Alleged ringleader Robert King (left) is accused of sending prostitutes to
Bruce Bemer (right) and other clients for two decades.
Posted on 04/01/2017 8:02:15 AM PDT by Zakeet
Alleged ringleader Robert King (left) is accused of sending prostitutes to
Bruce Bemer (right) and other clients for two decades.
For 20 years, a Connecticut-based prostitution ring trafficked in mentally disabled young men, court papers revealed this week.
The ring catered to wealthy male clients in Connecticut and Massachusetts who paid $250 for sex, according to court papers cited in the News-Times.
At least 15 young men in their early 20s were exploited in the ring, authorities allege.
The young men suffered illnesses that include schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; some were severely disabled and living in group homes, authorities allege.
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King would befriend vulnerable young men, including one he found rummaging through a dumpster, according to court papers cited by the News-Times.
He would then allegedly get them hooked on cocaine and heroin, pushing them to prostitute themselves to pay for their mounting drug debts.
"I'm just a gay guy trying to help people," King claimed to Danbury detectives, when they approached him in August 2016, according to one affidavit.
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