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Lynn police sex sting nets 8 arrests
By Robin Kaminski / The Daily Item
LYNN - A total of six men and two women were arrested in an undercover prostitution sting in the early morning hours on Friday.
Angela McGovern, 28, of 105 Laighton St. #1, Lynn and Tyree Samantha, 43, of 51 Franklin St., #16, Lynn, were both arrested and charged with sexual conduct for a fee.
The following were arrested and charged with violation of the John law, attempting to buy sexual favors: Edgar Mauricio, 24, of 24 James St., #2, Lynn, Gumercindo Miranda, 28, of 2 Brimblecom St., Lynn, Jose Huezo, 26, of 286 Chestnut St., Chelsea, Robert Chau, 32, of 41 Kirtland St., Lynn, Asgar Azaryoun, 63, of 37 Marianna St., Lynn, and Bernabe Ramirez, 36, of 42 West Baltimore St., #15, Lynn.
The bulk of the arrests were made on Union and Pinkham streets, where a female Lynn Police Officer was used as a decoy in the sting.
Fees reportedly negotiated between suspects were as low as $6 for services.
According to Lynn Police Sgt. Richard Carrow, prostitution in the downtown section of the city is an ever-increasing problem that police deal with on a daily basis.
"We've made a couple of arrests in the past through Craigslist, but I would say we encounter an equal amount of street level prostitution as well as Craigslist prostitution," he said. "It's a reoccurring problem downtown and we've stepped up the level of enforcement because of it."
Craigslist, a popular free online community available in nearly 300 countries worldwide, allows people to post sexual messages on its site in its "erotic services" section.
Those postings, according to Carrow have in essence allowed prostitution to thrive.
While stings are typically conducted every few months, Carrow said budget constraints have unfortunately affected the number police are able to carry out.
City business owners and residents frequently call in complaints to the police regarding sexual conduct and activity occurring in the streets, but the problem continues to worsen.
"It's important to conduct these stings because it's a domino effect really," he said. "Unfortunately greed comes into play sometimes and there is a market for it."
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thinkagaink1 wrote on Dec 26, 2008 10:12 PM: