by Nine people were detained last week in an undercover prostitution raid that targeted the South Baymall area, including a research scientist and a guy traveling to Boston with an Algerian delegation.
A misdemeanor accusation of paying for sex was brought against eight of the males. Raj Kumar Sah, 33, a teacher, was accused of enticing a minor under the age of sixteen.
The following people have been charged with having sex for a fee: Mohamed Djadoune, 30, Jason Vinci, 39, of Medford; Jose Luis Pinedu Colocho, 47, of Dorchester; Pradeep Mishra, 36, of Shrewsbury; Frederick Williams, 68, of Boston; Juan Jose Galdamez Surio, 24; Konstantinos Mamanidis, 62, of Dedham; and Roberto Pena, 27. According to court documents, Surio is also accused of resisting arrest and stealing.
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According to a press statement from the Boston Police Department, the July 24 sting operation employed undercover Boston officers to attract suspected sex purchasers, traffickers, and exploiters. Authorities started the program after the Boston Police Human Trafficking Unit got a tip that local women were being used for commercial sex, according to a police report.
According to the report, the inquiry also revealed the involvement of organized crime networks, which preyed on vulnerable people, especially those who were struggling with addiction, poverty, unstable housing, or other types of suffering.
The arrests came after 13 people were apprehended in a similar undercover Boston police operation in June.
Some of the suspected sex purchasers who were arrested last week allegedly approached undercover cops who were stationed on the pavement near Newmarket Square, while others allegedly replied to internet advertising that the undercover officer posted.
Galdamez Surio allegedly agreed to pay $200 for nude sex with an undercover police officer, but when cops attempted to arrest him at a Holiday Inn Express on Boston Street, he allegedly ran away on foot. Police said that Galdamez Surio tried to hide and avoid arrest by ducking into a Target and grabbing a clothing from the racks, but he was apprehended in the parking lot.
Meanwhile, Sah was taken into custody during a purported gathering at the Home2 Suites by Hilton on Jan Karski Way, which is close by. According to one police report, Sah replied to an internet ad and gave $300 to an undercover cop dressed as a 15-year-old female in exchange for showing me some sexy dances and then giving me the finger.
Although the hospital stressed that Sah’s work was centered on research and that he had no patient interaction, he did work in a lab at Boston Children’s Hospital.
We started the termination procedure as soon as we learned of the accusation against Raj Kumar Sah, a hospital representative stated in a statement.
So far, eight out of the nine guys have entered not guilty pleas. Mishra’s arraignment is scheduled for August 19. Requests for comment Tuesday were not answered by the attorneys for Pena and Mamanidis, and it was not immediately possible to find out the names of some of the other individuals.
Djadoune’s attorney, Patrick Madden Gioia, stated that his client is factually innocent. He clarified that Djadoune was staying at one of the hotels where the sting was carried out and that he was traveling to the United States with a delegation from Algeria.
An gorgeous woman asked Djadoune if he was the one who had been texting her while he was at the hotel getting ready for a group outing, according to Gioia. Gioia claimed that because he didn’t speak English well, he pulled out his phone in bewilderment and was arrested right away.
Gioia stated over the phone, “I do believe they got the wrong person,” adding that his client had no past criminal history.
He said that the police report’s phone number didn’t even correspond to Djadoune’s. He claimed that in order to demonstrate that he was not communicating with the undercover agent, Djadoune voluntarily gave authorities the passcode to his cellphone and agreed to have it searched.
Gioia went on, “I would like the police to call that number and see if my client’s phone rings.”
He stated that he has requested that the prosecutors drop the matter and, if that is not possible, that a trial be held as quickly as possible.
When conducting these stings, Gioia advised, “you have to make sure you’re arresting the right person.”
Abby Patkin covers a wide range of topics as a general assignment news reporter, including crime, public transportation, health, and everything in between. She has been reporting on the murder case of Karen Read.
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