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: Pennsylvania Officers Raped, Assaulted Same Victim For Years, DA Says
An Allentown police officer and a former vice officer have been charged with rape and related offenses spanning several years, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Friday, Jan. 10. Evan Weaver, 45, of Weisenberg, and Jason Michael Krasley, 47, of Upper Milford Township, are accused of sexually assaulting the same victim between 2011 and 2015, authorities said. The pair face felony charges of Rape and Involuntary Sexual Servitude, as well as Misdemeanor Indecent Assault, Official Oppression, Prostitution, and Related Offenses, according to the DA. Weaver, a current A…
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Ex-Abercrombie CEO Asks Judge To Rule On Mental Fitness Ahead Of Sex Trafficking Trial
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is hoping to delay his federal sex trafficking case. An attorney for the 80-year-old Jeffries filed a motion on Monday, Dec. 9, asking a Manhattan judge to schedule a hearing to determine whether Jeffries is mentally competent to stand trial. “[The motion] will be dealt with in court as, and when, appropriate – according to the judge,” Jeffries’ attorney, Brian Bieber, told Daily Voice. Federal prosecutors are expected to challenge the move, potentially delaying the case by months. An indictment unsealed in October accused Jeffries of pr…
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Former PA Senate Chaplain Charged In Sex Trafficking Sting
A Cumberland County pastor faces serious charges after allegedly patronizing a massage parlor at the center of a human trafficking investigation, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice Wednesday, Nov. 27. Stephen Robert Melton, 65, of Mechanicsburg, a pastor at Big Spring Presbyterian Church in Newville, is accused of paying for sex acts at least 68 times over five months at GL Massage Spa in Carlisle. The charges, filed by the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, include: Felony Patronizing a Victim of Human Trafficking with Reckless Disregard Misdemeanor…
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22 Arrested In Human Trafficking Stings Across Cumberland County: DA
Twenty-two people were arrested during recent human trafficking operations in Cumberland County, with more arrests expected, District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. The arrests are part of Operation: Closed2Trafficking, a campaign targeting illegal commercial sex trafficking, and Impact Demand, an initiative aimed at combating the demand for such exploitation. Authorities executed multiple stings over the last month, uncovering alleged criminal activity at massage parlors and through undercover operations, according to McCormack. “These operations are a message…
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Confessed NJ/Philly Sex Trafficker Who Beat, Threatened Victims Gets 10 Years, No Early Release
UPDATE: A confessed sex trafficker from Philadelphia was sentenced in federal court in New Jersey to 10 years in prison. Mallie M. Evans, 37, must spend at least 8½ years behind bars before he’ll be eligible for release because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Evans “recruited and coerced multiple victims” as prostitutes, shuttling them between Philly and Central and South Jersey, U.S. Attorney For New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. “Evans used fraud, emotional manipulation, physical violence, and threats of death and bodily injury to coerce the victims into engaging in co…
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Ohio Woman Held On Prostitution Charges Caught With Drugs In York County Prison, Police Say
A woman being held in the York County Prison on prostitution charges among other offenses, has been caught with drugs, police announced on Thursday, Feb. 22. Yinmei Zeng, 37 of Ohio, has been held for drug offenses, prostitution, and fleeing from the police since Dec. 2023, court records show. As her two cases progressed, a search of the prison where she was housed was conducted. A "police investigation" into items found during the search found Zeng in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, as stated in the police release. She was arraigned on the drug char…
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Felon Gives Her 3 Children Marijuana Brownies, Alcohol, Chambersburg Police Say
A convicted felon and mom of three children is wanted for giving them marijuana brownies and alcohol, Chambersburg police announced late on Wednesday night. Carrie Lynn Frazier, 34 of the 300 block South Main Street in Chambersburg, is wanted for three counts each of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors, area police explained on Feb. 21. The charges stem from an incident on July 1, 2022. The details of this were not immediately available. Frazier has a history of prostitution, conspiracy, theft, forgery, driving under the influence of a controlled substan…
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Pair Caught In Berks County Human Trafficking Sting, Police Say
Two men were arrested last month as part of a police sting on human trafficking in Berks County, authorities say. The District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force posted phony listings on websites "commonly used for sexual advertisements," Spring Township police said in a release. On Jan. 29, suspects responded to the ads and agreed to pay for sex with 14- and 15-year-olds, authorities said. Spring police announced two arrests in connection with the sting: James Edward Moon, 67, of Sinking Spring, was charged with IDSI of a person under 16, statutory sexual assault,…
