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In June of this year members of a statewide police task force were conducting a commercial sexual exploitation investigation in various cities. Undercover officers posing as prostitutes placed listings online designed to reveal people seeking sexual services for a fee. The operation lasted several days. On June 7, 2024 our client responded to the listing and arranged for sex for a specific fee. He entered the location identified and was met by a woman. The two discussed the final fee and the act she was to perform. Unknown to our client this woman was the undercover police officer. Our client was released and summonsed for a clerk magistrate hearing charging him with sex for a fee in violation of G.L. c. 272 section 53A. Today, Attorney Neyman convinced the clerk magistrate not to issue the complaint. 

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Our client is a military veteran who currently works in a local city for its department of public works. In February of this year he went to a location well known for prostitution. He propositioned a woman and negotiated a fee for oral sex. Unbeknownst to the man, the woman was an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute. Our client was identified and summonsed for a clerk magistrate hearing charging him with soliciting sex for a fee in violation of G.L. c. 272 section 8. Attorney Neyman represented him at the clerk's hearing. He convinced the clerk magistrate not to issue the complaint given our client's military service and his exemplary employment history. 

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In June of this year our client, an Uber driver, went online and made arrangements to have sex with a woman claiming to be a prostitute. The two met up in an apartment building. Our client entered a designated room and negotiated a sexual arrangement for a specified amount of money. Unbeknownst to our client, the woman was an undercover police officer. Once the negotiations terminated the officer disclosed her true identity. Our  client was summonsed for a charge of sex for a fee in violation of G.L. c. 272 section 53A. Attorney Neyman was hired. Today, all charges were dismissed on court costs. 

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Several weeks ago an urban police task force formulated a sting operation targeting people soliciting prostitutes. Two undercover police officers from different departments posed as prostitutes working the streets in a neighborhood known for high volume of prostitutes and people soliciting sex for a fee. Our client was driving through that neighborhood around 1:00 in the morning. He requested oral sex offering twenty dollars for such services. The undercover directed him around a corner where he was met by several police officers. He was identified and summonsed for a clerk magistrate hearing charging him with sex for a fee in violation of G.L. c. 272 section 8. We represented him and convinced the magistrate not to issue the complaint. 

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Several years ago our client was caught in a sting operation where he was soliciting sexual services for a fee. That conduct is prohibited under G.L. c. 272 section 53. Attorney Neyman secured pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87 for the man. Fearing that the case would sometime resurface we were asked to seal the case. Today, a judge allowed our petition to seal under G.L. c. 276 section 100C. 

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Our client is a professional athlete who was in Massachusetts competing in his sport. Lonely and away from home he searched the internet for some female companionship. He arranged to meet a woman at a local hotel. The two agreed to engaging is some specific sexual acts for a negotiated fee. Unbeknownst to our client, the woman was an undercover police officer. Our client was arrested and charged with sex for a fee under G.L. c. 272 section 53. Our office was able to get all charges dismissed. 

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Our client is a physician who was in town for a major golf tournament. He responded to a advertisement for sexual services by going to a hotel to meet a prostitute. The only problem was that the prostitute was an undercover police officer. He was arrested and charged with sex for a fee under G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Attorney Neyman was able to get the case dismissed prior to arraignment. 

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Our client is a machine operator. Several weeks ago he responded to an online solicitation for sexual services. Following up on texts and phone calls, our client met with the person soliciting at a designated hotel room. Unbeknownst to our client, the individual was an undercover police officer. Our client was confronted and he provided his cell phone to the officer. It was quickly confirmed that the man had in fact been in contact with and involved in sexual services negotiations. He was summonsed for arraignment and charged with sex for a fee under G.L. c. 272 section 53A. Today, we were able to get our client pre-arraignment diversion under G.L. c. 276A. 

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Our client is a massage parlor owner with multiple facilities in several Massachusetts cities and towns. In May of 2019 an undercover police officer entered her business. While receiving a massage the defendant offered sexual services. She identified the services and the fee for each. The officer arrested her and charged her with soliciting for prostitution in violation of G.L. c. 272 section 8. The woman had several prior convictions in multiple states. Our office was able to get this case continued without a finding. All charges will be dismissed in sixty days. 

