Man Who Sex Trafficked Runaway 16-Year-Old Girl Pleads Guilty: DA

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A man who forced a runaway teenager to have sex for money in Queens hotels has pleaded guilty to child sex trafficking, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Jordan Adderley, 32, could spend eight years in prison for forcing a runaway 16-year-old girl to have sex for money in Queens hotel rooms, according to the Queens District Attorney's Office.

"No one can undo the trauma inflicted upon this young teenager by this defendant’s callous actions," District Attorney Melinda Katz said.

"But as a result of his guilty plea, secured by my Office, the defendant will serve prison time and be held accountable for these egregious crimes."

Adderley met the teen in September 2020, promised to help her find freedom, sexually abused her and drove her to hotels to have sex with strangers for cash he pocketed, prosecutors said.

Police caught up with Adderley in Kew Garden's notorious, now-shuttered Umbrella Hotel on Oct. 1, Patch reported at the time.

Officers found Adderley waiting for the teenager in a car outside the hotel with dozens of packets of cocaine, prosecutors said.

More than a year after his arrest, Adderley pleaded guilty Monday to child sex trafficking, rape, criminal sex act, and criminal substance charges, according to the DA.

Supreme Court Justice Peter Vallone, Jr. is expected to sentence Adderley to eight years in prison at a hearing on May 17, according to the DA.

Adderley will also have to register as a sex offender, prosecutors noted.