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D.A. Bragg Announces Pleas In Sex Trafficking Operation 
“Jonathan Ruiz ran a violent sex trafficking operation that spanned from Massachusetts to Delaware,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Even while incarcerated, he continued to harm a trafficking survivor by hiding her from law enforcement and continuing to use her to make a profit. We want survivors to know that this is a safe place to seek help. Please call us at 212-335-3400.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment Of Amir Thompson For Random Stabbing, Menacing Police Officers 
“We bring charges when alleged stranger assaults occur,” said District Attorney Bragg. “This defendant is also facing charges for threatening a police officer with a knife, and I want to be clear that we have no tolerance for anyone who threatens members of the NYPD or put them in harm’s way.”
Sadistic fiend who tortured helpless 10-year-old to death in NYC house of horrors sentenced for murder 
A sadistic fiend who bludgeoned his girlfriend’s helpless 10-year-old son to death in Harlem could spend his remaining years behind bars.
Man Convicted of Fatally Torturing Child May Spend Life in Prison 
The 10-year-old boy was made to hold weights above his head. He was whipped and struck with fists and objects for hours. His beatings were so brutal that his organs were detached and floating in his abdominal cavity.
For beating 10-year-old Harlem boy to death, man gets 25 years to life 
A judge sentenced Ryan Cato to 25 years to life in state prison Friday for brutally beating his girlfriend’s 10-year-old son to death, hitting the little boy so hard that his internal organs ruptured.
D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence For Man Who Committed Scissor Attacks In The West Village 
“This defendant is now facing accountability for this random assault on three strangers,” said District Attorney Bragg. “In addition to the harm caused to victims, these instances of random violence impact the psyche of our entire borough. The public should know that we are continuing to focus on accountability when this type of conduct occurs.”

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