New York Authorities Drop Thousands of Prostitution-Related Cases at Local DA s Behest © AP Photo / Jae C. Hong
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The district attorney’s office is still expected to continue prosecuting crimes such as sex trafficking and patronising sex workers.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. has asked a New York judge to dismiss numerous prostitution-related cases, stating that he will no longer prosecute certain offences related to sex work.
According to The New York Times, Vance Jr. referred to some 914 open cases involving prostitution and unlicensed massage, as well as 5,080 cases in which the charge was loitering for the purposes of prostitution, with many of these cases dating back to 1970s and 1980s.
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