PARSIPPANY — An investigation was initiated by the Parsippany Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit after receiving multiple complaints of prostitution at township hotels.
After a brief investigation the Special Enforcement Unit arrested the following individuals:
Ramada Hotel – May 24, 2017
Miriam Da Silva, 36, Newark
Hilton Hotel – May 25, 2017
Luzia Pinto, 44, Newark
Erica Yee, 39, Newark
Each individual were transported to Parsippany Police Headquarters and processed. They were individually charged on a Complaint-Summons of one count of Loitering for the Purpose of Engaging in Prostitution a Disorderly Persons Offense.
They were released on their own recognizance pending their court dates.
Editors Note: A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.