Philadelphia police arrested the men pictured above in a prostitution sting in Kensington Thursday: top, left to right, John Francis, Stevenson Alcis and Robert Santiago; bottom, Benjamin Vonyan Allen, left, and Charles Elgart.Credit: Philadelphia Police Dept.Police arrested six men in an undercover prostitution sting in Kensington on Thursday.A Philadelphia Police Department vice unit set up its web at Kensington Avenue and East Venango Street. The arrests were made between roughly 10 a.m. and 12:20 p.m., police said.Six men were charged with soliciting prostitution or patronizing a prostitute. One man was also charged with illegally possessing three Viagra pills.Police seized six vehicles, including a taxi cab, and $2,064.Police released the following information about the sting, as well as mugshots of five of the six men who were arrested in the operation, on Friday:* Benjamin Vonyan Allen, 54, of Levittown, charged with patronizing a prostitute and solicitation;* Desmond Cunningham, 47, of West Nedro Avenue, patronizing a prostitute and solicitation;* John Francis, 49, of Gilham Street, solicitation;* Robert Santiago, 36, of East Stella Street, patronizing a prostitute and solicitation;* Charles Elgart, 69, of Blue Bell,patronizing a prostitute, solicitation and possession of a controlled dangerous substance;* Stevenson Alcis, 35, of Hellerman Street,patronizing a prostitute and solicitation.