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On September 12, 2019 members of the Massachusetts State Police along with local police departments coordinated a sting operation targeting people seeking sex in exchange for money. They placed on online advertisement listing a phone number that was answered by a female officer portraying herself as a prostitute. Our client responded and negotiated various sex acts for a specific price. The defendant and undercover officer agreed to meet at a suburban Boston hotel. Our client arrived, introduced himself and offered the negotiated money. He was arrested by the undercover officer and backup officers. He was charged with sexual conduct for a fee under G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Attorney Stephen Neyman was retained. Today, we were able to get our client pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 Section 87. All charges will be dismissed. 

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On September 12, 2019 officers in an upscale Boston suburb were conducting an undercover operation targeting illegal sexual activity. An advertisement was placed on "skipthegames.com" offering sexual services for money. Our client responded the advertisement and met up with an undercover officer posing as a prostitute at a 4 star hotel. Money was exchanged and our client was arrested and charged with sexual conduct for a fee under G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Attorney Neyman negotiated pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 Section 87 for the man. All charges will be dismissed in 6 months. 

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On May 30, 2019 police from a major crime unit conducted an undercover operation targeting men seeking sex for a fee through the internet. The officers posing as prostitutes saturated the internet with solicitations for all types of sexual services. The officers obtained a cell phone for final contact with the customers and engaged in extensive texting negotiating services, fees and meeting places. Our client, a local university professor was one of the customers. He was charged with sex for a fee under G.L. c. 272 section 53A. Our client has a PhD in several disciplines and has been in this country for several decades. However, the defendant is not a citizen and anything short of a dismissal would result in his deportation and loss of his tenured position. The man hired Attorney Stephen Neyman to represent him. We were able to convince the district attorney's office to nolle prosse the case. 

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Our client is a non-citizen. Over a year ago we were able to get him pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 Section 87 for a sex for a fee case charged under G.L. c. 272 Section 53. The defendant is employed in a secure high tech industry and continuously scrutinized when applying for promotions and earning contracts on high level security projects. These background checks have revealed the criminal matter even though the matter was dismissed long ago. Accordingly, the client asked us to petition the Court to seal the matter under G.L. c. 276 Section 100. We prevailed upon the judge to allow the petition and the docket is now sealed. 

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The past Saturday members of a southeastern Massachusetts sex trafficking task force were conducting a sting operation. They advertised on a website "skipthegames" for full service sex and other possible services. The defendant responded to the listing and arranged to meet at a designated location for the purpose of having sex. All communications were done using text messaging. The defendant went to the meeting place, a local hotel. He went to the room and was greeted by a woman. The two continued their sex for fee negotiations. The defendant was unaware that the woman was an undercover and that the room was monitored. After the services and fee were finalized the undercover sent out a signal resulting in numerous officers entering the room and effectuating an arrest. The defendant was charged with sexual conduct for a fee G.L. c. 272 Section 53, soliciting a prostitute G.L. c. 272 Section 8 and attempting to commit a crime under G.L. c. 274 Section 6. Today, the day of arraignment, the prosecutor agreed to pretrial probation for six months with twenty hours of community service. The case will be dismissed and the defendant will have no criminal record.

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On November 1, 2018 the defendant found himself caught in the middle of a human trafficking investigation in a southeastern Massachusetts town. He had been frequenting local massage parlors and soliciting sexual services over the Internet for years. Unbeknownst to the man one of the massage parlors had been under investigation for human trafficking. Our client was observed attending this establishment on multiple occasions. An informant who was also a prostitute working at this business identified our clients as one of her clients. He was stopped on November 1, 2018 exiting the business. Officers interrogated him. He panicked and confessed to being a frequent customer. He also surrendered his cell phone and permitted a search. Additional material appeared on the phone suggesting his common use of prostitutes. The man, a pharmaceutical executive was charged with sex for a fee G.L. c. 272 Section 53A, attempt to solicit a prostitute G.L. c. 274 Section 6 and soliciting a prostitute G.L. c. 272 Section 8. He hired Attorney Stephen Neyman. All charges were dismissed today.