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Undercover Bust: 5 People Seeking Sex With Teens Met By Detectives In Berks County, DA Says
Five people seeking sex with teens have been arrested in an undercover Berks County sting, authorities said. All five individuals responded to an ad, posted on Monday, Jan. 19 by detectives, offering sex with 14- and 15-year-old juveniles at various locations in Berks County, the county district attorney's office announced. The individuals agreed to meet up and have sex with the "teens," but instead were met by detectives and promptly arrested, District Attorney John T. Adams said. The following arrests were made, according to Adams: Richard Keene, 70, of Reading, charged with Traff…
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Philly Ex-Con Forced Captive Girls Into Prostitution At NJ Hotels: Indictment
An ex-con who was captured after a 15-year-old victim escaped from a South Jersey hotel room was indicted on a host of charges that include human trafficking, promoting prostitution and sexually assaulting minors, authorities announced on Thursday. Nieem Johnson, 40, whose last known address was in Philadelphia, was arrested in Atlantic City last Aug. 31 following a months-long state investigation, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. A second victim was rescued during the arrest, Platkin said in a Jan. 18 release. “The allegations in the indictment – holding two victims in a…
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'John' Shoots At DC Prostitute After 'Golden Shower' At PA Days Inn: Police
A man is in the hospital and a Washington, DC woman — who previously pleaded guilty to prostitution in Maryland — has been arrested in Pennsylvania after a bizarre situation at a Days Inn, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 20. Brittany Kemi Abosede, 34 originally from the US Capitol City of Washington, most recently of York, PA, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 19, in what Northern York County Regional police Lt. Gregg Anderson called a "shots fired" incident. Abosede was found by NYCRPD officers who were responding to the incident in the parking lot of the Days Inn located at 334 Arse…
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Pennsylvania Attorney Admits Pressuring Clients Into Sex: AG
The former Lackawanna County lawyer accused of pressuring clients into trading sexual favors for his services has pleaded guilty to the charges, prosecutors say. Former assistant district attorney Corey Kolcharno, 49, was convicted on four felony counts of promoting prostitution, said the state Attorney General's Office. He will also have to give up his license to practice law as part of his plea agreement. “The defendant preyed upon the vulnerabilities of his clients for his own sexual gratification,” said AG Michelle Henry. “Officers of the court are held to …
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15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel
Fifteen men from across Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Colorado have been arrested while allegedly trying to meet with prostitutes at a Central Pennsylvania hotel. Instead of finding the women, the men thought they had communicated with to arrange for sex in exchange for cash, they found the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force waiting to take them into custody, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney's office on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The men had really been in contact with undercover officers with the task force as they conducted "Operation Impact …
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Raid Of Massage Parlors Nets Another Arrest In Pennsylvania Sex Trafficking Ring: DA
An additional arrest has been announced in a large-scale sex trafficking ring run out of Pennsylvania massage parlors, authorities said. Zigui "Lisa" Zheng was arrested and charged with operating a corrupt organization and dealing in unlawful proceeds, along with related offenses, Cumberland County District Attorney Sean McCormac said. Significant amounts of cash and other evidence of labor/sex trafficking were found during the raids, he added. Last week, authorities announced the arrest of Min Dong, 54. She was charged for operating corrupt organizations, dealing in unlawfu…
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PA 'Asian' Massage Parlor Raid Turns Human Trafficking Ring Bust: DA
A 12-agency joint investigation has led to the downfall of a large-scale human trafficking ring across three Central Pennsylvania counties, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 1. The sex and human trafficking ring was broken up by a year-long operation: Closed2Trafficking, which targeted 10 massage parlors in York, Dauphin, and Cumberland counties. District Attorney Sean McCormack released the following statement on the operation: “Since we began these operations targeting sex buyers who drive the demand for commercial sex, we have arrested 45 individuals. Every single dollar that …
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: Number Of Victims Of Repeat Sex Trafficker Reaches Four In NJ, PA, Authorities Charge
