NEW YORK, NY – A 38-year-old Queens man has been arrested for trafficking a 14-year-old girl. Troy Siddons, of Queens, was arraigned on 15 counts, including rape, sex trafficking, and other charges, on Tuesday.
According to the charges levied by the Queens District Attorney’s Office, Siddon met the 14-year-old victim at a party on or about January 16, 2022, and exchanged phone numbers with her.
“Siddons then met the victim at the Van Wyck Hotel and paid her cash in exchange for sexual intercourse. Siddons then met with the girl on another occasion at the Best Western Inn where he purchased the victim, took her, and held her against her will,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said. “The defendant told the victim she owed him and his associate a debt of $300 and coerced her to engage in sex acts with paying customers to obtain the sum.”
Charges against him show that Siddons arranged customers, and he and his associates collected cash from them for sex with the victim. Siddons refused to let the victim leave and refused to provide medical care for the victim when she complained of tremendous pain as a result of the sexual encounters. The victim was rescued from a home in Brooklyn, where she was forced to reside with her traffickers.
He was arrested on September 27th. He faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted.