Adult forced teen into prostitution in exchange for shelter and food: pleads guilty in New York

Javesh Persaud admitted that she forced and forced a teenage girl into prostitution to “pay” her for food, lodging and clean clothes on Long Island (NY).

Persaud, 34, pleaded guilty sex trade and charges related to luring an 18-year-old woman to Long Island and forcing her to engage in sexual activities, the US District Attorney said. county of SuffolkRaymond A. Tierney, in press release

The defendant He met the teenager on Omegle, an online platform already canceled that matched users in individual chat sessions at random, in July 2023, detailed Daily News.

When they started communicating, the teenager had no address “and I slept on the New York City Subway in Manhattan,” prosecutors said. After allegedly telling the victim that he helped the homeless, Persaud he offered him food and clean clothesas well as a place to shower and sleep.

He then picked her up in New York City and took her to a parking lot in Shirley, his hometown, about 65 miles west of Manhattan. The next day He started forcing the teenager to have sex with strangers as payment for “shelter” and food. which he was giving. When she refused to comply, Persaud said He hit her and used a knife to threaten her.

“Fearful, the victim continued to engage in sexual activities for Persaud’s benefit,” prosecutors said, adding that he became physically violent with the victim when He forced her to have sexual relations with him.

The teenager’s nightmare lasted more than two months, according to prosecutors. On September 1, 2023, the victim was able to communicate with him Polaris, the non-profit organization that manages the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Suffolk County police were notified and Persaud was arrested a short time later.

On Friday, he pleaded guilty to several charges, including forced sex trafficking, promotion of prostitution and criminal sexual activity through coercion. He is expected to be sentenced 12 years in prison followed by 20 years of supervision after his release. His next court date is scheduled for Dec. 9.

last week Mike Jeffries, former CEO of the clothing brand Abercrombie & Fitch, and one of his co-defendants pleaded “not guilty” to charges interstate sex trafficking and prostitution when he appeared in federal court in Central Islip on Long Island (NY).

Also on Long Island, a 42-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man are awaiting sentencing after entering pleas guilty of crimes related to the sex trade of a 14-year-old girl.

In another similar case, last week A resident of Brooklyn (NYC) admitted that he forced a teenager into prostitution after convincing him to run away from a group home in New Jersey.

In August Anthony Martin Jr., a corrections officer in New York City, was accused of it after posing as a TV producer to take a 20-year-old girl to his home in Queens (NYC) and abuse her.

In January, NYPD officer Angad Beharry and Gisianet Christina Chirinos Viloria arrested and charged on suspicion of sexually exploiting a 9-year-old girl. Also that month, a former Westchester County (NY) resident was indicted on federal charges of sexual exploitation of young people App snapchat.

he is The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has warned since 2020 of an increase in child pornography cases two more time adults and children online using social networks.

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