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Their professions read like a roll call of respectability - several lawyers, a surgeon, a doctor, two dentists, two college professors, a teacher and a financial adviser are among their ranks, all based in affluent suburbia east of New York.



But their police mugshots have been released on a "wall of shame" after more than 100 men were arrested for soliciting sex from undercover officers in Nassau county on Long Island.

Some wives and children only learnt of the 'Johns' when the mugshots were made public
A US defence lawyer has spoken of lives ruined by alleged police entrapment and several wives have consulted divorce lawyers.

But Kathleen Rice, the district attorney for Nassau county, defended the "name and shame" tactic of the prostitution sting, "Operation Flush the Johns".

She told prosecutors: "Sex workers are often vulnerable victims of traffickers and pimps, yet they often remain the prime targets in prostitution investigations, while the Johns [patrons] who fuel the exploitation are treated as mere witnesses," she said.

"My office and the police department are turning the tables on the illogical and immoral nature of that equation."

Thomas Dale, the police commissioner, said that officials launched the sting in April because of an increase in crime in hotels in the area.

The 104 accused, who range in age from 17 to 79, allegedly replied to advertisements for prostitution on a website. They were told to meet at hotels where they were filmed and arrested after offering money for sex to undercover officers.

Defence lawyers have argued that the men were victims of entrapment. Some wives and children only learnt of the "Johns" when the mugshots were made public.



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She (Rice) tried a similar tactic (publishing photos of the accused) for those arrested for DWI's. The court struck it down and she had to remove the wbsite pictures as they are "suspects" not yet convicted of the charge.
I would imagine the same will happen in this case.

oldr_n_wsr wrote: My picture is not up there.

The fact of an arrest and the charges filed are a matter of public record, and are available at the police station for public inspection.

MINEOLA (WABC) -- Nassau County has announced a major shift in a controversial anti-DWI campaign, saying it will no longer single out suspected drunken drivers on its Web site until the accused is found guilty of a crime.

The decision by Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi comes a day after a judge ruled that posting suspects' names and photographs online under a headline "Wall of Shame" violated their right to due process.

Suozzi said the county will appeal the ruling but is making the policy change to avoid potential lawsuits.

Nassau initiated the effort last spring after a highway patrol officer who had stopped one suspected drunken driver was struck and seriously injured by a second driver, also suspected of being under the influence.

MINEOLA (WABC) -- Nassau County has announced a major shift in a controversial anti-DWI campaign, saying it will no longer single out suspected drunken drivers on its Web site until the accused is found guilty of a crime.

The decision by Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi comes a day after a judge ruled that posting suspects' names and photographs online under a headline "Wall of Shame" violated their right to due process.

March 12, 2012 7:38 PM

DCCC Mulls Kathleen Rice V. Peter King

BY Celeste Katz

It's no longer redistricting conjecture: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee boss Steve Israel today chatted up Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County DA who lost a brutal 2010 primary for state AG, to gauge her interest in challenging Rep. Peter King.

"Israel personally approached Rice on on the idea and she said she would think about it," a Democratic source told me. A second source confirmed the party's interest in having Rice possibly go up against King.

Rice spox Eric Phillips wouldn't comment on any private discussions, but said Rice and Israel (fixed) "are very close allies and they speak regularly. District Attorney Rice is not only a progressive but someone with a deep and broadening network of supporters and a proven ability to get votes from across the political aisle. It wouldn't be surprising that people are interested in her serving on a larger level."

King, chairman of the powerful House Committee On Homeland Security, tells me he's unfazed by the prospect of running against Rice -- or anyone -- even in a redrawn NY-2.

"Generally, we have a very cordial and friendly relationship," he said of Rice. "I don't take any election for granted. I take every race seriously, but even under the court [redistricting] plan, I'm very confident that I would win."

There are a few reasons, offhand, why Rice might be an interesting candidate to the DCCC, but a race against King wouldn't be all bunnies and cupcakes either. A few thoughts:

Rice is a skilled raiser of campaign cash, but the money she's got on hand can't be rolled over for use in a federal race, while King has over $2 million at his disposal.
Both Rice and King are well known on Long Island, but King's reach is certainly broader and more national and even international. (There was even a moment, although missable if you blinked, where there was chatter about a King run for President.)
King's position as Homeland Security chair gives him lots of that influence and exposure, but some of his Congressional hearings, such as those on the radicalization of American Muslims, engendered serious ill will.
They've developed their cred in different arenas, surely, but both King and Rice would clearly be expected to make law-and-order arguments for their respective candidacies.
It's rarely about gender alone -- obviously it wasn't when Rice lost the 2010 AG primary to Eric Schneiderman -- but certainly there are voters and donors who might like to see a female candidate added to the ranks.

and he's never met a TV camera he didn't like,