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The defendant is a software systems analyst overseeing all technology for a local company employing in excess of one thousand people. On December 15, 2018 the man responded to an Internet advertisement listing full service sex for a negotiable fee. The advertisement was placed by police acting in an undercover capacity. Our client responded to the listings. He and the undercovers texted at length agreeing to particular services and a price. They agreed to meet at a specified location. When our client arrived he went to a designated hotel room where he was confronted by the undercover officers. He voluntarily produced his cell phone which showed the text. He was charged with several sex crimes, sexual conduct for a fee G.L. c. 272 Section 53A, attempting to commit a crime G.L. c. 274 Section 6 and soliciting a prostitute G.L. c. 272 Section 8. He hired our office to represent him. Today, we secured pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 Section 87 on the sex for a fee case and the remaining charges were dismissed. After 90 days the sex for fee case will be dismissed as well. Our client will have no criminal record.

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Nearly one year ago police detectives in a Bristol County town were investigating complaints of suspected prostitution. The investigation focused on a massage parlor that had been listing concerning advertisements on backpage.com. Officers had the establishment under surveillance. They watched as men entered the premises and left within one half hour. The police monitored the traffic into the business. They decided to follow the patrons after leaving the building. When the customers were a sufficient distance away the police stopped them and learned that they had in fact been getting sexual favors in exchange for money. The "johns" provided significant detail into the workings of the operation and were able to identify one woman in particular as the person running the business. The police followed up with a search warrant. During the execution of the search warrant officers observed men, naked and in positions suggesting recent sexual conduct. The search further revealed a significant amount of prostitution paraphernalia, client lists and a menu of prostitutes and the sexual acts each would be willing to perform for money. The target of the investigation was arrested during the search and charged with G.L. c. 272 Section 24. Attorney Neyman was hired. Today, he was able to negotiate pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 Section 87. This is significant in that the defendant is a non-citizen and a continuance without a finding (CWOF) or any admission would likely result in deportation. The woman will have no criminal record.

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The defendant received a continuance without a finding on a sex for a fee case, G.L. c. 272 Section 53A towards the end of last year. He satisfied the probationary conditions and the matter was dismissed. It remained on his CORI and he was unable to obtain employment. He hired our office to seal his CORI so that he could get back to work. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to have the petition to seal under G.L. c. 276 Section 100A allowed.

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On April 27, 2018 the Malden Police Department had a task force assigned to eradicating prostitution from massage parlors. On a tip from several "Johns" officers targeted a woman who was advertising her sexual services. The officers made contact with the woman and negotiated various sex acts. In an undercover capacity they went to the massage parlor and provided marked money to the defendant after she offered to perform certain sexual acts. The woman is not a citizen. Once the acts were negotiated and the money passed the officers arrested the woman and charged her with sexual conduct for a fee in violation of G.L. c. 272 Secton 53A. Attorney Neyman was hired. Today we got pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 Section 87 for the client. She will have no criminal record.

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The defendant in this case is not a citizen. It is alleged that on January 26, 2018 a human trafficking task force established in Southern Middlesex County was engaged in a sting operation targeting sex for fee cases prohibited by G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. The officers used backpage.com to entice predisposed customers to respond and negotiate sexual services for a fee. The defendant responded to one of these adds and agreed to meet with an undercover officer posing as a prostitute. Several sexual acts were negotiated. The defendant responded to a designated location and was met by the undercover officer. The defendant had his cell phone in his hand. Officers texted it confirming that they had their target. He was then placed under arrested and charged with sex for a fee. A clerk magistrate hearing was scheduled. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to convince the clerk magistrate not to issue the complaint. There will be no immigration consequences.

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The defendant is from a South American country in the United States on asylum. On March 9, 2017 members of the Cambridge Police Special Investigations Unit and the Massachusetts State Police Human Trafficking Unit conducted a "john" operation utilizing an advertisement on backpage.com. This operation was staged at a Cambridge hotel. After a series of text messages were exchanged between the defendant and the undercover officers an agreement to meet at the hotel was completed. The defendant arrived at the designated room and paid a female officer disguised as a prostitute the negotiated sum of money. He was immediately arrested and charged with sex for a fee, G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Attorney Neyman was hired. We were able to get the case continued without a finding for thirty days with the option of getting the case sealed immediately. If there is any effort to deport our client the judge made clear the defendant will be permitted to withdraw his admission.

