Suffolk County Duo Forced Women Into Prostitution, DA Says A man who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl is among two Long Island defendants accused of forcing women into prostitution. Danny St. Louis, age 43, of Bay Shore, and Samantha Wimmer, age 37, of Central Islip, were arraigned on a total of 33 criminal charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, April 11. Prosecutors said St. Louis advertised and sold women for sex several times to various buyers between March 2023 and March 2024, with Wimmer serving as photographer for pictures that were used in his ads. After taking one victim’s ID and cell phone to prevent her from leaving, St. Louis ma…
PA Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model, DA Says PA Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model, DA Says
PA Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model, DA Says The first man captured by the Lancaster County Human Trafficking Task Force has been sentenced after confessing to his crimes, the District Attorney announced on Monday, April 8. More than two years after his arrest, Louis Fountain, 34 of Brookhaven, Delaware County pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking individuals, four counts of promoting prostitution, and one count of living off prostitutes before Lancaster County President Judge David Ashworth on March 29, as detailed in the release. Judge Ashworth sentenced him to serve a "prison term of one year, 11 months, and eight d…
'Deplorable': Pimp Forced Suffolk Co. Woman Into Sex Work, Beat Her When She Refused, DA Says 'Deplorable': Pimp Forced Suffolk Co. Woman Into Sex Work, Beat Her When She Refused, DA Says
'Deplorable': Pimp Forced Suffolk Co. Woman Into Sex Work, Beat Her When She Refused, DA Says Formal charges have been filed against a man accused of forcing a Long Island woman into prostitution and allegedly beating her when she refused. Michael Howell, age 64, of Brooklyn, was indicted on sex trafficking and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Feb. 29. Prosecutors allege that between September 2022 and February 2024, Howell forced the Suffolk County woman to engage in sexual acts with others for money. He rented hotel rooms and posted ads of the victim on websites typically used to advertise sex work, investigators said. In order to get the woman to comply, How…
Married Pair Accused Of Promoting Prostitution In Monroe County, DA Says (UPDATED) Married Pair Accused Of Promoting Prostitution In Monroe County, DA Says (UPDATED)
Married Pair Accused Of Promoting Prostitution In Monroe County, DA Says (Updated) A couple is accused of posting an online ad for sex work, prosecutors say.  Suntoya Tucker and Betty Merwede were both charged with misdemeanor promoting prostitution and drug paraphernalia charges, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Investigators claimed they responded to an ad Tucker posted on Oct. 24 and arranged to meet her at the Value Inn, 5219 Milford Road in Middle Smithfield.  The ad was titled "Sweet like caramel baby" and included photos of Tucker, police said. When an undercover officer arrived at the hotel parking lot, authorities said Tucker and ano…
TUGBUST: Rochelle Park Masseuses Rub Undercover Customers Wrong Way, Police Say TUGBUST: Rochelle Park Masseuses Rub Undercover Customers Wrong Way, Police Say
Tugbust: Rochelle Park Masseuses Rub Undercover Customers Wrong Way, Police Say An undercover crew of gangbusters blocked a between-the-sheets operation at a local Rochelle Park massage parlor, authorities said. Township police detectives targeted the Fuji Salon on Woodland Avenue following a tip from a “concerned resident,” Capt. James DePreta said. The owner and two employees were arrested after an undercover sting led to under-the-table offers, the captain said. Yeong Herin, 68, of Cliffside Park, was charged with promoting prostitution and possession of property derived from criminal activity – namely $2,000 in alleged proceeds that DePreta said were seized. Bust…
South Jersey Man Admits Selling Lethal Dose Of Heroin: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits Selling Lethal Dose Of Heroin: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits Selling Lethal Dose Of Heroin: Prosecutor A 44-year-old man from Atlantic City — already serving a 60-year prison sentence — has admitted to selling a fatal dose of heroin, authorities said. Tahir Gregory pleaded guilty to first-degree drug-induced death stemming from Gregory’s distribution of a lethal dose of heroin to 31-year-old victim, M.E. Gregory admitted to knowingly selling heroin to the victim which ultimately led to her death on July 2, 2017. The sentence will be run concurrent to the 60-year state prison sentence he is currently serving after being convicted by an Atlantic County jury earlier this ye…
Prostitution Bust: Haledon Detectives Go Undercover, Accuse Mom Of Turning Tricks Prostitution Bust: Haledon Detectives Go Undercover, Accuse Mom Of Turning Tricks
Prostitution Bust: Haledon Detectives Go Undercover, Accuse Mom Of Turning Tricks Police in Haledon went undercover to bust an alleged prostitute. Responding to a tip from the 400 block of Belmont Avenue, Haledon Detective Sgt. Timothy Lindberg and Detective Jeffrey Welsh identified Christine Mcalister, a 48-year-old borough resident, as their suspect, Capt. George Guzman, Jr. said. Mcalister, who lists her occupation online as self-employed, was arrested after soliciting an undercover officer, the captain said. She was charged with promoting prostitution and maintaining a nuisance before being released pending a Municipal Court appearance, he said.
