LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — A New York man is accused of assault and profiting off three women engaging in prostitution in Maryland.
Anne Arundel County police said in a release Monday that Vice Unit detectives conducting a prostitution sting arrested 34-year-old Ondray Lamar Pleasant on Feb. 22.
The detectives had made online contact with two women, who told them come to a hotel room where they found three women linked to prostitution activity. Pleasant was taken into custody at a nearby business.
Investigators found two rooms registered to Pleasant. One of the women told police he had assaulted her when she refused to further engage in prostitution.
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Pleasant is charged with human trafficking and other offenses. It’s unclear whether he has a lawyer.
Police are working with a nonprofit to assist the women.