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Sex Trafficking: NY Couple Arrested in Utah

A couple from New York is  under arrest out west on human trafficking charges. 

A Utah newspaper reports Tara Pinnock of Albany, was arrested Monday for investigation of human trafficking along with  26 year old Jean Joseph, of Valley Stream, the couple was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of human trafficking, kidnapping, aggravated assault and rape.
 
Police believe Joseph kidnapped a 23-year-old woman in New York City about two or three weeks ago near the Port Authority.  The pair took the woman on a "sex tour" where she was prostituted in  Pennsylvania, Chicago, Denver, eventually on to Salt Lake City where they were apprehended after the victim was able to call 911, she is now in protective custody. 
 
Salt Lake police say the 24-year old Pinnock was arrested earlier this year in Connecticut as part of an effort to crack down on prostitution before the Super Bowl. The FBI is now working on the case.
 

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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