Atlantic City Pimp Sentenced To 60 Years Prison For Human Trafficking: Prosecutor Atlantic City Pimp Sentenced To 60 Years Prison For Human Trafficking: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Pimp Sentenced To 60 Years Prison For Human Trafficking: Prosecutor A 44-year-old man from Atlantic City has been sentenced to 60 years in New Jersey State Prison for human trafficking, authorities said. On Tuesday, April 11, Tahir Gregory was sentenced, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, and must serve at least 40 years before becoming eligible for parole. Gregory was originally charged on Sept. 29, 2017, with the human trafficking and promoting prostitution of two women. The remaining convictions for promoting prostitution will run concurrent to the other charges for a five-year New Jersey State Prison sentence, the prosecutor sai…
PA Bar Association President Resigns, Ex-Con Prostitute Charged Following Extortion Incident PA Bar Association President Resigns, Ex-Con Prostitute Charged Following Extortion Incident
PA Bar Association President Resigns, Ex-Con Prostitute Charged Following Extortion Incident The 2020-2021 President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association has resigned following a prostitution charge. David Eric Schwager, 53, a Luzerne County attorney, was slapped with a misdemeanor prostitution charge, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for June 15, according to online docket sheets. The prostitute, Emily Merth, 25, apparently threatened to post a video of Schwager's sexual encounter with him if she didn't get more money from him, the Times Leader reports. Merth, who has previous prostitution conviction out of Lehigh County, was charged with promoting prostitution, theft …
Long Island Man Indicted For Alleged Sex Trafficking Operation Long Island Man Indicted For Alleged Sex Trafficking Operation
Long Island Man Indicted For Alleged Sex Trafficking Operation A 29-year-old man has been indicted for allegedly conducting a sex trafficking operation on Long Island. William Wilkinson, of Hempstead, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 2, said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini. An investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the Suffolk County Police Department’s Human Trafficking Investigations Unit revealed evidence that Wilkinson allegedly ran a sex trafficking operation throughout Suffolk and Nassau counties as early as November 2019. Wilkinson allegedly provided his victims with narcotics and subje…
Long Island Man Indicted For Sex Trafficking Teen Victim For Nearly A Year Long Island Man Indicted For Sex Trafficking Teen Victim For Nearly A Year
Long Island Man Indicted For Sex Trafficking Teen Victim For Nearly A Year A Long Island man has been charged for alleged sex trafficking involving a teenager in various hotels for nearly a year. Baldwin resident Jordan McCormick was indicted by a grand jury this week for allegedly trafficking a teen across Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn between September last year and June this year. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that beginning in September last year, McCormick allegedly trafficked his victim to various hotels. It is further alleged that McCormick physically abused the teenager and drugged her so that she could stay awake to make mo…
Authorities: Man Rapes Woman In Parsippany Motel After Months Of Abuse, Forced Prostitution Authorities: Man Rapes Woman In Parsippany Motel After Months Of Abuse, Forced Prostitution
Authorities: Man Rapes Woman In Parsippany Motel After Months Of Abuse, Forced Prostitution An Essex County man raped a woman and threatened to hurt her family in a Morris County motel this weekend after months of abuse and forced prostitution, authorities said. Mcquacy Goodridge, 28, of West Orange, verbally and physically abused a 31-year-old woman while taking her all across Morris County and forcing her into acts of prostitution between March 2019 and Aug. 15, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release with local police. Police responded to the Ramada on Route 46 for a person being held in a room around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, just after Goodridge threa…
Authorities: Middlesex County Man, 63, Lured Pre-Teenagers, Solicited Sex Authorities: Middlesex County Man, 63, Lured Pre-Teenagers, Solicited Sex
Authorities: Middlesex County Man, 63, Lured Pre-Teenagers, Solicited Sex A 63-year-old man from Highland Park was arrested after attempting to lure two pre-teen girls and asking them to have sex, authorities said. Genaro Gutierrez was charged on Thursday with two counts -- one for each juvenile -- of promoting prostitution, luring and endangering the welfare of a child, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Highland Park Police Chief Rick Abrams said in a statement. Gutierrez is accused of approaching two girls, ages 11 and 12, and propositioning both of them, according to the statement. The incident occurred about …
