The spouses from the Bronx, Kareem Mitchell, 38, and Sharice Mitchell, 51, trafficked at least eight women from November 2018 until earlier this month, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. said in a statement.
A married couple was indicted Wednesday on charges they ran a sex-trafficking operation that spanned several years and boroughs in New York City, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.
Law enforcement officials escort Kareem Mitchell to his court appearance in New York on Feb. 9, 2022. He used Instagram and Facebook to recruit women to work for him, then verbally and physically abused victims to coerce them in prostitution, including in cars and hotels in Midtown, elsewhere in Manhattan, as well as Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, prosecutors said.
His wife lied on her application to become a foster parent, claiming she did not live with her husband, even though he was registered to the same address, prosecutors said.A spokesperson with the city’s Administration for Children’s Services, which typically screen potential foster parents, said in a statement Thursday: “We take the safety of the children and youth entrusted to our care in New York City’s foster care system extremely seriously.
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