Newark task force fights prostitution crimes under new probe
In Essex County New Jersey a county task force led by Louis Portela Jr. works with prostitutes to solve murders of 14 black sex workers since 1993. The group, about four months old, has already led to arrests for crimes against prostitutes while pursuing safer street outreach and credible informants on the Central Ward Stroll.
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Essex County prosecutors back a street level unit where detectives train sex workers to memorize clients names features and tastes. The goal is to build prosecutions with testimony from a target group deemed unreliable yet indispensable.
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