Key takeaways:
- Larry Ray was sentenced to 60 years in prison for extortion and forcing women into labor or prostitution.
- Ray targeted students under the guise of helping them with psychological problems.
- The sentence is intended to serve as a warning to those who would seek to exploit vulnerable people.
A New York man was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Friday after being convicted of extortion and forcing into labor or prostitution some women he met at his daughter’s on-campus housing at Sarah Lawrence College.
At trial, one woman testified that she became a virtual prisoner in Larry Ray’s home after he moved into his daughter’s dorm room at the elite school in 2010. Ray, 63, was convicted of charges including racketeering, conspiracy, forced labor and sex trafficking.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mollie Bracewell said that Ray targeted students under the ruse that he was going to help them with their psychological problems. She added that age will not deter Ray from inflicting the kinds of “unspeakable cruelty” on others that he did for the last decade on the friends of his daughter.
Judge Lewis J. Liman, who announced the sentence, described Ray’s crimes as “particularly heinous.” He noted that Ray had taken advantage of the students’ vulnerability and trust in him as a father figure.
Ray’s sentence of 60 years in prison is intended to serve as a warning to those who would seek to exploit vulnerable people. The case has also highlighted the importance of providing support and resources to those who may be victims of abuse.
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