A round-the-clock Queens prostitution ring that got its clients through racy ads on Craigslist has been busted by state authorities — the latest in a string of crimes linked to the controversial Web site.
The Ozone Park-based outfit, Room Service Entertainment, was so hush-hush that it dealt with its clients in code, according to a 47-count indictment unsealed yesterday.
Drugs were referred to as “skiing.”
And bookers asked johns from the five boroughs, Westchester and Long Island who were looking to party if they wanted to go “rock climbing.”
Those seeking tamer entertainment were asked if they wanted a “GFE” — a girlfriend experience.
The ring — which allegedly employed five bookers and 20 to 30 ladies of the evening during the year and a half it operated — advertised in Craigslist’s “erotic services” section.
Room Service’s Internet ads included explicit photos, a phone number to arrange “dates” as well as messages such as, “I’m a sexy little. . .”
Craigslist has been linked to two horrific murders recently. One victim was a Brooklyn newsman who was stabbed to death, allegedly by a teen who answered a “rough sex” ad on the site in March.
In April, a beautiful New York masseuse was shot to death in Boston, allegedly by a man who responded to her advertisement on the site.
Last week, Craigslist announced it was canning its erotic-services section and replacing it with adult-services listings monitored by employees.
The attorney general of South Carolina has threatened to file prostitution charges against the San Francisco-based company.
Five members of the Queens ring were indicted on charges of enterprise corruption, conspiracy and money laundering.
They all face up to 25 years behind bars if convicted.
They include Scott “Sal” Rosenberg, 45, of Massapequa, LI, and Josef Davenport, 31, of Brooklyn.
Also named in the indictment were five bookers, all women, including Patricia “Nikki” Krupa, 32, who was identified as the manager.
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said bookers would answer the phones and ask each customer his location and what he was looking for.
They would then allegedly tell him who and what was available, give the rate and set up an appointment.
Cuomo slammed the Web site.
“Until Craigslist gets serious about putting real protections in place, it will continue to be an environment where criminal operations thrive with impunity,” he said.
“Even after so-called reform of the Web site last fall, this prostitution ring easily gamed the system and allegedly used Craigslist to spread its illegal operation throughout all five boroughs and beyond.”