Prostitution
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Nahshon Kornegay sentenced to 10 years for pimping in Rockville
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Convicted in January, Nahshon Kornegay of District Heights was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years and 6 months in prison for selling the services of two women he set up in a room at the Twinbrook Hilton on Rockville Pike.
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Prostitution led by growth of area gambling, police say
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Police have a growing fear about the spread of human trafficking in the region. Police sources say the reason for this, in part, centers around the growth of gambling in Maryland with the upcoming casino at the National Harbor.
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Angel Campos Tellez pleads to sex trafficking in Va.
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Twenty-seven-year-old Angel Campos Tellez admitted Wednesday in federal court in Alexandria that he helped run the ring, which operated between 2009 and 2012.
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Police bust prostitution ring in Herndon
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Authorities say members of the violent street gang the Bloods were selling four 17-year-old girls for sex inside an extended stay hotel in Herndon.
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Suzy Favor Hamilton: Former 3-time Olympian admits to working as 'escort'
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Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton says she coped with depression and a troubled marriage by turning to a life of prostitution.
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Teen sex ring; Terps bolt the ACC; HOT lanes confusion; Chief Ellerbe
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Zumba prostitution: More names of alleged clients released
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None of the 18 men whose names were released Friday was from the small town of 10,000 residents.
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Secret Service scandal: Sailors won't be charged criminally
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The two sailors will be punished for hiring a prostitute and dereliction of duty for drinking within eight hours of the time they had to report for duty, the official said.
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Don Hill's attorney angry over Zumba prostitution case handling
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Gary Prolman, who represents Don Hill, said he finds it "revolting" that Hill felt compelled to give up the job he loved because of the unproven charge that he engaged a prostitute.
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Zumba prostitution scandal: Suspected client names released
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The first batch of men charged with being clients of a woman accused of turning her Zumba dance studio into a brothel included a former mayor and men from more than a dozen towns in Maine, as well as one each from Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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Zumba prostitution scandal continues
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Townspeople were waiting with curiosity Friday as police prepared to release names of some of the men accused of engaging in prostitution with a Zumba fitness instructor.
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Justin Strom sentenced to 40 years in teen prostitution case
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Justin Strom of Lorton was a member of the Underground Gangster Crips and is the last of five members to be sentenced for his role in a teen prostitution ring.
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DeMatha football players removed after allegedly hiring prostitutes
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Five DeMatha Catholic High School football players were kicked off the team after allegedly hiring prostitutes after their first football game of the year last weekend in North Carolina.
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Julio Cesar Revolorio Ramos arrested for prostituting Maryland teen
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An Adelphi man has been arrested for allegedly transporting a 15-year-old girl as part of his prostitution business.
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Otasowie Asuen sentenced to nearly 3 years for online prostitution racket
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Otasowie Asuen of Washington pleaded guilty in June to a racketeering offense in federal court in Alexandria. He admitted employing more than 50 prostitutes recruited from across North America through ads on the Craigslist and Backpage websites.
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Manassas alleged brothel busted
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Authorities have arrested nine people they say were connected to an alleged brothel operating out of a home right across the street from a Manassas Elementary School.
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Freddy Leguisamon charged in Annapolis prostitution ring
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A Takoma Park man has been charged for picking up and delivering female prostitutes to the homes of customers, in the Annapolis area, wanting erotic services.
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College Park prostitution sting arrests 30
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Police arrested 30 people for trying to pay for or sell sex as part of a prostitution sting at five College Park area hotels.
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