Woman says alleged pimp controlled her with violence, threats, drugs
Javed Mookhtr Mobin
by John Gessner
Thisweek Newspapers
A pregnant woman arrested for prostitution at a Burnsville motel says the father of her unborn child forced her into the business and has used violence, threats and drugs to control her.
The man, 19-year-old Javed Mookhtr Mobin, was charged with solicitation of prostitution and domestic assault by strangulation after the 18-year-old woman’s arrest on Jan. 11 at the Prime Rate Motel, 12850 W. Frontage Road.
An undercover officer posing as a john called the woman on Jan. 11 after another officer conducting a registry check at the hotel saw that she was registered there, said the Dakota County criminal complaint.
Burnsville police know the woman and Mobin from previous contacts and know of his past violence toward her, the complaint said.
The phone number found with the woman’s escort ad on Backpage.com was registered to Mobin, police discovered.
After arresting the woman, police found Mobin sitting on stairs near the side entrance where the undercover officer met the woman. Found with $565 in cash and three cell phones, he “denied knowing the victim and was unable to explain why he was at the hotel,” the complaint said.
The woman told police Mobin had “strangled” her four or five days earlier after becoming angry with “the way she was answering questions,” the complaint said. She said Mobin told her he’d stopped choking her when he saw her face turning blue. She said Mobin slapped her, causing her to hit her head against the wall.
The officer who questioned her saw bruises and scratch marks on the victim, the complaint said.
Allegations of violence date back to July, when Mobin’s mother called police to report that he physically abused the woman, the complaint said. Officers questioned Mobin and the woman then and found that she had a black eye. Mobin’s mother told police the woman had a concussion.
The woman told police after her arrest that Mobin had been prostituting her since July and that he took all the money. She said he placed the Backpage.com ad.
She said Mobin has several times threatened to kill her if she hid money from him, went to police or did “business” behind his back, the complaint said. The woman said she’s seven months pregnant with Mobin’s child.
“The victim stated that Mobin has drugged her in the past by placing sleeping pills in her drinks,” the complaint said. “The victim stated that she feels as though she is a slave to Mobin and Mobin rarely lets her speak with her family.”
She told police she’d recently been hospitalized for a vaginal infection after several instances of having intercourse without a condom.
“The victim was afraid to turn away a customer just because they did not have a condom because Mobin would get angry over missed money,” the complaint said.
The complaint gives Mobin’s address as Room 209 at the hotel.
Solicitation of prostitution is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $40,000. Domestic assault by strangulation is punishable by up to three years and $5,000.
John Gessner is at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com.
