Prostitution and Solicitation in New YorkThe world’s oldest profession is still a crime, not just for the prostitutes themselves, but also their pimps and madams. Nevada is the only state where prostitution is legal, but the practice continues to thrive in New York despite its illegality, where it is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor for both the sex worker and the customer. Soliciting a minor under the age of 17 is a Class A misdemeanor, a Class E felony if a minor under the age of 14 and a Class D if under the age of 11. Pimping or pandering is charged either as a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the age of the individual whose services were offered (for example, “promoting prostitution” of a person under the age of 11 is charged as a Class B felony). Prosecutors often will offer plea deals or even immunity to sex workers who help law enforcement with the investigation of prostitution rings. If you have been charged with this type of offense, New York criminal defense attorneys are best equipped to handle the finer points of a prostitution or solicitation charge. |
This just in: The press conference is over and former NFL MVP Lawrence Taylor has been charged with raping a teenage Bronx girl.
We covered the story yesterday in our blog, but now, new details are emerging.
Taylor's New York criminal defense attorney appeared at his arraignment, making the argument that Taylor posed no flight risk.
Count on New York to give us sensational crime stories such as this one.
It makes you feel like all New York criminal defense attorneys are Billy Flynn. "Just give'em the old, razzle-dazzle." (For those of you who don't know the reference, it's to the Broadway musical, Chicago).
An NYPD auxiliary officer was accused earlier last week of being the hired goon for a Brooklyn brothel. Levy Sharon has been accused of ferrying prostitutes to casinos and even making death threats against an alleged snitch.
Not to jump on the Tiger Woods bandwagon, but this recent accusation may put him in New York criminal court. As reported by the New York Post, Michelle Braun, the madam that was sentenced to 3 years probation and 6 months of house detention, claims that she sent $60,000 worth of women to Tiger at his request.
She said that there were "at least four escorts on pay-for-sex dates" a total of "six times" between 2006 and 2007.
Could this claim have him in need of a New York criminal defense lawyer?
