9 men arrested in undercover Boston prostitution sting, police say
Several of the men allegedly responded to online advertisements posted on 'known commercial sex websites' by undercover officers, while others were arrested after allegedly making street-level offers for sex to undercover officers who were on the sidewalk, according to police reports.
The operation was launched after the police department's Human Trafficking Unit received 'actionable intelligence indicating that women in the area were being systematically exploited for commercial sex,' police said.
The first arrest came early Thursday morning when shortly before 7:20 a.m. Marmandis pulled up in a black Nissan Altima and offered an undercover officer $20 for a oral sex, police wrote in an incident report.
A short time later, Pena was arrested after responding to an online advertisement and allegedly agreed to pay $275 for an hour of sex, according to the report. He allegedly went to Home2 Suites by Hilton at 15 Jan Karski Way shortly after 8:10 a.m. to meet the undercover officer and was arrested, the report said.
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Galdamez Surio also responded to an online advertisement and allegedly agreed to pay $200 for sex, the report said. Surio went to a Holiday Inn at 69 Boston St. and texted the undercover officer to say he had arrived, but as officers approached him, Galdamez Surio allegedly fled on foot through the South Bay Center parking lot and into a Target store, where he allegedly took a shirt off a rack and put it on, police wrote in the report.
Galdamez Surio then left the Target and fled into the parking lot, where he was arrested, police said. Galdamez Surio suffered foot injuries during the chase and was treated by Boston EMS before he was booked, police said.
Mishra was arrested after he allegedly responded to an undercover advertisement and agreed to pay $125 for sex, according to the police report. Mishra showed up at a Holiday Inn at 69 Boston St. about 3:20 p.m. on Thursday to meet the undercover officer and was placed under arrest, the report said.
Less than an hour later, Williams pulled up to a sidewalk near 40 Newmarket Square in a gray Chevrolet Malibu and allegedly offered an undercover officer $10 for oral sex. He was then arrested and taken to Nashua Street jail for booking, police wrote in the report.
Earlier that day, police said Djadoune allegedly responded to an advertisement by texting an undercover officer and agreed to pay $350 for one hour of sex, according to the report. Djadoune then went to 15 Jan Karski Way, the address for Home2 Suites by Hilton, to meet the undercover officer and was arrested, the report said.
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Around the same time, Raj allegedly responded to an advertisement by texting an undercover officer who was posing as a 15-year-old girl, according to the report. Police said Raj allegedly offered to pay $300 for 2 hours of sex and went to the same hotel on Jan Karski Way, where he was arrested, the report said.
About an hour later, around noon, one of the undercover officers was contacted by Vinci, who allegedly sought to pay $80 for a half hour of oral sex, the report said. Vinci went to Home2 Suites on Jan Karski Way and was arrested, police said.
Shortly before 1 p.m., Colocho allegedly pulled up in a vehicle at 46 Newmarket Square and offered an undercover officer $15 for oral sex and was arrested, police wrote in the report.
Djadoune, Raj, Vinci, and Pena pleaded were arraigned in the South Boston division of Boston Municipal Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty, according to court records. Williams pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday, and Mishra is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 19, records show.
Court records could not immediately be found for Colocho, Galdamez Surio, and Mamanidis.
Attorneys for Djadoune and Pena did not immediately return messages seeking comment Monday. Attorney information for the other men was not immediately available.
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