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The defendant is a tenured college professor with a doctorate and over forty years teaching experience. The prosecution alleged that on July 19, 2017 and undercover online investigation targeting violators of human trafficking laws was in progress. During the course of the investigation solicitations were made online in an effort to lure customers to purported prostitution locations, such as apartments and hotels. Our client responded to one of the advertisements and agreed to certain sexual acts for a fee negotiated between himself and the undercover officer. Our client then went to meet at an agreed designated location. There, he was met by the undercover officers who called his phone and observed their number appear on his cell phone screen. The man was arrested and charged with sex for a fee in violation of G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Attorney Neyman was hired. Today we were able to get the charges diverted under G.L. c. 276A.

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The defendants are unrelated. In the summer of 2017 both of these men were caught up in a sting operation involving the solicitation of "Johns" for sexual services. Members of the Boston Police Department Human Trafficking task force ran the operation. An advertisement was placed on the Internet on backpage.com. It sought customers for sexual services. The ad provided a cell phone number as the sole method of contact. These men and others contacted the number and negotiated a price for specific sexual services. A meeting place was identified. Once the men reached the designated meeting location they were stopped by undercover police officers. The officers would call take the customer's cell phone and call it to make sure they had the person who wanted the services. Once that was established arrests were made and the men were charged with violating G.L. c. 252 Section 53A. Attorney Neyman was hired by these men and several others involved in this sting. Today, Attorney Neyman succeeded in getting pretrial diversion under G.L. c. 276A for both defendants. They will have no criminal record.

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The defendant is a non-citizen with several graduate degrees in engineering. On July 27, 2017 he responded to a backpage.com advertisement soliciting sex for a fee. The person making the solicitation was an undercover police officer. Sexual services were negotiated over the phone and the defendant went to a hotel designated by the undercover officer. There, he entered the room and started groping the undercover officer. He was immediately arrested and charged with indecent assault and battery, G.L. c. 265 Section 13H and sex for a fee, G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Our office continued the arraignment several times in an effort to secure a dismissal. Today. The third scheduled arraignment date, we were able to get all charges dismissed.

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On June 28, 2017 members of a Massachusetts Vice Task Force were conducting a sting operation targeting Johns on prostitution cases. An advertisement was placed on backpage.com offering sexual services for a fee. Around 3:00 p.m., after a series of negotiations through text messages, the defendant appeared at a specific hotel room. He was met by members of the task force and immediately notified of their purpose. He confessed to texting the decoy prostitute and surrendered his cell phone. He was summonsed to the courthouse on charges of sex for a fee in violation of G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Today, after a clerk magistrate hearing Attorney Neyman convinced the magistrate not to issue the complaint.

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The defendant is a successful computer programmer who owns a large Massachusetts based company. On June 28, 2017 members of the Southern Middlesex Vice Task Force set up a sting operation in the Woburn area. They set up an online advertisement soliciting money for sexual services. The undercover officer conducting the operation arranged a date with our client. The two agreed to meet at a hotel room that had secretly been rented by the police. The defendant arrived and was immediately met by police officers. During questioning the defendant admitted that he had negotiated sexual services for a fee over the internet and the telephone. He surrendered his phone to the police and permitted them to scroll through messages. The phone corroborated information obtained over the internet and the defendant was released. A summons for a clerk magistrate hearing issued charging him with sex for a fee under G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Attorney Neyman was hired. He convinced the clerk magistrate not to issue the complaint.

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The is a software engineer working in the greater Boston area. He is not a citizen. Several weeks ago the man responded to a backpage.com advertisement offering sexual services for a fee. The man responded to the listing and negotiated a fee for specific sexual services. He was then directed to a hotel. Unbeknownst to the man this was a sting operation run by a human trafficking task force. The man met with an undercover officer posing as a prostitute and was arrested. He faced charges of sex for a fee under G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Attorney Neyman was hired and was able to prevent charges from issuing.

