Man charged with recruiting prostitute
A Miramar man is facing federal charges accusing him of recruiting a Coral Springs teenager and other women to work as prostitutes out of his home, sending more than dozen men to the underage girl’s bed in her first day on the job.
According to criminal complaint, Kareem Jamaal Mavour, 28, found the 17- year- old runaway with the help of Tagged. com, a social media website. The girl received a message in June from a woman with the profile name of “Kim Lee,” inviting her to make easy money by working as an escort, according to the complaint.
Investigators interviewed the girl on Aug. 16. According to the complaint, she told them that Mavour later contacted her and brought her to his house, promising her that she would keep all the money she earned. She also said she told Mavour she was 17 andwouldn’t turn 18 until September.
Mavour allegedly took racy photos of the girl with his cellphone, then posted those pictures on another website, Backpage. com, calling the girl “Sky.” She saidMavour sent her 15 clients on her first day working for him, charging specific rates for different sexual favors. She also said Mavour raped her twice and that she was not allowedtoleave his residence on the 2000 block of Acapulco Drive.
A second woman made similar allegations, including the use of a “Kim Lee” profile onTagged. com. The second woman was over 18 and had another job as a stripper.
Unlike the underage girl, the secondwomansaidwas able to leave Mavour’s home at will. She did not accuse Mavour of raping her.
Investigators got a warrant and searched Mavour’s home on Aug. 27.
They also interviewed Mavour, who told them his involvement in the prostitution business at his home was limited to talking to the recruits about the “business opportunity,” according to the complaint. He denied raping or even knowing “Sky.”
Mavour was ordered held without bail at the Broward Main Jail by U. S. Magistrate Judge Barry Seltzer on Wednesday. His next court date is scheduled for Sept. 12.