East NY man sentenced
DA Eric Gonzalez sentenced Jonathan Harris to 12
years in prison for his role in a prostitution scheme.
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FATAL CRASH: Andrew Vasapoli of Queens died at 8 p.m. Monday night
after crashing into the rear of a sedan, which was making a U-turn on
Flatlands Avenue, police said. Photo by Steve Solomonson
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in Canarsie Monday night,
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BY CHANDLER KIDD
A judge sentenced an East New York pimp to 12
years in prison for luring teenage girls from out
of state to work as prostitutes in seedy Kings
County hotels.
Jonathan Harris, 27, prostituted at least nine
young women with his accomplice Tariq Washington,
who was previously sentenced to nine
years in prison. Both defendants must register
as sex offenders upon their release.
“This defendant took advantage of vulnerable
young women, luring them to New York City
to work as prostitutes and used violence to get
them to do his bidding,” District Attorney Eric
Gonzalez said, ”I am committed to holding accountable
those who violate and prey on our
young women.”
Harris and Tariq used backpage.com — a
website for posting classifi ed ads that the Federal
Bureau of Investigations seized in 2018 —
in order to lure young women between the ages
of 16 and 18 years old into Brooklyn from cities
including Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Cleveland,
purchasing their bus tickets and then
posting images of the teens online, according to
Gonzalez.
Once in Brooklyn, the defendants set the
teenage girls up in motels throughout the borough,
pimping them out for cash, feeding them
drugs, and beating them, according to the district
attorney.
One 18-year-old victim, who traveled from
Philadelphia to meet Washington with a 17-
year-old friend, suffered repeated assaults after
her younger friend split town, before ultimately
reporting both men to the authorities, Gonzalez
said.
Harris pleaded guilty to one count of seconddegree
prostitution, one count of third-degree
promoting prostitution, and one count of second
degree assault an March 20. Washington
pleaded guilty to one count of sex traffi cking.
Deadly Canarsie crash
27-year-old prostituted at least nine woman: DA
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