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Kika Certa arrived from Venezuela in the Big Apple after falling in love with a man and was under the impression she would be staying with his family before she was forced to work as a prostitute.
New York City high schoolers in Elmhurst say prostitution is rife in the area, which has been likened to a Bangkok 'red-light district'. Freshman Jalene Lugo, 14, said the sex workers 'don't care'.
Shujun Wang, 73, was arrested in March pending charges, which were filed on Tuesday in a federal court in Brooklyn. His four Chinese 'handlers' remain at large. Wang faces 20 years if convicted.