CSECArchive 2008–2016

CSEC in Crown Heights, Brooklyn (2010)

A CSEC case from 2010 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, United States. 2 sources on file.

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What happened

"The turning point for the victim came as she was studying criminal justice at John Jay College. Her tormentors were threatening to recruit one of her close family members and she could not let that happen, so she went to her professor, Jeff Kern, a former prosecutor. He carefully suggested that she speak to the authorities; he knew she was reluctant out of fear for her safety and that of her family." "Mr. Kern said he spoke several times on his own to the police and the district attorney’s office and helped her understand the criminal justice system to make her feel more comfortable to approach the authorities herself." sources: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/06/29/sources-sex-trafficking-ring-broken-up-in-brooklyn-after-sex-slave-tips-off-authorities/ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/nyregion/woman-in-brooklyn-rape-case-confided-in-professor.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=john%20jay%20prostitution&st=cse

Response and intervention

"The authorities charged Damien Crooks, 31, with four counts of rape and two counts of sex trafficking. Jamali Brockett, 27, was charged with rape and compelling prostitution. His brother, Jawara Brockett, 33, and a fourth defendant, Darrell Dula, 24, were charged with rape. Bail was set at $1 million for Mr. Crooks, who has eight prior convictions going back to 1996 and served 18 months for attempted criminal possession of a weapon in 2000. Bail for Mr. Dula was set at $50,000. The Brocketts are in federal custody in connection with another case." http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/nyregion/woman-in-brooklyn-rape-case-confided-in-professor.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=john%20jay%20prostitution&st=cse unknown immediate families were relocated to a safe, secret place. student went to her professor

Sources

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