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    Man pleads guilty to promoting prostitution of teen for bond money

    By Seth Austin,

    14 days ago

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    HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – An Evansville man accused of using a jail telephone to tell a 16-year-old to prostitute herself so he could pay for his bond has accepted a plea deal.

    Authorities say Shyheem Jones made several calls from the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center in 2023 to ask a juvenile to solicit money for his bond. Police say Jones provided specific instructions for the underage girl to prostitute herself to an older male for $800.

    Court documents show a plea agreement was filed on July 3 finding factual basis for the charge of promoting prostitution. A jury trial that was scheduled for Monday has now been canceled.

    Jones is scheduled to be sentenced on July 31.

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