Stafford Police Arrest Homeless Fugitive In Internet Luring Incident Stafford Police Arrest Homeless Fugitive In Internet Luring Incident
Stafford Police Arrest Homeless Fugitive In Internet Luring Incident Stafford police have re-arrested a fugitive wanted for sexually assaulting an underage girl after contacting her via a social media app.  Authorities found the suspect, Charles E. Torrence, 50, in a Philadelphia homeless shelter on Saturday, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's office.  Torrence was indicted on several charges, including sexual assault, two counts of luring or enticing a child and four counts of child endangerment.  Stafford police initially arrested Torrence in June 2019 for sexually assaulting the girl he met on messaging app Kik, according to o…
NJ State Police Rescue Girl, 14, Forced Into Prostitution At Atlantic City Casino NJ State Police Rescue Girl, 14, Forced Into Prostitution At Atlantic City Casino
NJ State Police Rescue Girl, 14, Forced Into Prostitution At Atlantic City Casino New Jersey State Police rescued a 14-year-old girl who they said was forced into prostitution at an Atlantic City casino hotel. They also arrested the accused human traffickers, as well as a retired state correction officer who they said paid to have sex with the victim at his home. Kurt C. Young, 52, of South Dennis Township was seized Tuesday and charged with sexual assault of a minor and engaging in prostitution with a minor, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. Two weeks ago, State Police arrested Tiffany N. Davis, 39, of Egg Harbor Township, and charged her with first-deg…
Jury: Man Guilty Of Giving Heroin To, Pimping Out Underage Teen Girls In Morris County Hotels Jury: Man Guilty Of Giving Heroin To, Pimping Out Underage Teen Girls In Morris County Hotels
Jury: Man Guilty Of Giving Heroin To, Pimping Out Underage Teen Girls In Morris County Hotels A 42-year-old North Carolina man was found guilty of giving a pair of underage teenage girls heroin and then sexually trafficking them at Morris County hotels, authorities said. Nearly four years after the crimes occurred, Aldophus Mims was found guilty of giving the then-15 -and -17-year-old girls the drugs before "enticing" them into prostitution at undisclosed hotels in Rockaway and Parsippany, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp and Acting Chief of Investigations Chris Kimker announced. Debbie Kooken, 42 of Boonton, apparently arranged for the girls to meet with male client…
East Orange Man Among 6 Busted By FBI, PD In Undercover Prostitution Sting East Orange Man Among 6 Busted By FBI, PD In Undercover Prostitution Sting
East Orange Man Among 6 Busted By FBI, PD In Undercover Prostitution Sting An East Orange man was being held in the Morris County Jail for having burglary tools on him during an undercover prostitution bust in Hanover, authorities said. Gerrod Martin, 27, was among six arrested Thursday, Hanover police said. He was charged with promoting prostitution and possession of burglary tools for having a card skimmer, police said. The operation targeted possible human and sex trafficking, and the exploitation of juveniles, Hanover police said in a news release. The four women charged with prostitution were: Deja Berkelmann, 31 of Paterson Erica Parenti, 35 yea…
FBI, Hanover Police Bust 6 For Prostitution In Undercover Hotel Sting FBI, Hanover Police Bust 6 For Prostitution In Undercover Hotel Sting
FBI, Hanover Police Bust 6 For Prostitution In Undercover Hotel Sting Four women and two men were arrested in an undercover prostitution sting by federal agents and state police at a Hanover hotel. Thursday's operation targeted possible human and sex trafficking, and the exploitation of juveniles, Hanover police said in a news release. The four women charged with prostitution were: Deja Berkelmann, 31 of Paterson Erica Parenti, 35 year of Easton P.A. Katherine Torres, 25 of Paterson  Carolina Mittman, 34 of Townsend D.E. Berkelmann and Torres also face drug charges. Rahj Majid, 22 of Ozone Park, N.Y., and Gerrod Martin, 27 of East Orange, were arr…
Man Ran Sex Trafficking Ring From Parents' Brookhaven Basement, DA Says Man Ran Sex Trafficking Ring From Parents' Brookhaven Basement, DA Says
Man Ran Sex Trafficking Ring From Parents' Brookhaven Basement, DA Says A 47-year-old Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly running a sex trafficking ring out of his parents’ basement. Raymond Rodio III, a resident of the Brookhaven hamlet of Sound Beach, allegedly trafficked nearly two dozen women in the past five years, holding some by force in the basement of a Lower Rocky Point Road home without a shower or bathroom, prosecutors allege. Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini said that Rodio would set up dates with men in the basement or in area motels. He allegedly also kept the women’s money and gave them heroin and other drugs instead. "Thi…
