Press Release

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Troy Siddons was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty in April 2025 to sex trafficking and weapon possession charges. Siddons admitted that he paid a 14-year-old girl $300 for sex and then threatened and coerced her to engage in sex acts with paying customers to pay off a purported debt. The victim was held against her will and denied medical care for pain she experienced from the encounters.

District Attorney Katz said: “This defendant preyed on a 14-year-old for his own financial gain, denying her freedom and letting her suffer in pain. This type of exploitation is unacceptable and the defendant has now been sentenced to prison. We remain dedicated to seeking justice for survivors while helping them recover. If you need assistance or are aware of anyone who may be trafficked, please contact our Human Trafficking Bureau at 718-286-6548.”

Siddons, 41, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty in April 2025 before Queens Supreme Court Justice Peter Vallone Jr. who sentenced him on February 26 to an indeterminate term of seven to 14 years in prison on the sex trafficking charge and 3½ to seven years for the charge of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, to run concurrently. The defendant will also be required to register as a sex offender following his release.

According to the charges, Siddons first met the 14-year-old victim at a party on or about January 16, 2022, and they exchanged phone numbers. He then met the victim at the Van Wyck Hotel and paid her for sex. On a second occasion, he met her at the Best Western where he “purchased” the victim and held her against her will. The defendant told the victim that she owed him $300.

Siddons then forced the victim to engage in sex acts with paying customers and he kept all the proceeds from the illicit acts, telling the teen she needed to pay off her debt.

Siddons made appointments for the victim, had his associates collect payments and restricted the victim from leaving the designated location. Additionally, the defendant refused to provide medical care for the victim when she complained of tremendous pain because of the sexual encounters. The victim was rescued by the NYPD on January 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 September 27, 2022, resulted in police finding two loaded and operable firearms, along with a bullet-resistant vest, from the defendant’s bedroom.

Assistant District Attorney Kiran Cheema, Supervisor in the District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Bureau, and Assistant District Attorney Felicia Thomas of the Human Trafficking Bureau prosecuted the case with the assistance of Assistant District Attorney Tara DiGregorio, Deputy Bureau Chief of the District Attorney’s Felony Trial Bureau IV, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Jessica Melton, Human Trafficking Bureau Chief, and under the overall supervision of Executive Assistant District Attorney for Investigations Joseph T. Conley III.