Police took 13 suspects into custody and charged them with prostitution according to authorities.
Police said, in response to quality of life complaints, Newark Police arrested four women and nine men for prostitution in the area of Clinton Avenue and 20th Street to Hawthorne Avenue and Birks Place on Friday, September 9, 2016.
The women arrested are: Gretchen Ford, 51, of Newark; Charlette Chapman, 41, of Newark; Juanita Coleman, 49, of Irvington; and Shenik Hunter, 39 of Irvington according to police.
Police identified the nine males arrested who they said were seeking sex for money are: Ikhayere Collins, 44, of Newark; Stanley Stflevr, 22, of Irvington; Jean Georges, 23, of Maplewood; Manuel Yupa- Maurizaca, 40, of Orange; Naquan Oneil, 39, of Newark; Troy Kearney, 39 of Irvington; James Banks, 30, of Newark; Allen E. Brown, 42, of Stroudsburg, PA; and John Jackson, 37, of Staten Island, NY.
All were charged with prostitution.
A total of 7 vehicles were towed during the arrests police said.
These charges are merely accusations.
These suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.