A brutal pimp was sentenced Tuesday to six to 18 years in prison after
apologizing for forcing a
13-year-old runaway into prostitution.
Kendale (Ace) Judge, 21, took a plea deal last month for sex trafficking,
admitting he met the girl just over a year ago.
He promised to love her, but instead peddled the teenager on the website
backpage.com, prosecutors charged. When she tried to escape, he threw her down a
flight of stairs, they added.
"I sincerely apologize," Judge said in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
"My own weakness, my own weak-mindedness and lack of education led to my
incarceration," he went on. "I now know I was the cause and this is the
effect."
Shanique Davis, 21, who helped the pimp by taking the girl's pictures and
watching over her, is set to get five-year probation on Wednesday.
Defense attorney Phillip Katowitz managed to convince the judge to deny the
media from taking photos of his client, who'll have to register as a sex
offender after his release.
The lawyer declined comment
Read more: NY Daily News
You can read my original post about Backpage.com here
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