In New York State a condom on your person can still be used by the police as evidence of prostitution. We mention this because, among the many things on the City Council's agenda today (like renaming the Queensboro bridge) was a resolution calling on the Governor and State Legislature to finally pass this long-languishing bill which would make possession of a prophylactic no longer count as "as evidence of prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, promoting prostitution, permitting prostitution, maintaining a premises for prostitution, lewdness or assignation, or maintaining a bawdy house."
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Why Can Condoms Still Be Used As Evidence Of Whoring In NY?
Sex Traffickers Rarely Arrested, Prosecuted In NYC
Nonprofit organization Restore NYC is set to open the first safehouse in New York City dedicated to women who have escaped the global sex trade on Nov. 1 in Queens. But the opening underscores a major problem in NYC: the difficulty of successfully identifying, arresting and prosecuting sex traffickers.
Paterson May Face Charges For Yankees Tix Testimony
A new report released today about whether Governor Paterson perjured himself over free Yankees tickets concluded the matter "warrants consideration of possible criminal charges." Sigh, Albany.
Should Condoms Be Used as Evidence to Prosecute Prostitution?
In cities such as San Francisco and DC, and here in New York, condoms have been used as evidence against alleged prostitutes. (In DC, police have been accused of claiming that suspects carrying three or more condoms have an intent to sell sex in "Prostitution Free Zones.") Change.org asserts that the practice has had a chilling effect on safe-sex in the sex industry, with some undergound brothels refusing to keep condoms on premises. And the website also cites anecdotal reports that regular businesses have been reluctant to distribute NYC's free condoms because they can also be used as evidence of "maintaining a premises for prostitution."
Update: No Charges For Ex-NYPD Commish Who Hit Pregnant Woman
Update below: Former Police Commissioner Howard Safir will not be charged for backing his Cadillac Escalade into a pregnant woman in the Upper East Side and then driving away, the Post reports. The Giuliani-era NYPD head struck Joanne Valarezo, who is seven months pregnant, on Third Avenue between East 80th and East 81st streets on Friday.
Robbing the Cradle: Audit Finds Childcare Fraud
After an audit of funds meant for childcare programs for low-income parents, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli referred multiple daycare centers to district attorney offices in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx for possible prosecution. The audit determined that between 1999 and 2007, more state money was spent fraudulently than legally by recipients.
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