By Forum Staff
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that a Jamaica man has copped to paying a 14-year-old for sex and later coercing her to engage in sex acts with paying customers to pay off a purported debt.
Troy Siddons, 41, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.
The Hon. Peter Vallone, Jr. indicated that he will sentence Siddons to seven to 14 years in prison on the sex trafficking charge and 3½ to seven years on a separate gun charge, to run concurrently. Sentencing will take place on June 2. Siddons will also be required to register as a sex offender following his release.
According to the charges, the defendant met the 14-year-old victim at a party on or about Jan. 16, 2022, and the two exchanged phone numbers. Siddons then met with the girl at the Van Wyck Hotel and paid her for sex. On a second occasion Siddons met with the teen at a Best Western hotel, where he “purchased” the victim, held the girl against her will and told her that she owed him $300.
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DA Katz called Siddons actions “atrocious and will not be tolerated in Queens County.”
Siddons forced the teen victim to engage in sex acts with paying customers. The defendant kept the proceeds from these illicit acts and told the teenager that she needed to pay off her debt.
Siddons arranged customers for the victim, and his associates collected the cash. He refused to let the victim leave and refused to provide medical care for her when she complained of tremendous pain as a result of the sexual encounters. The victim was rescued by the NYPD on Jan. 23, 2022, from a home in Brooklyn, where she was forced to reside with associates of Siddons.
A court-authorized search warrant executed on Siddons’ residence on Sept. 27, 2022, resulted in police finding two loaded and operable firearms, along with a bullet-resistant vest, from the defendant’s bedroom.
“Preying on the vulnerabilities of others – particularly children – is atrocious and will not be tolerated in Queens County,” Katz said. “Sex trafficking is modern day slavery, and my office is dedicated to bringing abusers to justice and helping survivors recover from the incredible trauma that they have endured. This defendant exploited a teenager to line his own pockets and with this guilty plea, he will be incarcerated for his criminal actions.”
