According to state police, a landlord in upstate New York has been arrested for allegedly attempting to persuade a potential tenant to pose nude in order to secure a higher position on the waiting list for a new apartment, reports the NY Post.
The landlord, 58-year-old John Daly, has been charged with third-degree coercion after authorities claimed that he was attempting to convince Keri Chew to undress for a better chance at securing the new residence in his building located in Washington County.
“Daly advised me that there was a long ‘wait list’ of potential tenters to rent the apartment,”
Chew said in a police statement obtained by The Post Star.
“Daly then told me that if I wanted to be moved to the front of the list and move in today, he ‘expected’ me to get naked and allow him to take pictures of me,”
she said.
Authorities responded to a report of a dispute at the building in Dresden, New York, around 4 p.m. on November 1st. After interviewing Chew on-site, she disclosed the distasteful proposition made by the landlord, leading to Daly being charged with a misdemeanor, as stated in a press release by state police.
If found guilty, Daly could serve a maximum sentence of one year in jail.
According to the Post Star, Daly is the owner of hundreds of properties in Washington and Warren counties.
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