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Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Prostitution that took Place in Parsippany Hotel

Sep 5, 2019 | New Jersey, Perpetrators

In New Jersey, Aldophus Mims, a 42 year old male from Charlotte, North Carolina was sentenced to forty (40) years in a New Jersey State Prsion after being found guilty of four counts of first degree Human Trafficking, three counts of first degree Promoting Prostitution, two counts of second degree Sexual Assuault, one count of third degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and two counts of third degree Distribution of Heroin.

New Jersey rabbi sentenced to 18 months in prison for trafficking and prostitution of 17-year-old girl

Sep 4, 2019 | New Jersey, News, Perpetrators

New Jersey Rabbi Aryeh Goodman, 37, of East Brunswick, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his involvement in the human trafficking and prostitution of a 17-year old girl. Goodman met the teen at a hotel and paid to have sex with her after answering an online advertisement for the girl, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. At the time of his arrest, he was running a religious learning center out of his home.

NJ senator: Does Epstein’s alleged sex traffic ring prove Teterboro security is too lax?

Aug 27, 2019 | Awareness, New Jersey, News, Politics

News that Epstein, a billionaire who made his money as a financier, used Teterboro as home base for his fleet of private planes, and that he allegedly trafficked underage girls through the airport, was first reported last week by NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK.

Highland Park Man Charged with Kidnapping and Human Trafficking a Young Girl

Jul 1, 2019 | New Jersey, News, Perpetrators

Andrew X. Carnegie-Blackman, 23, of Highland Park New Jersey has been arrested and charged with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 16-year old teenager from Pennsylvania that he met on social media. He is also charged with first-degree human trafficking.

Training to Spot Human Trafficking Urged for Pharmacists, ED Workers

Jun 13, 2019 | Awareness, New Jersey, News

There is a significant need for human trafficking (HT) training within pharmacy school curriculum and emergency departments (ED), according to researcher Macy England, 2020 PharmD Candidate, Belmont University College of Pharmacy.

Operation Home Alone: 16 arrested in New Jersey child sex predator sting

Apr 26, 2019 | New Jersey, News, Perpetrators

“Parents need to know that the profiles of underage girls and boys we posted on social media to catch these offenders could easily have been profiles of their own children, who might also be targeted by predators on chat apps and popular gaming sites,” New Jersey A.G. Gurbir Grewal said.

East Brunswick rabbi pleads guilty to sex trafficking

Apr 16, 2019 | New Jersey, News

An East Brunswick rabbi, who is registered as a sex offender, has pleaded guilty to paying to have sex with an underage victim. Rabbi Aryeh Goodman of East Brunswick pleaded guilty to interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprises in connection with soliciting prostitution with a minor, according to the Office of the U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey.

Rutgers Researchers Define the Emotional Bond Forced onto Adolescent Victims of Sex Trafficking

Apr 5, 2019 | Awareness, New Jersey, News

Rutgers University researchers have defined the relationship that forms between children who are sold for sex and the criminals who traffic them. Traffickers with multiple victims use isolation, favoritism and conflict to turn the victims against each other. This, combined with the shame of their forced sexual acts, causes victims to become more withdrawn and dependent on the trafficker.

Assembly Panel Releases Vainieri Huttle, Lopez Legislation Targeting Human Trafficking through Illicit Massage Parlors

Mar 12, 2019 | New Jersey, News, Politics

“They answer misleading ads for “massage” work, are forced to live in substandard conditions, work illegal hours “on call,” and made to feel through fear and violence that they have no choice but to comply, says Rep. Yvonne Lopez of New Jersey.

Mays Landing man held women captive, forced them into prostitution

Mar 1, 2019 | New Jersey, News, Perpetrators

El Joshua, 36 of Mays Landing, NJ. trafficked three adult women out of his Pearce Road home and used violence to make them engage in prostitution and domestic servitude, the Prosecutors Office said. El Joshua is charged with five counts of human trafficking, two counts of criminal restraint.

Atlantic Cape students learn about human trafficking

Jan 31, 2019 | Awareness, New Jersey

Survivors of human trafficking can be children, adults, friends or neighbors and may not even know, or be able to admit, they are being or have been trafficked, Atlantic Cape Community College students learned during an informational session Wednesday morning.

Repeat child porn offender sentenced to 10 years in prison

Dec 20, 2018 | Awareness, New Jersey, News, Perpetrators

Lawrence Fascia, of Manchester, N.J. will have to serve at least five years before his is eligible for parole, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. He will on parole and be subject to Megan’s Law supervision for the rest of his life.

Awareness for Human Trafficking

Dec 18, 2018 | Awareness, New Jersey

In Union, New Jersey Keyla M. Munoz, a victim specialist for the FBI Newark Division provided a presentation to Kean University students that explored the complexity of human trafficking. An example she used was how pimps would manipulate women into believing they would be models and stars in movies, getting them to unknowingly sign up for a system that aims to exploit them and their values.

These 2 kept a woman captive for 12 days and forced her into prostitution, cops say

Nov 28, 2018 | Awareness, New Jersey, Perpetrators

Washington forced the victim to engage in prostitution while holding her against her will at the same house he and Lambert shared with a young child, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. The two were also charged with child endangerment.

Lawrence residents charged in human trafficking, prostitution, financial crime investigation

Nov 5, 2018 | New Jersey, News, Perpetrators

After a two-year investigation into money laundering, tax evasion, prostitution and human trafficking, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office arrested three individuals.

Man charged with promoting prostitution of 16-year-old girl via Backpage.com

Aug 15, 2018 | New Jersey, News, Perpetrators

Officials say 26-year-old Preston Bell was advertising the “sale” of a 16-year-old Indonesian girl on the website Backpage.com, which is known to be a hub of illegal prostitution and has been the focus of an FBI investigation.

High school teacher pleads guilty to sex trafficking of a minor.

Jun 7, 2018 | New Jersey, News, Perpetrators

A Ware County High School teacher pleaded guilty to the sex trafficking of a minor on Friday. Tracy Wayne Crosby, 42 of Waycross, entered the guilty plea on Friday, before the Honorable Lisa Godbey Wood.