Men who've been charged for soliciting prostitutes in Brooklyn have an option: court and possible jail time, or a $350 fine and images of "diseased genitalia." The Post recently attended the Brooklyn DA's "john school" (actual name: Project Respect), which has only a 1% recidivism rate, in part thanks to its lectures from prosecuting attorneys and a former HIV-positive prostitute. “When I heard about the class, I was relieved. [A prostitution bust] is not something I want on my record,” 25-year-old Adrian Caesar said, seemingly fine with the Post reporting that he got busted soliciting an undercover officer "minutes after he dropped his girlfriend off" at her apartment. more ›

Did you read the story of the alleged father-son pimp team working a livery-based "brothel on wheels" and think 'eh, needs more celebrity?' Well, you asked for it. Let's throw a little Mary Kate Olsen and Heath Ledger into the mix. more ›

Six livery cab drivers were indicted yesterday on charges of Promoting Prostitution as part of an alleged "brothel on wheels" run by an alleged father-son pimp team. Vincent George, Sr., 55, and Vincent George, Jr., 33, are accused of pimping out prostitutes for years, paying the indicted drivers to escort the women while they performed sex acts in the back seats of their cars. The women would charge between $200-$500 per customer, but prosecutors say George and Son would keep almost all the money, rendering the prostitutes nearly destitute and dependent on the men for survival. more ›

Last June, the Brooklyn DA made a big announcement about the arrests of Damien Crooks and Jamali Brockett, who were accused of forcing a 13-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl into prostitution in 2003—and continuing to rape, assault and sexually traffic her for the next eight years. Two of their "associates," Jawara Brockett and Darrell Dula, were also charged with raping the victim. But this week it emerged that the alleged victim recanted her accusation almost immediately, telling detectives she was a prostitute for five years and simply made up the rape allegation. more ›

Jason Itzler has been calling himself "The King Of All Pimps" for years and years, flaunting his experience at having employed the city's #1 hooker as well as Ashley Dupre, aka Governor Spitzer's hooker Kristen (they apparently were "amazing" together). Lately, he's been at the George Motchan Detention Center in East Elmhurst, Queens, awaiting his trial to face prostitution and drug charges for an incident at the Trump International last year. But don't worry—Itzler is going to milk his court time for all it's worth! more ›

After weeks of talk that the alleged Upper East Side "Millionaire Madam" had a client list boasting politicians and royalty, we finally know one of the johns: DNAinfo reports, "A call girl working for alleged 'Millionaire Madam' Anna Gristina told investigators she was paid to have sex with former U.S. Sen. John Edwards when he was in New York raising money for his failed presidential bid." more ›

The investment banker boyfriend of the "Millionaire Madam's" alleged #2 used his $1.2 million Mill Neck home to post her $100,000 bail. Missing for weeks, 30-year-old Jaynie Mae Baker turned herself in to authorities yesterday and was arraigned yesterday on charges of promoting prostitution. A friend of Baker's boyfriend, 43-year-old Marcus Laun, told DNAinfo that they appeared to be a normal couple. "They seemed real happy together. They acted like two kids in love. She seemed real nice. She was nice-looking." more ›

The "Millionaire Madam's" right-hand woman has turned herself into authorities today and is expected to be arraigned later this afternoon. 30-year-old Jaynie Mae Baker worked as a matchmaker to the wealthy and also allegedly helped accused madam Anna Gristina secure high-profile clients. DNAinfo notes that Baker hasn't been seen since Gristina's arrest several weeks ago. It is unclear if her attorney, Robert Gottlieb, is attempting to broker a deal with prosecutors. more ›

The "soccer mom" accused of running of a multimillion high-end prostitution ring has a "crazy black book," according to the self-proclaimed "King of All Pimps." Jason Itzler, who is facing drug and prostitution charges, tells the Daily News that Anna Gristina is "the most vindictive b---- ever in the escorting game... She really is connected... When you control the hottest girls in the world, people kiss your ass." And he knows hot girls—he once employed Ashley Dupre! more ›

The mother of four who is accused of running a multimillion-dollar prostitution ring from an unassuming Upper East Side apartment has granted a jailhouse interview to the Post. Anna Gristina says from Rikers Island, "[The investigation is] not about me; it’s bigger than me... [Prosecutors] are trying to sweat me out. They are clearly trying to break me," but, "I’d bite my tongue off before I’d tell them anything." Well, that will make her alleged clients—who include high-powered politicians and business—happy, right? more ›

Five men and a woman have been indicted for allegedly kidnapping, gang raping and prostituting a 15-year-old runaway girl in an Ozone Park, Queens house they were illegally squatting in. According to Queens DA Richard Brown [PDF], 22-year-old Gary Council was the brains of the operation, which also managed to involve a bogus lease signed by "Raymond Kelly," the much criticized sex-peddling site Backpage.com, a man named Junior Goldring and threats against a Queens homeowner. more ›

Police are still looking for "Millionaire Madam" Anna Gristina's alleged "#2," Jaynie Mae Baker, a 30-year-old recruiter who worked for VIP Life, a matchmaking service for the well-heeled. “If she sees a homeless person on the street, she’d go get them a meal,” VIP Life founder Lisa Clampitt tells the Daily News. “She’s that kind of person. You have to like her for those types of things.” more ›

A 12-year NYPD veteran was summoned by the Internal Affairs Bureau today to determine whether or not he had a role in protecting "Manhattan Madam," mother of four and animal lover Anna Gristina's Upper East Side brothel from detection. According to DNAinfo, Sergeant Richard Wall turned in his memo book but was not questioned. "He comes in and out of there," a local resident who said he knew Wall by name and badge number. "He's got a regular routine. He's around here all the time." more ›

