Accused Stairwell Rapist Pleads Not Guilty In Incident At White Plains City Center (Update)
A Queens man accused of carrying out a prolonged, disturbing sexual assault in a Westchester County shopping complex stairwell has pleaded not guilty to a sweeping 16-count indictment, prosecutors announced.
Xavier Fonseca Overton, 22, of Astoria, was arraigned Tuesday, May 5, in Westchester County Court in connection with the alleged attack at the White Plains City Center, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office said.
He faces multiple felony charges, including six counts of first-degree rape, as well as counts of attempted rape, sexual abuse, aggravated sexual …
Illegal Massage Parlor Raid In Huntington Station Leads To Two Arrests
Two women were arrested following a prostitution raid at a spa on Long Island on Wednesday, April 8, police said.
Lin Jiang, 55, and Xiuping Chen, 51, were cuffed at Pure Co Natural Spa in Huntington Station, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Jiang and Chen, both of Flushing, were charged with felony unlawful practice of a profession, and Jiang was charged with prostitution, police said. Both women were issued desk appearance tickets and will be arraigned at a later date.
Cops raided the Jericho Turnpike massage parlor as part of an investigation with the county’s human traffickin…
Repeat Trouble: 3 Women Arrested In 2 Long Island Massage Parlor Raids, 1 For 2nd Time In 2025
Three women were arrested during massage parlor raids in Huntington and Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County police announced on Friday, Sept. 5.
At Jericho Foot Spa, located at 1152 E. Jericho Turnpike in Huntington, Second Precinct Crime Section officers, the Human Trafficking Investigations Unit, and the Asset Forfeiture Unit executed a search warrant with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and ordinance inspectors after repeated community complaints, police said.
Li Zhong, 47, of Astoria, was charged with Felony Promoting Prostitution 3rd Degree, Felony Unauthorized Practice of a Pro…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Re-Arrested In Maryland, ICE Moves To Deport Him To Uganda
Maryland native Kilmar Abrego Garcia was arrested, taken into custody, and again faces deportation following a planned meeting with ICE on Monday.
Abrego Garcia, who was reunited with his family over the weekend, months after he was mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran detention facility, is again fighting for his right to stay in the country following his latest detention.
HSI Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that Abrego Garcia was arrested again in Maryland and is being processed for deportation, reportedly to Uganda, where he has no ties, and does not speak the language.
Today, ICE law…
Burlco Motels Ignored ‘Obvious Signs’ Of Teen Sex Trafficking, Lawsuits Say
A New Jersey woman has filed two lawsuits in New Jersey federal court alleging that Red Roof Inn and Motel 6 turned a blind eye while she was beaten, raped, and sold for sex as a teenager.
In court documents, the alleged victim Jane Doe claims that she was trafficked by Stanton Krogulski, a man she met in May 2014, when she was 17 years old, grieving her mother’s death, and facing homelessness.
One suit filed July 9 by Hach, Rose, Schirripa, and Cheverie LLP alleges that Jane Doe was lured to Motel 6 on Route 73 North in Maple Shade, where Krogulski — who was killed in Philadelphia in …
Mom Sells Daughter For Drugs, Allentown Man Picks Up Next Victim From School In Uber, DA Says
An Allentown man who raped a 12-year-old girl after she was sold to him for cash and drugs, and lured another from middle school using an Uber, will serve up to five decades in state prison, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 22.
Joshua Mickey Martel, 32, pleaded guilty to Rape of a Child, Trafficking in Individuals, and Statutory Sexual Assault, all felonies of the first degree, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan.
Martel was sentenced to 21 to 50 years in state prison by Judge Robert L. Steinberg and must register for life as a sexual offender, the DA’s offic…
Bay Shore Man Used Woman's Drug Addiction To Force Her Into Sex Work, DA Says
A Bay Shore man is facing sex trafficking charges after forcing a woman into sex work, prosecutors said.
Daniel Soto, 37, was indicted in Suffolk County Court on Monday, July 14, after investigators determined he used violence and manipulation to force the victim into sex work for his personal profit, according to the district attorney’s office.
Soto arranged sexual encounters between the victim and paying clients throughout 2024 and into 2025—keeping all the money for himself, prosecutors said.
