Nine Charged In Boston Prostitution Sting

Editor's note: One person's name was removed from this report because he or she was found not guilty.

BOSTON, MA — A Norwood man was one of nine arrested Tuesday in a prostitution sting.

The Suffolk County District Attorney's office allege that the men responded to an online advertisement posted by detectives assigned to the Boston Police Human Trafficking Unit and negotiated sexual conduct in exchange for money. The men were placed under arrest at the location where they had agreed to meet the undercover detectives.

“Human trafficking exists because sex buyers make it profitable,” Conley said in a release. “Part of our strategy is making clear that there are personal, social, and legal consequences for that behavior. If you come into Suffolk County to buy sex, you aren’t just participating in an industry that thrives on exploitation – you’re risking arrest and prosecution.”

The men were arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on a charge of sex for a fee. The charge comes with a possible sentence of up to two and a half years in a house of corrections and a fine of $1,000-$5,000.

They are due back in court in July.

Below are the men who were arrested Tuesday:

• Murat Inamli, 50, of Brookline
• Zian Jiang, 20, of Boston
• [Redacted], 54, of Norwood
• Eswin Esteban, 39, of Chelsea
• [Redacted], 40, of Somerville
• James Rose, 59, of Boston
• Thomas Holt, 41, of Belmont
• Nikunk B. Patel, 26, of Revere
• Archie Foxworth, 68, of Hull

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