City officials are expected to work for the betterment of citizens; instead there have been many city officials caught for sexually exploiting citizens see 1 2 3 4.  They are not always arrested for their conviction, but instead received minimal to no punishment for their crime. The Renewal Forum advocates for zero tolerance for these actions.

On August 16, 2013, a former Baltimore Police officer, Lamin Manneh, 32, was charged for prostituting his 19-year-old wife and operating a call-girl ring with more than 300 customers. Manneh posted more than 50 advertisements of these women on the Internet, supplied synthetic marijuana to the women, collected his entire wife’s earnings and took a percentage from the other women as well. According to ABC News, his going rate for clients was $100 for 30 minutes with his wife. While operating his call-girl ring, he would provide locations such as hotel rooms and also transport the women to various locations based on client’s preference. In case of an aggressive or non- compliant client, Manneh would even carry his police issued fire. see here

Previously in May, a sting by a human trafficking task force was conducted where Manneh’s wife agreed to have sex with an undercover Maryland trooper. Manneh was subsequently arrested and fired after less than one year in the police force. If convicted, he will be sentence to only up to five years in prison.

There should be zero tolerance for city officials caught sexually exploiting someone. If caught in the act of sexual exploitation, city officials should not only be fired from their positions, but they should receive harsh punishments as well. They should also not be allowed to work in their previous occupation again even if it is in another state. Actions like this should be taken seriously and zero tolerance should be enforced.