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Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden announced Thursday afternoon 19 people have been arrested as the result of an undercover prostitution investigation conducted by his office, the FBI, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hazlet and Wall Township Police Departments.

“Prostitution is not a victimless crime and we need to put a dent in illegal sex trafficking since it lures underage individuals into this illicit trade and leads to other criminal activities,” Golden said in a written news release. “I commend all involved for their diligent work, which yielded positive results and will help keep our communities safer.”

During the December 4 weekend, individuals were arrested at undisclosed locations within the surrounding areas of Wall and Hazlet.

Twelve females, including an Asbury Park woman, were charged with solicitation of prostitution and seven people were charged with promotion of prostitution, spokeswoman Cynthia Scott said.

Additional charges included possession of CDS, possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone and possession of a weapon. A total of $5,000 was confiscated.

“The success of this operation will help deter prostitution activities and other crimes from occurring, and will improve the quality of life for neighbors and others who are also affected by this illegal activity,” Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said. “We will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to address the solicitation and promotion of prostitution in an effort to improve the quality of life for everyone in Monmouth County and to decrease the risk of criminal activity to our neighborhoods.”

All the individuals were arrested and/or processed on scene or at the local police departments. The arrests were made possible through the cooperation of several suspects in an ongoing human trafficking investigations throughout the state.

“Sex trafficking is a crime that degrades our state,” FBI Special Agent Richard M. Frankel said.  “I am proud that working with our local law enforcement partners resulted in 19 arrests making Monmouth County safer for all.”

The arrests and charges are listed below.

Wall Township Arrests:

Shakera Dickerson of Freehold – Solicitation Prostitution

Falcon Cook of Brick – Solicitation Prostitution

Riesha Hinton of Washington DC – Solicitation Prostitution

Abidemi Roberts of Passaic – Solicitation Prostitution, Possession of a Weapon

Jason Cruz of Woodhaven NY – Promoting Prostitution

Andre Frazier of Ozone Park NY – Promoting Prostitution

Sabrina Cisternino of Asbury Park – Solicitation Prostitution, Possession of CDS

Sean Jacobs of Atlantic City – Promoting Prostitution, Possession of Marijuana

Hazlet Arrests:

Catherine Chrysler of New York NY – Solicitation Prostitution

Nazleen Rodriguez of Perth Amboy – Solicitation Prostitution

Jessica Brown of Philadelphia PA – Solicitation Prostitution

Shavarra Henson of Trenton – Solicitation Prostitution

Stephanie Green of Rochester NY – Solicitation Prostitution

Fanisha James of East Rochester NY – Solicitation Prostitution

Jurue Miller of Plainfield – Promoting Prostitution, Possession of CDS, Possession with Intent to               Distribute, Possession within School Zone

Angelina Randazzo of Green Brook – Solicitation Prostitution, Possession of CDS, Possession with intent to distribute, Possession within school zone

Michelle Baker of Philadelphia – Promoting Prostitution

Carl Seldon of Philadelphia – Promoting Prostitution

Rasuhru Lewis of Jersey City – Promoting Prostitution

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