Nine individuals were arrested on Thursday, July 24, following a coordinated operation led by the Boston Police Department targeting sexual exploitation in the Massachusetts Avenue area near South Bay Mall in Dorchester.
The effort was carried out by officers from the Human Trafficking Unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police High Risk Victims Squad and the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. Undercover officers were deployed to identify people involved in trafficking and paying for sex, to disrupt exploitation in the area.
Among those arrested was Mohamed Djadoune, 30, of Boston, who was charged with offering to pay for sex. Sah Kumar Raj, 33, of Boston, was charged with attempting to lure a minor. Jason Vinci, 39, of Medford; Jose Luis Pinedu Colocho, 47, of Dorchester; Pradeep Mishra, 36, of Shrewsbury; Frederick Williams, 68, of Boston; Konstantinos Mamanidis, 62, of Dedham; and Roberta Pena, 27, of Boston, were all charged with offering to pay for sex. Juan Jose Galdamez Surio, 24, of Shrewsbury, faces multiple charges, including offering to pay for sex, shoplifting, and trespassing.
All nine are expected to be arraigned in South Boston District Court. Police say the operation is part of an ongoing initiative to combat trafficking and protect vulnerable individuals from exploitation.