When the woman tried to stop, Soto either physically assaulted her or withheld drugs, knowing …
Sex Slave Sting: Women Held In NJ Homes, Forced Into Brothels, AG Says
Eight people have been charged with racketeering and human trafficking for running a prostitution ring out of several homes in Trenton and Camden, authorities said.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the charges on Tuesday, July 1, following a months-long investigation that began in May 2024. At least 15 victims were located during raids at five properties, investigators said.
According to the criminal complaints, Vilma Deleon Bracamonte, also known as “Janet,” 55, of Hamilton, and Maria Soledad Xec Chan, 42, of Trenton, were the alleged ringleaders. They face charges …
Missing Reading Teen Found Alive Year Later In NC, Man Facing Dozen+ Sex Charges: Cops
A 15-year-old girl reported missing from Pennsylvania nearly a year ago was found in a North Carolina home, and the man she was with is facing more than a dozen sex charges.
A 15-year-old girl who vanished nearly a year ago from Pennsylvania was found in North Carolina, about 470 miles away, and the man she was living with is now facing more than 15 felony charges, police said. The girl was reportedly reported missing out of Reading, PA in June 2024, NBC News says citing court documents.
The teen was discovered on Monday, June 16, around 4:20 p.m., when detectives with the High Point Police…
Family Feared Him Missing — He Was Arrested In Child Sex Sting At Bordentown Hotel, AG Says
All Bruce Drelich's family knew on Friday, May 2 was that he'd gone to New Jersey to meet an "online acquaintance" before he disappeared, according to a missing person's post on social media.
And then, they learned why.
The Philadelphia resident is facing multiple charges, including human trafficking, after authorities say he tried to meet a 12-year-old girl in a Bordentown, NJ hotel for sex. That girl was actually an undercover agent, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Tuesday, June 10.
So, on May 2, when Drehlich arrived at the hotel, he was taken into custody by authori…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports
"Maryland Man" Kilmar Abrego Garcia is coming home — only to face criminal charges, according to multiple reports.
Abrego Garcia, who has become a national flashpoint following his mistaken deportation to an El Salvador super-prison, is heading back to the US, reports state.
However, he will face criminal charges for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants in the US upon his return.
"Now, after months of delay and secrecy, they're bringing him back, not to correct their error but to prosecute him. This shows that they were playing games with the court all along," Abrego Garcia's…
Browns Mills Man Thought He'd Get Sex With 12-Year-Old — Then He Was Arrested: AG
A 36-year-old Brown Mills man was charged on Friday, June 6, after he tried to arrange sex with a 12-year-old girl, authorities said.
On Monday, April 7, a police officer officer posing as the mother of a 12-year-old girl was contacted on a dating app by Lockwood, and they began exchanging messages, Platkin said.
Lockwood told the "woman" he was into taboo sex, saying, "Daddy daughter is my favorite. Uncle niece fun too."
When the undercover officer told Lockwood her daughter was 12 years old, Lockwood requested pictures, Platkin said.
Over the next month, Lockwood repeatedly asked to mee…
7 More Men Busted In PA Human Trafficking Sting After Former Lowe’s Regional Manager’s Arrest
Just weeks after a former Lowe’s regional manager was busted in a Cumberland County human trafficking sting, seven more men have been arrested in a new undercover operation, District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Wednesday, May 21.
The latest sweep, Operation Impact Demand XI, took place on Tuesday, May 14 at a hotel in East Pennsboro Township, led by the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force with help from the East Pennsboro Township and Silver Spring Township police departments.
This comes in the wake of April’s Operation Impact Demand X, where Seth Finkey, 45, of Carli…
Bayonne Man Forced Teen Into Sex Work During Cross-Country, Stopped On PA Turnpike: DA
A New Jersey man is accused of trafficking a 17-year-old girl for sex during a cross-country trip that ended along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, officials announced on Wednesday, April 30.
Jerome Anthony Oliver, 52, of Bayonne, was pulled over in a black Ford Edge with Missouri temp tags in West Pennsboro, Cumberland County by Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Travis Martin on Sunday, April 28.
Inside the vehicle, troopers found a 17-year-old girl listed as a missing and endangered child in the national database out of Missouri. Police also recovered condoms, sexual lubricants, lingerie, multi…
