http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2013-08-09/trini-mom-and-daughter-held-florida-cops-crack-prostitution-racketTrinidad Guardian
Trini mom and daughter held as Florida cops crack prostitution racket
Published: Friday, August 9, 2013
BOYNTON BEACH—A Trinidadian woman and her daughter have been arrested in a prostitution investigation in Florida. Boynton Beach police say the two were offering a “two-for-one special.”
Ramona Ramoutar, 42, and Daniella Sinanan, 24, were arrested on Tuesday on soliciting prostitution charges, according to police. According to a police report, the women placed an advertisement in the adult escort section of Backpage.com. The ad stated Jazmine and Angel were waiting in Boynton Beach to “rock your world” with “two-for-one specials.” The investigation was sparked after Boynton Beach Police said they received complaints from neighbours about possible illegal activity.
A Boynton Beach traffic unit worked the investigation because the complaint was made directly to them. “It allowed officers who normally work traffic-related incidents an opportunity to focus on another facet of law enforcement,” police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said in a release. Over the course of the investigation, officers said they observed several suspected “Johns” come and go from the mother and daughter apartment. On July 18, officers stopped a suspected “John” after he left the apartment. The man admitted to officers he paid $100 for sex with Ramoutar and Sinanan, police said. On July 24, an undercover officer called the phone number on the Backpage.com advertisement and arranged to meet with Jazmine and Angel the following day, according to the police report.
Police say on July 25, the undercover officer went to Ramoutar and Sinanan’s apartment and was offered the “two-for-one special” for $150. The officer gave Ramoutar $100 and said he had to go back to his car to get the other $50. Officers then went into the apartment and arrested Ramoutar and Sinanan. The mother and daughter were charged with solicitation of prostitution as well as possession of drug paraphernalia because officers said they found a glass pipe and needles in the apartment. After their arrests
the women, originally from San Fernando, were advised not to continue their prostitution and that Boynton Beach Police would be checking on them.
However, after a few weeks authorities said officers received several complaints the women were still having sex for money out of their apartment. An undercover officer then set up another meeting with Jazmine and Angel. A deal was made, stating both the mother and daughter would have sex with the undercover officer for $160, according to the police report. The women backed out just before the officer arrived. Despite the cancellation officers contacted the suspects and arrested them. Police said the two women admitted to “running a house of ill-repute and having sex for money,” out of their Savannah Lakes apartment. The mother and daughter were again charged with solicitation of prostitution and taken to the Palm Beach county jail. (Palm Beach Post)