After seeing the menu presented to Eliot Spitzer, it's easy to understand how Manhattan Madam Anna Gristina reportedly made millions by charging clients thousands of dollars for each encounter. According to the Daily News, "Dream Model" girls cost $1,000, and the "Ultimate Elite Model" experience could be more than $2,000. Friend of Gothamist and CNBC reporter John Carney's Wall Street sources don't buy it. "Maybe this was true in 2006. No one is paying $2000 these days. I'm not even sure anyone ever did. Not for one girl." But our own sources say this pricing is alive and well. "Those expensive women are the ones you actually want to be seen with," a source says. more ›

A 44-year-old mother of four who allegedly made millions running a high-end brothel out of an Upper East Side apartment has been arrested and indicted. DNAinfo reports that Anna Gristina, who is a British National and owns property in Canada, was arrested in the middle of a meeting with a Morgan Stanley banker after a five-year investigation, because the public corruption unit believed she was a flight risk. Gristina allegedly bragged during the Eliot Spitzer investigation that she had sources in law enforcement who would alert her and protect her from government scrutiny. more ›

A Mexican man pleaded guilty yesterday to being part of an international sex trafficking ring that spanned from Mexico to Queens. Angel Cortez Granados, 25, admitted to seducing a woman, then bringing her to the U.S. as his girlfriend, only to force her into sex slavery: “I threatened her, telling her that she was alone in this country, that nobody would help her, so that she would work as a prostitute." He said he threatened to call the cops on her if she didn't comply: “Since she didn’t have any papers, (I was) scaring her with the possibility of going to jail,” he said. more ›

Former IMF head and the Sofitel's most infamous guest Dominique Strauss-Kahn is under investigation by authorities in his native country for his involvement in a prostitution ring. BBC News reports that authorities have summoned him for questioning next week, and he can be detained for as long as 48 hours. more ›

A 24-year old woman who spent several years as a sex slave discussed the seedy underworld of NYC sex trafficking. The woman—whom the Daily News identifies as Sofia—was smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico and forced to work as a “delivery girl” prostitute riding from john to john in a livery cab. “I feel like I went to thousands of homes. How many in a day, I wouldn’t be able to tell you. All I know is that there were too many,” she said. “In some of them there would be as many as eight, 10 men.” more ›

The NYPD announced that it conducted a four-day prostitution sting in 27 police precincts across the city, resulting in many arrests. One hundred eighty-six johns were arrested—the Post says, "Undercover cops pose as hookers and collar those johns looking for a prostitute," and the sting was called “Operation Losing Proposition." more ›

A deaf woman was allegedly abducted in Williamsburg early Monday morning, and two people have been arrested and charged with attempting to prostitute her. Steven Benoit, 25, and Jasmine Wilkins, 19, were arrested for allegedly kidnapping the 28-year-old woman, who hasn't been identified. “They told her to be a prostitute, and she wanted no part of it. They were punching her in the face and pulling her hair," the victim's grandmother, Grace Schenk, told the Post. more ›

Last week, Jason Itzler, the infamous and self-proclaimed "King of All Pimps," was in court to plead not guilty to charges of selling cocaine, promoting prostitution and laundering money, before his pants fell to his ankles and he shuffled out of court. Yesterday, he told the judge that his arrest was part of a huge conspiracy involving an Achy, Breaky singer and a billionaire mayor, "Billy Ray Cyrus is best friends with Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg has a tendency to cover things up." more ›

Jason Itzler has called himself the "King of all Pimps," a nod to running a pricey escort ring (he even employed Ashley Dupre, who would later go onto to "escort" Governor Spitzer). But he pleaded not guilty to selling cocaine, promoting prostitution and laundering money in court yesterday. And to top things off, the Daily News reports, "Court officials were inquiring about the availability of a court-appointed lawyer as Itzler was being escorted to a side room, his hands cuffed behind his back. His jeans - which he was wearing sans belt for security reasons - suddenly slipped down to his ankles - forcing him to duck-walk off stage." more ›

Time to make the coffee...and turn a trick? We've heard of fast food workers using their job as a front to sell drugs, but this is a twist. A six-week police investigation called "extra sugar" in New Jersey has allegedly turned up a prostitute working an interesting corner: the drive-through window at a Dunkin' Donuts on Route 46. Last week Police arrested 29-year-old Melissa Redmond for offering Dunkin' customers a secret menu that puts the one at In-N-Out to shame. more ›

If you're wondering why stretch Hummers' tinted windows seem extra black today, it's because a Sheepshead Bay prostitution ring that billed clients more than $10,000 a night has been busted. The Post reports that 17 people and 5 corporations have been indicted in the sting. The service also offered cocaine with their pricey ladies, because when you're paying 10 large a night, you better be able to act as quickly as you can. more ›

Despite his accuser's libel suit against the New York Post, the revelations that the woman is a prostitute, associates with criminals and has previously lied to the government have shattered her credibility and the rape charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Today, Manhattan District Attorney (and friend of Gothamist) Cy Vance, Jr. and his team will meet with Strauss-Kahn's defense attorneys to discuss the possibility of a plea bargain and the future of the case. more ›

A high-profile University of Mexico professor is the third person to be arrested in a widening investigation into a website that connected prostitutes with johns in New Mexico. Distinguished political science professor Chris Garcia, 71—whom investigators say used the online handle "Burque Pops"—was arrested in Albuquerque and charged with promoting prostitution, tampering with evidence and conspiracy. According to prosecutors, Garcia was an integral part of a group dubbed "The Hunt Club," a seven-member team led by Upper West Side Professor David Flory, who was the first to be arrested—but almost definitely not the last. more ›