Jefferson County, NY
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Tactics Used |
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Auto Seizure | ✓ |
Buyer Arrests | ✓ |
Cameras | ✓ |
Community Service | ✓ |
Employment Loss | ✓ |
Identity Disclosure | ✓ |
IT Based Tactics | ✓ |
John School | ✓ |
Letters | ✓ |
License Suspension | ✓ |
Neighborhood Action | ✓ |
Public Education | ✓ |
Reverse Stings | ✓ |
SOAP Orders | ✓ |
Web Stings | ✓ |
Jefferson County is a county of approximately 117,000 residents, located on the northern border of New York, with a county seat in Watertown. Some communities within the county that have worked to address demand for commercial sex include Calcium and Pamelia.
In December 2014, following reports of prostitution activity at a hotel along Route 342 in Calcium, New York State Police launched an undercover investigation on the premises that resulted in the arrests of five sex buyers and one prostituted woman. In their efforts, NYSP officers collaborated with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office. Following the sting, all of the arrestees’ names, ages, and mugshots were publicized by local media outlets.
Key Partners
- New York State Police
- Bureau of Criminal Investigation
- Special Investigations Unit
- Community Narcotics Enforcement Unit
- Metro-Jeff Drug Task Force
- Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office
Key Sources
Reverse Stings with Identity Disclosure:
- “Prostitution-related Arrests Made at the Microtel in Watertown,” Madison County Courier, December 16 2014.
- “Undercover Prostitution Sting Ends with Six Arrests,” FOX/WNYF-TV 28, December 16 2014.
- “Six Charged in Prostitution Bust,” Watertown Daily Times, December 17 2014.
Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
- https://www.syracuse.com/missing_syracuse_teen_found_in (2012)
- https://ag.ny.gov/ag-schneiderman-announces-bust-multi-county-sex-trafficking-ring-central-new-york (2013)
- https://www.syracuse.com/syracuse-men-accused-of-sex-trafficking-at-watertown hotel (2015)
- https://www.nny360.com/it-can-happen-here (2016)
- https://www.nny360.com/dual-dangers-sex-trafficking-often-linked-to-opioid-crisis (2018)
State | New York |
Type | County |
Population | 116868 |
Location |
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