D'oh!
Eight dancers at Sunrise go-go bar in Paterson charged with prostitution
MARCH 30, 2015, 3:39 PM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2015, 3:39 PM
BY JOE M************
PATERSON PRESS
PATERSON – City vice unit detectives shut down the Sunrise Gentleman’s Club on Straight Street over the weekend after arresting eight of the go-go dancers on prostitution charges, according to Paterson Police Director Jerry Spezile.
Police also charges the club’s manager, 33-year-old Elena Mandelos of New York, maintaining a place of prostitution and controlling a prostitution business after she allegedly told an undercover officer that the “house” would receive a percentage of the fee if he wanted to have sex with a dancer, Speziale said.
The crackdown took place at about 8 pm on Friday. Authorities say the women offered sex to undercover officers – not just lap dances – in a backroom.
Police said the eight women charged with soliciting an undercover officer for prostitution were Sharon Serelio, 27, of Fort Lee; Tashika Wright, 23, of Bloomfield; Deidra Russell, 21, of Tobyhana, Pa.; Karen Carballo, 32, of Elizabeth; Cindy Perez, 22, of the Bronx; Jatnna Jimenez, 26, of Paterson; Natasha Polvac, 22, of Passaic; and Maercy Galva, 23, of Paterson.
Authorities said not all the dancers on duty Friday had offered sex. About six of the performers were not arrested.
The club was shut down for the night, but allowed to reopen pending the outcome of possible administrative charges against its alcohol license, officials said.
“The Paterson Police Department will continue to crack down on all quality-of-life crimes,” Speziale said.
The operation included police officers from Elmwood Park, Bloomingdale and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, the director said.