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Sex Trafficker In Maryland Sentenced For Recruiting Teen To Engage In Commerical Sex Acts
A sex trafficker in Maryland has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for recruiting a teenager to engage in commercial sex acts, according to federal prosecutors.
Baltimore resident Kyle David Robinson, 29, has been sentenced to 126 months in federal prison, followed by eight years of supervised release, for sex trafficking a minor.
As part of his plea agreement, Robinson admitted to knowingly recruiting, enticing, transporting, and advertising a 14-year-old to engage in commercial sex acts for his own financial benefits.
In May 2021, prosecutors said that Robinson approached t…
Cairo Man Admits To Attempt To Entice, Transfer Obscene Material To Minor
A Capital District man could spend decades in prison after admitting that he tried to engage in sex acts with a 14-year-old child.
Greene County resident Thomas Squires, age 37, of Cairo, pleaded guilty Tuesday, June 14, to attempting to entice and transfer obscene material to a minor, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the North District.
Squires admitted that in July and August 2020 he sent graphic, sexually explicit text messages to who he thought was the teen, but was actually an undercover investigator, prosecutors said.
He also repeatedly asked the child for naked photos.
The…
Sussex Sex Offender Busted By Undercover Officers In 'Targeting' Teen: DA
A registered sex offender was busted by undercover officers during a sexual predator sting operation in New York, officials announced.
Brian Reed, 33, of Sussex, was busted and indicted following an online sting conducted by the District’s Attorney’s Special Investigative Unit.
Rockland County DA Thomas Walsh II noted that Reed is a registered sex offender with a past conviction in New Jersey.
According to Walsh, between Wednesday, May 25 and Thursday, May 26, Reed allegedly exchanged text messages, photos, and phone calls - all sexually explicit in nature - with what he believed to be a 1…
Registered Sex Offender Busted Soliciting 'Teen Girl' In Rockland Online
A registered sex offender was busted by undercover officers during a sexual predator sting operation in the Hudson Valley, officials announced.
In Rockland County, New Jersey resident Brian Reed, age 33, of Sussex, was busted and indicted following an online sting conducted by the District’s Attorney’s Special Investigative Unit.
Rockland County DA Thomas Walsh II noted that Reed is a registered sex offender with a past conviction in New Jersey.
According to Walsh, between Wednesday, May 25 and Thursday, May 26, Reed allegedly exchanged text messages, photos, and phone calls - all sexually…
5.5 Pounds Of Coke Seized In Undercover Hudson County Drug Bust: Prosecutor
Nearly 5.5 pounds of cocaine was seized from three men in an undercover Hudson County drug bust, authorities said.
Nicolas Mora-Daza, 24, of Union City, Christopher Gonzalez, 33 of Union City and John Perez, 31, of Weehawken, sold cocaine to an undercover officer multiple times over the course of a month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Nearly $125,000 worth of cocaine was seized from the trio as a result of a search warrant at a Weehawken home, Suarez said.
They were arrested on multiple drug and distribution charges, and taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility …
Undercover Bust: Berks Man With Gun Sold Heroin, Fentanyl To Disguised Officers, DA Says
A Berks County man was arrested for dealing heroin and fentanyl after selling the drugs to undercover officers, authorities said Friday.
Diego Rosario Plasencia, 23, of Reading, was arrested on May 14 following a nearly 6-month investigation, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said.
An investigation was launched in November 2020 after authorities were tipped off to Plasencia dealing heroin, fentanyl and other drugs within Reading, Adams said.
After Plasencia sold the drugs to undercover detectives, a search warrant was executed May 14 at his North 9th Street home, the DA said.
T…
Men Busted Trying To Meet Girls 14, 15 For Sex In Undercover Sting, Secaucus Police Say
A pair of men were arrested after they agreed to meet up with individuals who they believed were 14- and 15-year-old girls in Secaucus, police said following an undercover investigation.
Nicholas Signorelli, 24, of Springfield, luring and enticing a child, while Nevil Rana, 34, of Wallington, was charged with the same, along with criminal attempt to endanger the welfare of a child and obscenity for persons under 18, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
The police department got a tip that a man later identified as Signorelli had been talking to someone who he thought was a 14-year-old …
Undercover Op Leads To Prostitution Arrest At Spa In Fairfield County
Two women were arrested on alleged prostitution charges after police in Fairfield County served a warrant at an area spa.
The two were arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 9, by the Norwalk Police following a lengthy undercover investigation taking place at the Sunshine Spa, located at 666 Main Ave., in Norwalk, said Lt. Jared Zwickler.
The two arrested included:
Hong Hong Gu, 52, of Flushing who was charged with:
Prostitution
Promoting prostitution
Permitting prostitution
Providing massage without a license
She was held on a $5,000 bond.
Ailin Wu, 43, of Flushing who was charged with providing …
