READING PENNSYLVANIA MAN SENTENCED TO NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON FOR HIS PART IN INTERSTATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING
" Michael Tedesco Of Reading Has Been Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Transporting Women Across State Lines For The Purpose Of Engaging In Sex At Burlington County Motels."
February 8, 2022 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
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MOUNT HOLLY, NJ.- On Friday, February 4, 2022 Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Reading, Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to Ten Years in New Jersey State Prison for transporting women to motels to engage in Paid Sexual Encounters that he arranged, and then keeping a portion of what they earned for himself.
Under a previous agreement with The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, Michael Tedesco, 49, of Reading Pled Guilty in December, 2021 to First Degree Human Trafficking and Third Degree Failure to Register as a Sex Offender for an unrelated offense.
Mr. Tedesco received a Ten Year Term on the Human Trafficking charge and Three Years for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. The sentences, which will run concurrently, were handed down on Friday in Superior Court by The Honorable Christopher J. Garrenger, J.S.C.
The investigation determined that the Sexual Encounters occurred in Motels in Westampton and Mount Laurel, New Jersey and that Mr. Tedesco would supply the women with Illicit Drugs and use force if necessary to make sure they complied.
“Human trafficking is a societal problem, but more importantly, a uniquely personal offense against the victim forced to engage in sexual activity or labor against their will,” Prosecutor Coffina said. “We take this crime very seriously. It is very difficult to investigate and prosecute, as victims are often terrified or manipulated by their offender against cooperating with law enforcement. The problem has become more insidious as the ongoing Substance Use Disorder epidemic presents a vulnerability in many victims for human traffickers to exploit.”
The investigation was collaborative effort by Members of The Mount Laurel Police Department, The Westampton Township Police Department, The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and United States Homeland Security Investigations – Cherry Hill Office.
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