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NEW JERSEY LANDLORD CHARGED WITH SEX CRIMES AGAINST 13 TENANTS
March 22, 2021
ABC 7 NY
ELIZABETH, New Jersey (WABC) — A landlord in New Jersey is under arrest, accused of forcing more than a dozen tenants into sex acts in exchange for rent.
Prosecutors say between 2016 and 2020, 73-year-old Joseph Centanni targeted tenants in Elizabeth who were about to be evicted or otherwise struggling financially.
They say he solicited sex from the alleged victims in a quid pro quo and offered them rent reductions, a delay in an eviction, or other forms of financial assistance.
Centanni, who owns hundreds of rental units scattered