DA: Reduced charges for LI prostitution 'johns'

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island prosecutor is allowing men arrested in a highly publicized prostitution sting to have their charges reduced if they complete an educational program and community service.

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Wednesday men charged in last year’s “Flush the Johns” sting would see misdemeanors that carried the possibility of a year in jail downgraded to a disorderly conduct violation.