The number of alleged victims of a paroled sex trafficker from New Jersey has reached four, federal authorities said. Amin Sharif, 48, of Newark had been free for a year after serving nearly a decade in federal prison when he returned to pimping women and girls, authorities said. Federal agents seized Sharif on sex trafficking charges in January 2022, and have held him since then, while continuing an ongoing investigation that produced an indictment that cites the additional victims. Sharif "used several social media platforms and profiles to recruit women and minors to engage in sex acts…
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Undercover Officers Run Sex Sting On Central PA Men: PSP
Undercover officers posing as sex workers led to the arrest of men from four Central Pennsylvania counties, State Police explained in a release on Friday, July 7, 2023. The men were caught during an operation that involved female officers posing as sex workers and placing ads on various internet sites offering to perform sex acts in exchange for money, according to police. The operation was conducted by the State Police Carlisle Criminal Investigation Unit, along with members of the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office CID Unit. The men agree to pay the woman and m…
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Drunk Central PA Prostitute Nabbed After Bike Fall: Police
A bicyclist and convicted prostitute has been charged after she was seen falling off her bicycle in Carlisle, police announced on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Jennifer Anna Maschmeyer, 53, was spotted falling off of her bicycle in the 100 block of North Pitt Street on June 1, 2023, the police said. The observing police officers "suspected (her) to be manifestly under the control of alcohol or a controlled substance," as stated in the release. Maschmeyer was arrested and charged with Public Drunkenness, according to the police. She was searched before being taken to Cum…
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PA Mom Caught Prostituting To Undercover State Trooper At Hair Salon: Affidavit
A Craiglist advertisement and a sudden uptick in male salon customers led Pennsylvania State Police to run a sting operation at a hair salon in Burgettstown on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Mom of two, 51-year-old Amy Zlobin's inmate details were being shared by "Johns" on an adult chatroom over 24 times on the website ECCIE.net— along with sexual services that she would offer and the phone number of her salon where she allegedly was selling men those services, state police vice squad troopers investigating the case detailed in the affida…
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11 'Johns' Arrested In Sex Trafficking Operation In Central PA
11 "Johns" from 9 different parts of Pennsylvania were arrested in a joint Human Trafficking Investigation with the Pennsylvania State Police, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, the Hampden Township Police Department, and the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. In what was called Operation Impact Demand 4, the men would contact undercover investigators and arrange to trade sex of money at a hotel in South Middleton Township, but when they arrived they would be arrested. Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack commented on the arrests stating the following: …
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: 'He Has A Knife' NJ Teen Held Hostage For Year In PA, Authorities Say
An 18-year-old New Jersey woman texted 911 for "help escaping" after being held against her will in Pennsylvania for a year by a man she met through a dating app, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. 32-year-old Nikolaus Breland, of Monongahela, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 20, according to the complaint. The teenager said that her abusive boyfriend who had been holding her captive was asleep and she wanted help escaping, she told the Washington County 911 center around 9:45 p.m., according to the criminal complaint ***WARNING the following…
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Florida Man Ran Sex Trafficking Scheme In PA, Feds Say
A Florida man will spend decades behind bars for running an interstate sex trafficking ring, federal authorities have announced. John Golom, 57, was sentenced to 405 months — almost 34 years — in federal prison, US Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Gerard Karam said in a statement on Monday, Oct. 17. Prosecutors said Golom recruited two women and regularly shuttled them from Florida to the Poconos where he made them engage in prostitution. For four years from 2014 to 2018, Golom threatened, coerced and lied to the women while pocketing all of the ill-go…
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10 Pennsylvania Men Caught By Undercover Police In Sex Sting: DA
Ten central Pennsylvania men were caught in an undercover sex sting at an area hotel, the Cumberland County District Attorney’s office announced on Thursday, Sept. 15. The following men answered an online advertisement for sex and arrived at a Hampden Township hotel only to end up paying undercover officers: John Duncan, age 69, Carlisle Andrew Monelli, age 25, Carlisle Jerry Moreno, age 21, Harrisburg Michael Myers, age 47, Carlisle Hayatullah Parwani, age 26, Harrisburg Dennis Stoner, age 62, Mechanicsburg Prakash Sunam, age 25, Dillsburg M…
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Human Traffickers Forced Victims Into Sex At Fortified Brothels In Asbury, Trenton, NJ AG Says
