Batavia man pleads guilty to sex trafficking charge

Batavia man pleads guilty to sex trafficking charge

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Batavia man could spend life in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Monday. Officials said Joseph Barsuk, 67, met a female victim at Pharaoh's Gentlemen's Club in 2015. Barsuk coerced her to have sex with him and provided drugs for her, as well as housing and transportation. Officials said Barsuk coerced the victim to have sex with him when she was e…

Pharaoh's customer admits sex-trafficking conspiracy: 'I was aware she was addicted.'

The only customer charged in Pharaoh's sex-trafficking investigation accepts a plea offer that recommends a prison term of 5 to 10 years.

Batavia man admits to sex trafficking in federal court

A Batavia man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $250,000 fine, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Tuesday.Joseph Barsuk, 67, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Prosecutors said that in 2015, Barsuk met the victim — a woman addicted to cocaine and heroin — at Pharaoh’s Gentlemen’s Club. Her drug addiction was well known …

Disgraced former chiropractor guilty in sex trafficking conspiracy

BUFFALO — A disgraced former chiropractor from Batavia who lost his license for molesting patients pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to being part of a wide-ranging sex-trafficking operation based at an Erie County strip club.