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The defendant is a professor at a prestigious university. On April 20, 2017 members of the Braintree, Massachusetts police department were conducting a surveillance operation at a local hotel. They had information that one of the rooms was being used by a male prostitute and that he was servicing dozens of local men over a period of days. One such man was approached by officers as he left the hotel. He was questioned and quickly admitted to engaging in these activities with the prostitute. The man identified the prostitute and the room. Officers then went to the room, were permitted to enter and found the defendant in the room with the prostitute. Both admitted to engaging in sexual acts for money. The defendant was then summonsed for a clerk magistrate hearing charging him with sex for a fee, G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Attorney Neyman represented the defendant at the hearing and was able to get the charges dismissed. No complaint will issue.

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The defendant is the CEO of a large suburban Boston manufacturing company. Several weeks ago he replied to a backpage.com advertisement offering sexual services in exchange for a fee. Several electronic conversations took place. Eventually, through email and texts the defendant and the purported prostitute agreed to meet at a downtown Boston hotel. When the defendant entered the room he was met by a woman who accepted his money pursuant to their pre-arranged agreement. After the money was passed police officers entered the room and arrested the man. The woman identifying herself as a prostitute was actually an undercover police officer. The man was charged with violating G.L. c. 272 Section 8, soliciting a prostitute. A clerk magistrate hearing was scheduled and our office was hired. Attorney Neyman was able to prevent the complaint from issuing. The case was dismissed.

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Several weeks ago members of the Boston Police Department were engaged in an undercover operation targeting "Johns" in prostitution matters. The officers entered an advertisement on the Internet offering sexual services in exchange for money. The defendant, a prominent businessman responded to the advertisement and agreed to meet a woman at a local hotel. The man arrived at the hotel, went up the designated room and knocked on the door. He was met by a woman who invited him in. Unbeknownst to the man the woman was an undercover police woman. After a brief conversation discussions regarding sexual services occurred. Various types of sexual acts were negotiated. Money was exchanged after which back up officers entered the room and arrested the man. He was charged with sex for a fee in violation of G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Today, at the pretrial hearing Attorney Neyman negotiated pretrial probation for the accused, G.L. c. 276 Section 87. The charges will be dismissed.

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In December of 2016 members of the Quincy, Massachusetts police department investigated a prostitution ring being operated under the guise of a massage parlor. The investigation resulted in probable cause for the issuance of a search warrant. On December 15, 2016 the search warrant was executed. It allowed for the search of all persons present at the location. Around 5:00 p.m. that day officers set up surveillance around the target location. They observed the defendant, a local software engineer and others enter the location. Shortly thereafter the search commenced. The defendant was caught during the search "with" one of the massage therapists. When questioned he admitted that he was there for sexual services. The man was arrested and charged with sexual conduct for a fee a violation of G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Not being a citizen a conviction could result in deportation or denial of naturalization. Attorney Neyman was retained to represent the accused. Today, we got the case dismissed.

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The defendant is a software engineer who is legally in this country but not a citizen. On September 30, 2016 he responded to a backpage.com advertisement soliciting customers for sexual activities for money. Unbeknownst to the man, the police had already responded to the add and quickly set up a sting operation using a female detective as a decoy. The defendant, replying to the listing by phone negotiated some sexual acts with the undercover. He went to a Woburn hotel, the agreed meeting location. He went up to the room, continued the negotiations and handed the decoy officer money for the service. Other officers then descended on the man, arrested him and charged him with sex for a fee under G.L. c. 272 Section 53. Attorney Neyman represented the man at a clerk magistrate hearing. No complaint issued.

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The defendant owns a very successful automotive repair shop in southeastern Massachusetts. The prosecution alleged that on March 23, 2016 the defendant responded to an advertisement on backpage.com soliciting males interested in sex. The meeting place was a local hotel. The defendant entered and met with an undercover female police officer. The two negotiated a price for certain sexual acts. Money was exchanged. An arrest team then moved in and arrested the defendant. He was charged with sexual conduct for a fee, a crime according to G.L. c. 272 Section 53A. Today, Attorney Neyman got the charges dismissed.