Customers bought poker chips to have sex with an underage girl and women who were forced into prostitution against their will by a human trafficking ring that operated out of Monmouth and Mercer counties, authorities said. New Jersey State Police watched 10 men enter a Hudson Street home in Trenton through the back door and then exit 15 to 20 minutes later one January night, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. A man then came out and locked the gate, the attorney general said. A search-warranted raid later that night included members of the State Police T.E.A.M.S. Unit, K-9 Un…
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Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children
A man who previously was sentenced to probation for public masturbation in Shippensburg, has been convicted and sentenced in connection with the rape and trafficking of children, authorities say. Kenneth McKinley Grant, 24, of Carlisle, has a lengthy court record in Cumberland County where he was most recently has been found guilty of Sexual Exploitation of Children, Unlawful Contact With a Minor, Corruption of Minors, and Prostitution, according to the district attorney's office and court documents. The charges stem from "an incident in which a girl reported that Grant had coerced he…
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DNA Evidence Leads To Killer In 34-Year-Old Cold Case In Berks County
A now-deceased man has been identified as the suspect who killed a 26-year-old woman 34 years ago in Berks County, authorities said. With new advances in genetic genealogy, investigators were able to identify Scott Grim, who died of natural causes at the age of 58 in 2018, as the man who beat and strangled Anna Jean Kane to death and dumped her body alongside Ontelaunee Trail Road in Perry Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. She was last seen on Franklin Street and South 6th Street in Reading at around 1 a.m. Oct. 23, 1988, police said. The DNA evidence found on the Birdsboro wo…
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PA Defense Attorney Pressured Clients Into Sex: AG
A 47-year-old defense attorney in Pennsylvania pressured his clients into sex and either paid them for it or used it as an exchange for payment, authorities said. Corey Kolcharno, a former assistant district attorney in Lackawanna County, is facing four felony counts of promoting prostitution for targeting four women who struggled with addiction, had a history of being sexually abused, and were financially strapped, PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Monday, Aug. 8. “Kolcharno picked these victims because they had limited choices, because he thought they would be easy to silence, and les…
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Undercover Officer Nabs Pair In Eastern PA Prostitution Sting: Reports
A pair from Eastern Pennsylvania were charged in an undercover prostitution investigation, WFMZ reports. Candace Pickering, 49, went to meet a potential customer who claimed they would pay $300 for sex at a Poconos hotel Wednesday, June 1, the outlet says citing the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. Little did she know that she'd be met by an undercover officer who discovered marijuana, meth, and other drugs. Also with Pickering was 79-year-old Leonard Chistakoff, who was waiting for her in a car nearby with a gun and drugs, according to the outlet. Click here for more from W…
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PA Pimp Used Hotels To Sex Traffick 18-Year-Old Trying To Model, Authorities Say
An 18-year-old girl who wanted to become a model was lured into prostitution by a man who claimed to be her boyfriend. Lancaster County detectives first learned about this girl after seeing an advertisement online “listing a female who was performing sex acts for money in Lancaster,” according to a release by the district attorney’s office. The detectives texted the number in the ad and agreed to pay $260 to spend an hour with the female at a hotel in Lancaster City on Mar. 1, 2022, the release details. The undercover detective met the girl, gave her the money, and discussed what sex ac…
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Undercover Detective Nabs 14 'Johns' In PA Prostitution Ring
An online ad and a local hotel helped lay a thirst trap for police to capture 14 so-called "Johns" who participated in a sex trafficking ring in Pennsylvania. The Lancaster County Human Trafficking Task Force, launched on January 11, but in less than 2 months it has successfully completed it's operation, Lancaster County media specialist Sean McBryan says in a statement released on Thursday, Mar. 24. After the task placed the ad online, the undercover female detective answered over 100 "Johns" who replied to the online ad— all in about eight hours on Mar. 10, McBryan says. Some of the res…
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! Teaneck Fugitive Accused Of Running Sex Trafficking Ring Captured At Newark Airport
A fugitive from Bergen County wanted for running a massive sex-trafficking ring in North Jersey, Rockland and New York City was captured trying to re-enter the United States from Colombia, authorities confirmed. Birmania “Nancy” Rincon, 62, a Colombian national living in Teaneck, was among the ringleaders of a crew that forced dozens of women into prostitution, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She was in the wind, however, when authorities seized 21 defendants during a series of early-morning raids at 19 homes and other locations in Bergen and Hudson counties exactly two weeks ag…
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