BY JASON COHEN
A Bronx man faces up
to 50 years in prison for allegedly
sex traffi cking children.
He is the fi rst person
charged by Attorney General
Letitia James under the
new sex traffi cking of a child
law.
In a joint investigation
between the Attorney General’s
Organized Crime Task
Force and the New York City
Police Department’s Vice
Major Case Squad Human
Traffi cking Team, Bronx
resident Paul Alexander,
57, was arrested and labeled
a level 3 sex offender,
for sex traffi cking children
throughout New York City.
“There is nothing more
reprehensible than sexually
exploiting a child,” AG
James said. “This individual’s
alleged actions jeopardized
the health and safety
of our children and highlighted
the critical need for
these new protections that
strengthen our ability to
hold perpetrators accountable
for these gross violations
of the law. I thank the
NYPD for their partnership
in this investigation, and I
will continue to use all the
tools at my offi ce’s disposal
to hold accountable those
who seek to abuse our children.”
Law enforcement source
revealed that Alexander was
listed as the CEO of private
aircraft charter company
called Central Jet Charter.
The investigation into
the case was aptly named,
“Operation Mile High” and
found that he was traffi cking
children across county lines
for sex. Law enforcement
gained evident by using covert
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recording devices, social
media and undercover
operations.
Back in March, a female
minor reported Alexander
to NYPD and alleged that
the suspect had sexually
abused her and other underage
girls. She also said Alexander
promoted the young
girls for prostitution to other
men.
During the investigation,
an undercover police offi -
cer met with Alexander and
charged him a $300 fi ne for
engaging in sexual intercourse
with a 12 and 14-yearold
victim. While the cop
was undercover, Alexander
encouraged him to use alcohol
and marijuana to make
the victims “more cooperative.”
At his arraignment
NY Attorney General Letitia James Photo by Todd Maisel
on Dec. 5, Alexander was
charged with multiple counts
of child sex traffi cking, attempted
child sex traffi cking,
fi rst and second degrees
of promoting prostitution
and two counts of child welfare
endangerment.
His second court appearance
was on Dec. 8.
Attorney General
charges Bronx man for
sex traffi cking children
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