"Teen charged with prostituting relative, 7" by Associated Press | April 1, 2010
TRENTON, N.J. — A 15-year-old New Jersey girl prostituted herself and her 7-year-old stepsister to have sex with as many as seven men and boys at a weekend party near their home in a crime-plagued neighborhood, police said.
I don't want to read the newspaper anymore.
The older girl started by taking money to have sex with several men at the party, Trenton police Captain Joseph Juniak said. The teen then gave some of the money she had collected to the younger girl to let the men start touching her, Juniak said....
The teen was charged with aggravated sexual assault, promoting prostitution, and other crimes. Her name was not released because of her age. She was being held in a juvenile detention facility in Mercer County, but police did not know whether she had an attorney....
Police believe as many as a dozen people were at the party. They are trying to track down the men and boys who attended and are reviewing building surveillance videos. Additional arrests are expected.
The girls’ parents reported them missing late Sunday afternoon. Police had just arrived at the home when the 7-year-old returned, Juniak said, and told her parents what happened.
The child was treated at a hospital, and police said child protective services is working with the family to get her psychological help.
Mayor Doug Palmer called the crime sickening and said it was among the worst he has seen in his 20 years as Trenton’s mayor.
“The police are taking this personal,’’ Palmer said....--more--"
Here is another form of prostitution, and I wish the cops would take it as personally:
"Corzine, N.J. officials in concert ticket jam" by Bloomberg News | April 8, 2010
TRENTON, N.J. — Former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine’s office got U2 and Bruce Springsteen seats the public could not buy last year, at the same time the state was suing brokers over ticketing practices, according to documents showing that 22 elected officials received special treatment....
Officials got a jump on some of the season’s hottest shows by obtaining seats through the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, which operates the two venues....
Yes, the PERKS and PRIVILEGES of POWER, 'eh, readers?
Tapping the agency for tickets may violate ethics rules that bar officials from taking “unwarranted privileges,’’ the head of the state ethics commission said....
John Samerjan, a sports authority spokesman, said holding house seats for VIPs is standard industry practice and that the recipients pay face value for the tickets. The agency sets aside less than 1 percent of seats for that purpose, he said. The policy is “known to all the relevant state entities’’ and is regularly reviewed by its board, Samerjan said.
You know what?
You can have my ticket; I don't want to go to the game or the show, thanks.
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Also see: 32 years later, N.J. pair charged in deaths of 5 teenagers
2 adults, 3 juveniles accused of rape
More: Around AmeriKa: Class Dismissed in New Jersey
Massachusetts Stinks More Than New Jersey
Boston Globe Can't See the New Jersey Shore
Well, I wouldn't expect that anyway.
