"Prosecutors say Rogers posted the 15-year-old's photo on escort websites, gave her a cellphone, and coached her on communicating with clients and setting rates. He raped her at his Bushwick apartment on April 12, 2024. More than a month later, he messaged her on Snapchat, threatening to post her nude photo online unless she resumed prostitution. When she returned, he published the image anyway and forcibly touched her, prosecutors said."
"On June 13, the victim reported the assault to a school social worker, who alerted police and triggered a joint investigation by the Brooklyn DA's Human Trafficking Unit and NYPD. On July 3, an undercover officer responded to Rogers' online ad-featuring images of underage victims-called the listed number, and was directed to his Halsey Street apartment. There, the officer arranged to pay $100 for sex with a 22-year-old woman, signaling the raid team, police said."
Terrence Rogers, 35, of Bushwick, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a child and was sentenced to eight years in prison and five years' post-release supervision. Rogers forced multiple victims, including three girls ages 15 to 17, into prostitution. He recruited a 15-year-old, brought her to his Halsey Street apartment for paid encounters, posted her photo on escort websites, gave her a cellphone, coached her on client communication and rates, raped her on April 12, 2024, and later threatened to post nude photos to coerce her back. A June 13 report to a school social worker prompted a joint NYPD and Human Trafficking Unit investigation that led to an undercover operation on July 3 and his arrest.
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