A former Connecticut State Trooper has been charged with prostitution and her case has been continued to July NBC Connecticut obtained court documents that state she was running an illegal business with her husband while still on the force.
The State Police Statewide Organized Crime Investigative Task Force began an investigation 11 months ago after receiving information from federal authorities regarding possible prostitution activities in Connecticut. Kelly-Paris, 43, of New Britain, retired from the State Police in , before the prostitution investigation began, according to Lt. Paul Vance. She had also worked as a state correction officer, Vance said.
Her neighbors were shocked by the allegations. The paperwork stated that in , when she was still working as a state trooper, her husband was renting rooms for prostitutes in the Super 8 and Motel 6 in Rocky Hill and often used her name. According to one of their supposed prostitutes, she saw Kelly-Paris drive up in a police cruiser wearing her uniform and met up with her husband, then gave him a digital camera.
That woman alleged that he then took pictures of the girls working for him to post prostitution ads on Craigslist. State police said they started investigating her after she left the force and still have a lot of unanswered questions. Both Kelly-Paris and her husband Jaykuan Paris are facing criminal charges in connection with the crime. She was scheduled to appear in court June 11 but the case was continued. Skip to content. Authorities arrested Pearl Kelly-Paris just after 9 a. StormTracker 1 hour ago.
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