MILFORD — A Nevada man accused of being a pimp more than three years ago took a plea deal Tuesday before jury selection was due to begin in the case.
Jerome Edison, 48, pleaded guilty under the Alford doctrine to a charge of third-degree promoting prostitution before Judge Peter Brown.
A plea made under the Alford Doctrine means the defendant doesn’t admit guilt but concedes he could be found guilty of the crime if he went to trial.
Edison, who has a Las Vegas address but ties to Connecticut, was arrested at the Hampton Inn Feb. 24, 2016 after a sting operation conducted by a state police organized crime task force targeting human trafficking and underage prostitution.
Assistant State’s Attorney Matt Kalthoff said an undercover state police detective arranged to meet a co-defendant of Edison’s through an internet ad.
Edison drove the woman to the Hampton Inn, and she was arrested once she got to the detective’s room.
Cops arrested Edison in the parking lot of the inn, and found another woman in the car with him.
Edison and the woman arrested by state police gave different stories to explain why they were there, after which he was taken in to custody.
Since then, the prosecutor said more evidence linking Edison to prostitution has come to light — such as a 2018 arrest in Windsor in which he and another woman were...
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