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The Boston Police alleged that several weeks ago an undercover sting operation was taking place in Boston wherein an advertisement was placed on the Internet soliciting people looking for sexual services. A downtown Boston businessman working at a major financial services firm responded to the add and made contact as directed in the listing. He followed the ad's instructions by going to a local hotel and knocking on the door of the room listed. There, negotiations for sexual services occurred and undercover officers converged on the defendant, arresting him and charging him with sex for a fee in violation of G.L. c. 272 Section 53. The man had a criminal record and he hired Attorney Neyman immediately. Over the objection of the prosecutor, today the case was continued without a finding for thirty days. All charges will be dismissed in a month.

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On November 20, 2015 members of the Burlington, Massachusetts police vice squad conducted a reverse sting targeting customers of prostitutes. Officers enlisted the assistance of a local hotel where they secured two rooms. Then, using backpage.com a listing for an adult escort was placed. Just over an hour later a telephone call was placed by the defendant to the number listed on the backpage advertisement. After an exchange of texts the defendant arrived at the hotel and met with an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute. A brief negotiation followed. The undercover then released a pre-arranged signal and surveillance officers descended on the room and arrested the defendant. He was charged with sex for a fee in violation of G.L. c. 272 Section 53. Attorney Neyman was hired. Today, the day of arraignment, we were able to get pretrial probation for the defendant for a thirty day period. If he stays out of trouble for that period of time and completes some community service all charges will be dismissed before Christmas.

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In late August 2014 the Andover, Massachusetts police department received information that a message parlor was offering sexual services for a fee. The business placed an advertisement on backpage.com offering Asian girls with a sensational touch. Surveillance of the business was established. Officers observed men entering the business, staying for a period of time and exiting. They confronted one of the men who admitted to paying $60 for a hand job. Further surveillance of the business revealed the same activity. Several other men were interviewed and admitted to paying for sex from the employees. The officers then entered into an undercover operation where they made appointments, entered the premises and were solicited by the women. Charges of sex for a fee or prostitution were filed. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get the case dismissed.

On January 23, 2015 members of the Boston Police Department set up a sting operation targeting men looking to purchase sex over the internet. The operation consisted of an advertisement set up on backpage.com soliciting men looking for a good time. Through emails and texting the defendant and an undercover officer posing as a prostitute negotiated a sexual act, a price and a location to consummate the act. Once that was established officers set up surveillance. They observed the man enter the prearranged establishment and make contact with the undercover officer. A signal was given and all backup officers descended on the suspect and made an arrest. His cell phone was seized. From this device the police confirmed that this man had in fact been the person making contact with the undercover officer. A charges of sex for a fee was filed. Today, Attorney Neyman negotiated pretrial probation pursuant to G.L. c. 276 Section 87. The man will have no criminal record.

On January 24, 2014 members of a Boston Police task force set up a sting operation targeting people interested in paying prostitutes for sex. Through a Craigslist.com listing, undercover officers made contact with a thirty three year old man. The advertisement offered oral sex in exchange for a certain fee. Electronic negotiations followed and ultimately the defendant agreed to meet the undercover at a specific location. The suspect arrived at the meeting place and identified himself to the undercover officers. An arrest was made and the man, a local radiologist was arrested and charged with Sexual Conduct for a Fee. Today, at the arraignment Attorney Neyman succeeded in getting his client pretrial probation pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 276 Section 87. The defendant will not have a record. All charges will be dismissed.

Malden District Court: On November 28, 2012 members of the Wakefield and Middlesex Regional Drug Task Forces took part in a prostitution investigation. They found a listing on backpage.com advertising sex for a fee and referencing the prostitute being a transvestite. Officers, acting undercover responded to the listing and knocked on a hotel room door where they were greeted by the defendant. Negotiations for sexual services were conducted after which the defendant was arrested. Attorney Neyman was hired. The defendant is not an American citizen and cannot afford a criminal conviction. As such, pretrial probation for a period of one year was negotiated. All charges are to be dismissed.

