SECAUCUS – The Secaucus Police Department arrested three individuals following an undercover reverse prostitution sting on Friday evening at a local hotel.
A 34-year-old male from Union City and two 27-year-old males from Fairfield and West New York were charged with soliciting/engaging in prostitution after they responded to an ad placed by police on a classified advertisement website. The men were all placed under arrest when they arrived at the hotel to complete the sexual transaction.
Acting Police Chief John Cerny stated, “Prostitution is not a victimless crime like many people may think. Along with it come other issues such as human trafficking, drug activity, and robberies. We plan to remain proactive in the future as we will continue to target both prostitutes and their customers by doing various types of stings on a regular basis. This time we chose to do a reverse sting because we ultimately want to deter potential ‘Johns’ from responding to these internet ads.”
Councilman Gary Jeffas, the liaison to the police department, added, “I want to commend the department on this proactive approach as well as the message it sends to those with thoughts of engaging in this type of illicit activity in our community.”
Secaucus police arrest three in ‘reverse’ prostitution sting
