Framingham Man Arrested in Prostitution Sting

By Charlene Arsenault, Patch staff

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Ten men are facing prostitution charges after a sting conducted in Northborough.

Ten men, charged with sexual conduct for a fee, were arraigned in Westborough District Court on Friday as part of a prostitution sting conducted by the state police and local police departments, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.

On Thursday night, the Massachusetts State Police High Risk Victim Unit worked with the Northborough, Shrewsbury, Westborough and Southborough police departments to execute a sting operation in an effort to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation of women.

“The focus of this operation was to attack the demand side of human trafficking, where we too often see women forced into prostitution,” Early said in a statement.

The men were arraigned before Judge Dennis Sargent.

Yu Kang, 46, of Westborough, had his case continued without a finding for three months. The other defendants pleaded not guilty. Their cases were continued for pre-trial conferences and they were released on personal recognizance.

They are: Kenny Leng, 24, Shrewsbury; Joseph Maiocchi, 53, of Marlborough; Christopher Sullivan, 43, of Westborough; Goutham Uppuluri, 28, of Westborough; Matthew Waters, 37, of Milford; Anthony Veloso, 39, of Worcester; Mark Svendbye, 54, of Framingham; Anand Vaidyanathan, 43, of Shrewsbury; Farley Brito, 33, of Marlborough.

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