No less than $150,000. This is the money that a young woman gave to King Eder Moutome Elombo by prostituting herself for a year from Montreal to Vancouver. The man considered to be linked to the Cartierville gangs was sentenced to four years in prison.
Moutome Elombo pleaded guilty on December 5 to several charges related to the commodification of sexual activities: material benefit from the provision of sexual services and advertising of sexual services. However, the pimping leader was released. Judge Geneviève Graton endorsed the parties’ common suggestion at the Montreal courthouse.
He introduced his first victim, a young aspiring customs officer, to escort work in 2020. King Eder Moutome Elombo took care of almost everything. He placed the ads on escort sites, then booked hotels or apartments on Airbnb in downtown Montreal, near Toronto and in Vancouver. The young woman thus traveled regularly by plane.
The young woman decided to file a complaint about a year later. She told investigators that Moutombe Elombo always carried a firearm with him in his ” man purse » [sacoche pour hommes] Burberry brand. The police discovered a .45 caliber Ruger firearm hidden in a Burberry bag in his Brossard apartment.
Thus, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of an unloaded restricted weapon with readily accessible ammunition.
At the same time, King Eder Moutome Elombo took advantage of another young woman. Under pressure from the accused, she agreed to work as an escort. In the summer of 2020, she left with him to “do clients” in a condo in Toronto. She handed over all her winnings to the accused. When she returned, she informed him that she no longer wanted to do it.
The four-year sentence suggested by the parties is relatively lenient for such offenses.
Me Sandra Tremblay represented the public prosecutor, while Me Dominic Côté and Me Gary Martin defended the accused.