ANAHEIM (CBSLA) — A YouTube rapper who police say raps about the pimping subculture has been arrested and charged with pimping and pandering an 18-year-old woman.
Angel Ortiz Diamond, 31, of Los Angeles, goes by the name of “Benjiboy Staccs” on YouTube. He was arrested last Monday and charged with a felony count each of pimping and pandering.
Diamond has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is scheduled to make his next court appearance Thursday.
According to the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, Diamond’s activities were scrutinized after they were tipped off by a relative of an 18-year-old Orange County woman.
Authorities say Diamond has posted several videos to YouTube with songs “glorifying the pimping subculture.” In many of his videos, in which lyrics are peppered with profanity and derogatory names for women, he waves around stacks of hundred-dollar bills and is surrounded by scantily clad women.
Diamond was using his social media following to meet young women in clubs, and lure them into human trafficking, according to task force officials.
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Report via The Kansas City Star -- The Topeka Police Department apologized Monday for a Father’s Day tweet that encouraged people to turn in the father of their children if they have outstanding warrants.
“Does your child’s father have warrants?” the department asked Sunday on Twitter, according to a screen shot of the tweet.
“Is he carrying around any drugs? Has he been committing any crimes?” the tweet continued. “Want to give him a Father’s Day he’ll never forget? Call TPD and we’ll help your family make a memory that will last a lifetime.”
The tweet appeared to have been deleted within an hour.
In a statement Monday morning, the police department said the tweet, sent by a member of its social media team, was meant to be lighthearted. Instead, it upset some members of the public.
“This will be a learning experience and goes to show that words, even when intended to be humorous, can be hurtful to others,” the police department said. “Thank you to all who reached out, letting us know how you felt.”
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