The father of a former Sarah Lawrence College student 'exploited and abused young women and men emotionally, physically and sexually for his own financial gain,' ultimately extorting about $1M from 5 victims, said Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney for SDNY
Lawrence Ray"exploited and abused young women and men emotionally, physically and sexually for his own financial gain," ultimately extorting approximately $1 million from five victims, said Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York.Ray, 60, is charged in an indictment with extortion, sex trafficking, forced labor trafficking, money laundering and more.
In one particular instance, he allegedly used fear, violence and coercion to force one victim to engage in commercial sex acts to repay debts she didn't actually owe, Berman said. That victim allegedly was forced to work as a prostitute for more than four years, and Ray allegedly collected more than $500,000 from her, Berman said.
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