Two pr-ôstitutes cheered loudly and burst into tears of relief Wednesday when their pimps were acquitted of s-ex trafficking charges. The father-son pimp team of Vincent George Sr. and Vincent George Jr. was accused of brutalizing pr-ôstitutes who worked the streets of Manhattan for them, but the women were devoted to their “daddies” and even testified on their behalf at the nonjury trial.
When Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Ruth Pickholz ruled the Georges were not guilty of s-ex trafficking, Danielle Geissler, 31, and Desiree Ellis, 24, released cries of uncontrollable joy — and had to be told to stop.
The pimps could have faced up to 25 years behind bars under a relatively new state law. In order to be guilty, there would have to be sufficient evidence that threats of violence were at play or that even one victim feared for her health and safety or for their immigration status.
