Morris County Residents Charged With Human Trafficking in Parsippany, Rockaway Township

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Two Morris County residents face charges of multiple counts of human trafficking involving two teenage girls in Parsippany and Rockaway Township.

Debbie Kooken, 43, of Boonton and Aldophus Mims, 39, of Morris Plains are accused of prostituting two females — who were aged 15 and 17 at the time — in June 2015, reports show. The girls were prostituted from June 12 to June 18.

The 17-year-old victim said Kooken would organize meetings with various male clients that the victims would then meet up with at different hotels throughout the Parsippany and Rockaway Township area. Mims would then collect the money after the sexual acts were finished.

The 15-year-old victim also revealed Mims would engage in sexual acts with her.

Both women said Mims gave them heroin during this time period.

Kooken was charged with four counts of Human Trafficking, four counts of Promoting Prostitution, four counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, four counts of Conspiracy to Commit Human Trafficking and four counts of Conspiracy to Promote Prostitution.

Mims was charged in connection to four counts of Human Trafficking, two counts of Human Trafficking, four counts of Promoting Prostitution, two counts of Sexual Assault, five counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, four counts of Conspiracy to Commit Human Trafficking, four counts of Conspiracy to Promote Prostitution, and four counts of Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance.

People with information regarding this incident are asked to call Detective Supervisor Marshall Wang of the Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6200 or Det. Thomas Takas of the Rockaway Township Police Department at 973-625-4000.

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