Complaints Lead To Arrests Of Two Women For Prostitution In Greenwich Complaints Lead To Arrests Of Two Women For Prostitution In Greenwich
Complaints Lead To Arrests Of Two Women For Prostitution In Greenwich Two women were arrested for prostitution by Greenwich Police following complaints of an unlicensed massage parlor offering more than massages. Elizabeth Gonzalez, 40, of Greenwich, and Dorian Mejia, 42, of Bethpage, were arrested on Monday, March 4, following an investigation that began last month into several complaints that the parlor in the western section of town had prostitution taking place, said Lt. John Slusarz.  Gonzalez was charged with a felony count of promoting prostitution, and a misdemeanor count of prostitution, in addition to possession of marijuana and parapherna…
Wanted: Police In Ramapo Seek Wanted Man Running A Prostitution House Wanted: Police In Ramapo Seek Wanted Man Running A Prostitution House
Wanted: Police In Ramapo Seek Wanted Man Running A Prostitution House Have you seen him? Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a man wanted for promoting prostitution in the area. An alert has been issued by police in Rockland County for Salvador Santiago-Villanuev, 27, who is wanted on a charge of third-degree promoting prostitution for allegedly operating a house of prostitution in Ramapo. Anyone who recognizes Santiago-Villanuev, or who knows of his whereabouts, is being asked to contact detectives at the Ramapo Police Department by calling (845) 357-2400.
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Suspect Seen Her? Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Suspect
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Suspect Have you seen her? Police in Clarkstown are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a woman wanted for promoting prostitution. The Clarkstown Police Department’s Warrant Unit issued an alert this week regarding 43-year-old Kimberly Robbins, who has a warrant out for her arrest for promoting prostitution and failing to appear in court to answer the charge. Police described Robbins as a 5-foot-6 woman with blonde hair and blue eyes.  Anyone with information on her whereabouts, or who recognizes her, has been asked to contact the Clarkstown Police Department’s Warrant Unit …
Seen Him? Police Seek Help In Tracking Down Man Wanted For Promoting Prostitution Seen Him? Police Seek Help In Tracking Down Man Wanted For Promoting Prostitution
Seen Him? Police Seek Help In Tracking Down Man Wanted For Promoting Prostitution Have you seen him? The Ramapo Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a suspect wanted on drug charges and for promoting prostitution dating back to an incident in July 2016. An alert was issued on Friday regarding Patrick Ward-Taylor, who is wanted on charges of fourth-degree promoting prostitution and unlawful possession of marijuana following an investigation by a patrol officer. The officer followed a suspicious vehicle into the Village of Airmont, which led to Ward-Taylor’s arrest. Police described Ward-Taylor as 5-foot-10, weighing approxima…
Man Wanted For Promoting Prostitution In Hudson Valley Man Wanted For Promoting Prostitution In Hudson Valley
Man Wanted For Promoting Prostitution In Hudson Valley Have you seen him? Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a wanted man who was charged with promoting prostitution and failed to appear in court to answer the charges. An alert was issued on Friday by the Ramapo Police Department regarding Hervin Leal-Martinez, who was among six people arrested as part of a bust in Spring Valley in June. Leal-Martinez, 27, is wanted on charges that include promoting prostitution and criminal nuisance stemming back to the multi-agency investigation over the summer. Police described Leal-Martinez as a 5-foot-1 Hispanic man …
Man Nabbed For Prostitution, Drug Charges In Putnam Man Nabbed For Prostitution, Drug Charges In Putnam
Man Nabbed For Prostitution, Drug Charges In Putnam Putnam County Sheriff's deputies nabbed a man for prostitution and drug charges following a traffic stop where he had two young women in the car. Leonardo Martinez, 42, of Elmhurst, was busted following a stop on Friday, Feb. 16,  when members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Bucks Hollow Road in the Mahopac area of the Town of Carmel.  During the stop, deputies determined that Martinez, who was accompanied by two females, 23 and 28, both of Queens, was operating the vehicle without a valid drivers license. …