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Brooklyn man sentenced for forcing 16-year-old girl into sex work
By Sarah Vasile
EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A Brooklyn man will spend more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted sex trafficking and assault.
Jermaine Taylor, 37, will also be required to register as a sex offender. The East Flatbush resident forced the teen to engage in prostitution between May 2018 and March 2019, according to an investigation. He also slapped and punched the girl multiple times, threatening to kill her after she said she wanted to stop engaging in prostitution.
According to the district attorney, Taylor also assaulted