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Feds: Agents Find More Victims Of Elizabeth Pimp Who Beat, Raped Out-Of-State Escorts
For several years, an Elizabeth man lured out-of-state escorts to New Jersey with promises of tens of thousands of dollars for sex and then choked, raped and threatened them, federal authorities charged.
FBI agents captured Jose Torres, 43, after finding four victims but suspected there were more.
They were right.
Two more travelled from New York to New Jersey to work for Torres as prostitutes, an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Newark this week says.
Torres met the escorts through websites such as EROS, Erotic Monkey, Tryst and Backpage, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.…
FBI Seeks Help Finding More Victims Of Jersey Pimp Who Beat, Raped Escorts
ALERT: For several years, an Elizabeth man lured out-of-state escorts to New Jersey with promises of tens of thousands of dollars for sex, then choked, raped and threatened them, federal authorities charged.
The FBI captured Jose Torres, 43, after finding four victims, but they believe there are many more.
The bureau and the Department of Homeland Security are asking the public for help identifying them.
The victims may be in New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts, as well as in New Hampshire, South Carolina and California, among other states, federal authorities said.
Torres met the es…
Feds: Elizabeth Predator Lured Out-Of-State Escorts To NJ, Choked, Raped, Threatened Them
For more than four years, an Elizabeth man lured out-of-state escorts to New Jersey with promises of tens of thousands of dollars for sex – then slapped, choked, raped and threatened them, authorities charged.
An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Newark on Friday added two more victims, bringing the total to four charged to Jose Torres, 42.
Torres met the women through websites for online escorts and on Backpage.com beginning in May 2015, an FBI complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark says.
Promising big money, he “persuaded, induced and enticed” the commercial sex …
Ulta Beauty To Close 19 Stores
Ulta Beauty announced plans to close 19 stores this year.
Shops slated to get the ax have not been announced, but the beauty supplies chain has shops across New Jersey that could be impacted.
Ulta Beauty top officials blamed COVID-19’s economic disruption as the reason for the cuts.
Even while it closes some stores, Ulta Beauty has plans to open 30 more. Efforts will be made to transfer employees from closed shops to new or already existing ones, the company said in a press release.
In New Jersey, Ulta has stores in Edgewater, Clifton, Maywood, Garfield, Cedar Knolls, Wayne, Montvale, L…
'Gut Wrenching': East Brunswick Neighbors Raise Money For Grieving Dad After Drowning
East Brunswick neighbors are rallying for a local dad mourning the loss of his wife, daughter and father, who drowned in their backyard pool earlier this week.
More than $28,700 had been raised as of Friday afternoon for Akash Patel on a GoFundMe, organized by Sarah Grabowski.
Funds from the page will go toward funeral services for Akash's wife Nisha Patel, 33, father Bharat Patel, 62, and 8-year-old daughter.
"Only weeks living in their new home, on June 22nd, the most heartbreaking and unimaginable thing happened," Grabowski wrote. "On a very hot June afternoon, Akash’s wife an…
