MAYS LANDING– On Wednesday, May 30, 2018, Kal Mitchell, 31, of Somers Point pleaded guilty before the Honorable Patricia Wild to Second Degree Conspiracy to Promote Prostitution of a Minor for his role in a scheme involving juvenile prostitution in Atlantic City, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.
Mitchell admitted that on various dates between July 2015 and September 2015, he and co-defendant, Saleem Reynolds agreed to promote the prostitution of minors in and around the Atlantic City area.
In exchange for Mitchell’s guilty plea, the State has recommended that he serve 5 years in New Jersey State Prison and have no contact with the victims. Mitchell is scheduled for sentencing on July 27, 2018.
Co-defendant, Saleem Reynolds previously pled guilty to the Second Degree Conspiracy to Promote Prostitution of a Minor charge in June 2017 and was sentenced in December 2017 to 7 years in New Jersey State Prison.
The charges were the result of a four-month long investigation conducted by the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force. The State is represented by Acting Chief Assistant Prosecutor Danielle S. Buckley.
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