A man accused of running brothels in San Rafael and Napa pleaded guilty Wednesday to a pimping charge, while an aide pleaded to being an accessory. Erik Martinez Cosme, 33, of Napa accepted a plea offer for a seven-month jail sentence but no prison time. But if he violates his probation, he could face six years in prison with no credit for the jail time he served, said Deputy District Attorney Nicole Pantaleo, the case prosecutor. Tanchez, who is free on bail, is expected to receive a day jail sentence.
Tanchez told Judge James Chou he was not admitting guilt but accepted the plea deal to dispense with the case. Police alleged that Cosme was running brothels at various residences in the Canal neighborhood.
Cosme eventually anchored the alleged operation in an apartment at Canal St. Authorities then determined that Cosme was running another suspected brothel at his residence in Napa. Police suspect he was transporting various women, always Hispanic and sometimes new immigrants from Central America, back and forth to the brothels.
Investigators executed search warrants at both residences and arrested Cosme and Tanchez on suspicion of pimping and maintaining a prostitution house. Police said they released two suspected prostitutes they considered human trafficking victims.
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