Boston Municipal Court: The prosecution alleged that our client was caught in a sting operation. Local police working on a regional task force placed advertisements in backpage.com offering sexual services. Our client, a local business owner, married and with a family responded to one of the listings and agreed to meet a woman identifying herself as a nineteen year old offering sexual services for money. In fact, the woman was an undercover local police officer. Our client and the woman agreed to a price and a place to meet and consummate the deal. Once our client arrived he was arrested and charged with Sex For a Fee. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get the case dismissed on court costs.

Boston Municipal Court: On August 16, 2012 members of the Boston Police Department set up an investigation into Human Trafficking in Suffolk County. An online operation was created using a young looking Asian female advertising on backpage.com for sexual services. The woman claimed to be fifteen years old and quickly received over fifty solicitations for sex. One of the replies came from a master's candidate in a local well regarded university engineering program. The man arranged to meet with the girl and identified to her what clothing he would be wearing. A fee was negotiated as well through over sixty emails. Surveillance officers watched as the man approached a location designated for the meeting. Once the man was recognized he was stopped and detained. Officers called his cell phone confirming their identification of the man. Charges of Unlawfully Abducting a Person for Sex or Prostitution and Child Enticement were filed. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get the first charge dismissed outright. The remaining charge was continued without a finding. Successful completion of the probation will result in a dismissal of the case.

Boston Municipal Court: In mid-August 2012, members of the Boston Family Justice Unit, Human Trafficking Division conducted an operation seeking people using the internet for illicit sexual purposes. Officers set up a phony backpage.com ad soliciting men looking for girls under the age of sixteen. This ad listed the girl as being fifteen years old. A twenty four year old local college graduate student/engineer responded to the ad asking for full service sexual gratification. In total, sixty two emails were exchanged. An arrangement was made for the suspect to meet with the "girl". Officers observed our client at the meeting location and identified him as the person engaged in the email exchanges. He was charged with Enticement of a Minor for Sex. Today, Attorney Neyman succeeded in getting that charge dismissed.

Concord District Court: A multi-jurisdictional task force began an investigation into suspected prostitution activities at a Lexington, Massachusetts massage parlor. A detective acting in an undercover capacity entered the establishment on June 8, 2012. He was greeted by two Asian females and escorted to a room in the rear of the establishment. There he was asked to take his clothes off and a fee for a "massage" was negotiated. The defendant then began massaging the detective and reached for his genitals offering to give him a hand job in exchange for money. At that point an arrest was made and the woman was charged with Sexual Conduct for a Fee. Attorney Stephen Neyman was able to secure pretrial probation for the client. In six months all charges will be dismissed and the client will not have a criminal record.

Boston Municipal Court: The prosecution alleged that our client contacted an undercover officer from the Human Trafficking Division of the police department, who was posing as a 17-year-old girl on a website commonly used for online prostitution. Our client allegedly solicited for oral and straight sex and agreed to meet the undercover officer at a local hotel. Our client allegedly provided his telephone number, described himself, and indicated what he would be wearing. Officers saw a male matching that description in the designated meeting area and called the given telephone number to confirm that this suspect was the person soliciting sex from the undercover officer. Our client was then arrested. Today, our office was able to get him pre-trial probation, and his case will be dismissed in one year.

Woburn District Court: On November 4, 2011 members of a local task force were investigating a prostitution ring within the city of Woburn. The officers had received information from a confidential informant that three women were working in a certain establishment was operating as a house of prostitution and advertising itself as a massage parlor. Various internet media outlets had advertised this establishment as an entity that provided sexual acts for money. Officers conducted surveillance of the area and observed a high volume of foot traffic into the establishment. Men would enter and leave within a half hour. Once the men exited they were contacted by the officers. They admitted to engaging in sexual acts with the women employees in the massage parlor. The officers ultimately gained entry to the massage parlor and caught several women in the act of prostitution. Our office represented one of these women. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get all charges dismissed.

Boston Municipal Court: The prosecution alleged that on February 2, 2012 members of the Boston Police Human Trafficking Division along with other law enforcement personnel were engaged in an online prostitution investigation. One of the officers was posing as a nineteen year old prostituted. She was contacted by our client online. An arrangement was made for the two to meet up and have "straight sex". A predetermined meeting place was selected where the undercover officers waited for the defendant's arrival. The defendant had given his own description to the undercover who conveyed the same to the apprehension team. Once the defendant was recognized a discussion took place during which he disclosed that he was the person looking for sex. An arrest was immediately made. Today, Attorney Neyman negotiated Pretrial Probation for the client. All charges are to be dismissed upon payment of court costs.

