July 9, 2020 | 10: 11pm
Queens District Criminal expert Melinda Katz, who supplied the costs this day.
Matthew McDermott
A Queens man became accused Thursday of pimping out two teenage girls from a hotel shut to JFK the keep he held them captive for a minimal of per week, prosecutors supplied.
Tyrone Miles, 29, became charged with two counts of intercourse trafficking and numerous crimes for allegedly forcing the teens, 16 and 17, to sleep with strangers for money and then pocketing the money, Queens District Criminal expert Melinda Katz said.
He ran the sickening operation from a room at The JFK Inn Hotel between June 5 and June 12, prosecutors said.
On the hotel, Miles allegedly had intercourse with the 16-yr-outdated woman and later urged her she would be doing the identical with numerous men for money.
When she refused, he urged her: “I will abolish you,” prosecutors reveal.
He also urged her to lie about her age to prospective Johns, so that they’d have faith she became outdated sufficient to consent. The teen became forced to sleep with several men for money, however never noticed a dime.
The monster also beat the girl, badly bruising her, when she tried to slouch, making her fearful that he’d damage her another time — or worse — if she didn’t comply, prosecutors said.
The second sufferer became also shrinking that Miles would tough her up if she didn’t obey his disgusting requires.
She became paid for repeated dates with strangers, with the money serene by a lady, who became allegedly also staying within the hotel room. That woman became now not identified publicly and has now not been apprehended.
The 2 victims had been kept separated from every numerous, and the 17-yr-outdated became also now not fed by Miles or the unidentified woman, prosecutors said.
To boot to intercourse trafficking and intercourse trafficking of a kid, Miles, of Jamaica, became charged with two counts every of compelling prostitution, promoting prostitution within the second stage and rape within the third stage.
He became arraigned Thursday and is being held on $500,000 bond, in accordance to court info. His subsequent court date is field for August 8.
If convicted, he faces between 10 to 50 years in prison.
Miles’ defense attorney didn’t immediately return a interrogate for comment.
