Cop and Girlfriend Arrested for Pimping Out Teens

Queens DA Richard Brown announced an off-duty NYPD detective and his girlfriend were charged with promoting the prostitution of a 13-year-old Brooklyn runaway. Brown said, “This case is every parent and every child’s worst nightmare – made even more frightening by the fact that one of the defendants is a police officer who swore to uphold the law and protect the community he serves.”

Detective Wayne Taylor and a woman he claims is his wife, Zelika Brown, were also accused of pimping other teenage girls. They were arrested in Queens, per the Daily News, "at a Holiday Inn near JFK Airport where they had ordered a prostitute to slap the [13-year-old] for talking to clients too much."

Apparently the 13-year-old, after running away, was found by someone who then "sold" her to Brown for $500, to work as a prostitute. Some details from the Queens DA's press release include the allegations that Taylor told the 13-year-old to say she was 19 if asked, to charge $40 for oral sex and $80 for sexual intercourse, and that Taylor and Brown beat her for not "earning enough money." Taylor also told her that she'd be sent to work the streets if she didn't earn enough and that there was an alarm on the house if she tried to leave.

The girl was held in Taylor and Brown's home in Jamaica, Queens between January 10 and January 27, until they "sold" to another pimp on Long Island, where she ran away ran away and told the police. Taylor had been targeted by NYPD Internal Affairs for drug activity; he had previously worked in narcotics but was working on modified detail at in the Bronx housing bureau. Both Taylor and Brown deny the charges. A third person, a 17-year-old, was arrested for assault and promoting prostitution.

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By Jen Chung in News on January 31, 2008 8:20 AM

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Streamwise

In the immortal words of Big Daddy Kane, pimpin' ain't easy!

megs

Well, carry on, lb!

You sure told him/her/it!

lb

"doo wop" wrote:

"Why do blacks seem to make the best pimps? It doesn't make sense to me since they're so hardworking and never leech off society. And, what happened to those pictures of the cop and his girlfriend you guys had posted??"

The best pimp I read of runs the bunny ranch in Las Vegas or there abouts. He is a fat white man who exploits white women though I think he has some other races working for him.

So doo wop:

Why do whites make the best serial killers, cannibals, schizoids, delusional freaks,war-mongers, blow-hards, bullies, weaklings,liars,hypocrites, culture thieves, welfare expectant, (by the way, all government programs were created to protect for whites...and there are plenty of them on welfare.) who love to re-write history and always post racist comments on the internet but who are really just jealous cowards who are overwhelmed with hate with a bizarre sense of self-entitlement?

hmmmm....

YES, THIS COP IS A SCUMBAG AND HE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND SHOULD ROT IN PRISON. THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING AND HAVE PROBABLY RUINED A NUMBER OF LIVES.

Unfortunately most Police Officers are scum and think they are above the law. And there are plenty of white ones who are corrupt.

In case you did notice doo wop, police forces across the USA are drowning in corruption.

Unfortunately the self-promoting Sharpton will not come out to talk about this heinous crime against a child and other things he should be raving about.

On a final note: "doo wop" YOU need to curb your your hate off the web and grow up. Most of your posts are hateful and racist. By the way "doo wop" did you know your tag is a musical style invented by those black people you love to hate?

Guess Not...

JenChungsBaby

No, it's not just in NYC, kearnj. That applies everywhere.

mfib

@Jen Chung's Bra:

"When you're staring at a loaded gun, what's the diference?".

kearnj

"In NYC, There's often a thin, thin line between cop and criminal."

Fixed.

jibbly

Nice, the racist commenters are out in full force today.

dooWOP

Why do blacks seem to make the best pimps? It doesn't make sense to me since they're so hardworking and never leech off society. And, what happened to those pictures of the cop and his girlfriend you guys had posted??

emilydickinson

If he's a detective, most likely he's been on the force long before Bloomberg was here. It's usually an absolute minimum of five years to get a gold shield, and usually much longer than that.

Hey NICE GASH

Thanks for the recruitment program Bloomberg. Those millions of dollars on ads, programs, overtime...all to recruit minority skells are obviously working wonders.

End any and all recruitment programs and use the 10 million+ dollars to raise salaries and benefits of the Bravest and Finest.

You get what you pay for when it comes to PD.

Hey NICE GASH

Thanks for the recruitment program Bloomberg. Those millions of dollars on ads, programs, overtime...all to recruit minority skells are obviously working wonders.

End any and all recruitment programs and use the 10 million+ dollars to raise salaries and benefits of the Bravest and Finest.

You get what you pay for when it comes to PD.

westernqueensland

You wonder how his co-workers managed to keep ignorant of his lifestyle and proclivities. It is a shame, and I hope that no other women have to go through this.

HughGass

It's hard out here for a pimp.

JenChungsBaby

There's often a thin, thin line between cop and criminal.

JRod5417

That's some fine recruiting from the NYPD. How does someone go from being an officer to pimping out children?

eyekantspel

Queens DA Richard Brown announced an off-duty NYPD detective and his girlfriend were charged with promoting the prostitution of a 13-year-old....

off-duty? nice spin from the DA.

I guess I'm naive, finding it hard to believe that a NYPD detective was involved in pimping, beating, threatening and selling a 13 year old. This guy should have been working to protect this kid. The system doesn't have a punishment bad enough to fit this crime.