Orleans District Court: Police sought a complaint against our client, a pastor at a Cape Cod church, alleging that he caused severe damage to both sides of a car, including denting the driver's door, trunk, and hood areas, smashing the front and rear windshields, and snapping off both side mirrors. When police confronted our client, he allegedly admitted to damaging the car with a three pound sledgehammer because the owner of the vehicle had slept with his wife and had gotten her pregnant. Today, Denise Dolan of our office represented the client at a clerk's hearing, and the application for the charges was dismissed.

Brockton District Court: The prosecution alleged that our client attempted to pay an undercover police officer for sexual favors. Specifically, it was alleged that after our client had a short conversation with the officer, who was presenting herself as a prostitute, the officer asked our client if he "wanted to party." Our client responded by saying that he "just wanted a blow job." The undercover asked our client how much money he had, and our client offered her $40. The defendant retained our office to represent him, and the charges will be dismissed in six months.

Boston Municipal Court: The prosecution alleged that on July 19, 2011 Boston Police Detectives were conducting an investigation into prostitution activities using backpage.com. Officers contacted and identified a female who was heavily entrenched into advertising her services, fees and locations for conducting business. An undercover operative learned that the woman was from Sacramento, California and traveled extensively to avoid detection and diversify her clientele. She would move throughout major cities, staying for a few days and making a significant sum for her services. During the course of the investigation it was learned that a major Boston real estate developer was regularly using her services when she came to Boston. This was confirmed through credit card receipts, surveillance and ultimately the woman's identification after her apprehension. The defendant hired our office to defend him. He received a summons to appear in court today. Attorney Neyman succeeded in getting the charges dismissed prior to arraignment. There will be no CORI entries.

Woburn District Court: In January 2011 Burlington, Massachusetts police were investigating incidents of prostitution originating through www.backpage.com . They observed an advertisement showing a white female wearing lingerie offering unspecified services at a specified hourly rate. The advertisement listed a phone number. Officers placed a call and the woman provided them with a hotel address. Surveillance of the building followed. Several men were seen leaving the room where the woman was staying. Each was stopped and interrogated. One of the men admitted to having oral sex with the woman for one hundred dollars. He was summonsed and charged with Sex For a Fee. Attorney Neyman represented him at a Clerk's Hearing. The case is being dismissed.

Malden District Court: The police applied for a complaint against the defendant alleging that he had paid for a sexual favor from a masseuse operating out of a hotel. The defendant was approached and questioned by a police officer as he was leaving and admitted to paying for a massage and receiving the sexual service. A clerk's hearing was conducted, and Attorney Dolan of our office represented the defendant at the hearing. The application was continued to be dismissed at the end of the continuance period. No complaint issued.

Woburn District Court # 10-228, 10-2297. The prosecution alleged that in early August of 2010 Woburn, Massachusetts police received information that a massage parlor was being used as a house of prostitution. Officers quickly determined that the establishment was not properly licensed. On September 23, 2010 a law enforcement task force took up surveillance at the target location. The officers saw three men enter the establishment at different times. All were questioned once they exited. Each admitted to getting a massage and paying money for sexual services. Officers entered the premises and arrested two women, the defendants in this case. They were charged with Sex For a Fee, Running an Unlicensed Massage Parlor and Conspiracy. Today Attorney Neyman was able to get the charges against both dismissed.

Boston Municipal Court. On February 18, 2010 members of the Boston Police under the direction of the human trafficking division were conducting a surveillance at an upscale Boston Hotel. The officers were armed with information that two women were conducting sexual activities for money in adjoining rooms. From a room across the hall officers watched men coming in and out of the rooms after a short visit. Our client was stopped after exiting one of the rooms. He was questioned and admitted to paying one of the women for sex. He was charged with Sex for a Fee. This morning our office was able to get all charges against the man dropped. No complaint will issue.