Defendant Will Register As Sex Offender
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been
sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to promoting prostitution of two females, including one
minor.
District Attorney Clark said, “This defendant is behind bars after a 17-month
investigation that uncovered voluminous evidence showing the defendant preying on
vulnerable females. The defendant’s plea assured that the victims would not have to testify but
would gain justice, and hopefully allows them to reclaim their lives. We will continue to go
after anyone who thinks they can use individuals as sex slaves.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Vinod Patel, 52, of Paulding Avenue, was
sentenced today to two-and-a-third to seven years in prison by Bronx Supreme Court Justice
Alvin M. Yearwood. The defendant pleaded guilty to third-degree Promoting Prostitution on
March 29, 2018. He must also register as a Sex Offender.
According to the investigation, which began in October 2016, the defendant promoted
prostitution from his home for over a year. He pleaded guilty to promoting a 20-year-old
woman and a 16-year-old girl and advertising them on Backpage.com.
District Attorney Clark thanked Detective Gloria Chavez of the NYPD Vice Human
Trafficking Team for her hard work on the case.
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