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There used to be tens of thousands of prostitution arrests annually in NYC. Now? About 100.
Lawmakers now have to figure out the next era in prostitution laws.
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Matt Katz
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On Verge Of Retirement, Manhattan DA To Stop Prosecuting Prostitution
The DA will continue to prosecute crimes such as sex trafficking and paying for the services of sex workers.
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Mirela Iverac
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Sex Work Gets One Step Closer To Being Decriminalized In NY
'Sex workers like any other workers should be organizing as a collective and creating demands, because nobody understands the industry better than workers themselves.'
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Caroline Lewis
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NYPD Still Arresting Sex Workers Despite Pledge To Target Traffickers
"It's difficult to build trust when you are being handcuffed."
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Emma Whitford
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Former NYPD Cop Allegedly Moonlighted As A Pimp
He was fired last month for failing a drug test.
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Nathan Tempey
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Rentboy CEO Indicted As Coworkers' Fates Remain Up In The Air
The latest federal accusations allude to promoting underage sex and coercion.
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Nathan Tempey
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NYPD Detective Investigated For Soliciting Prostitutes On The Job
A longtime NYPD detective is under investigation for allegedly soliciting prostitutes while on duty over the last six years.
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Lauren Evans
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NYC Hotels Raided In Prostitution & Human Trafficking Bust
"It's gotten to the point where... they're openly soliciting people on the street."
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Emma Whitford
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Sex Workers Protest Rentboy Crackdown: "F--- The State!"
"There's no reason for our tax dollars to be used this way."
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Nathan Tempey
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After Rentboy Crackdown, Angry Sex Worker Condemns "Growing Moral Panic"
"It's depriving people of their livelihood," he said.
By
Nathan Tempey
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