2 Hudson Valley Men Among 10 Accused Of Abusing Sex Trafficked 16-Year-Old-Girl: DA

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Two Hudson Valley men have been arrested in connection to the case of a sex trafficked teen in the Bronx.

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday that nine men and a woman, including two Hudson Valley residents, were named in a 79-count indictment for sex trafficking of a child, second-degree promoting prostitution, third-degree promoting prostitution, third-degree rape, third-degree criminal sexual act, sexual misconduct, use of a child in a sexual performance, promoting a sexual performance by a child, and endangering the welfare of a child.

They were arraigned in Bronx Supreme Court, and are due back in court on October 14.

"The victim courageously testified in the grand jury to expose her alleged traffickers and rapists," Clark said. "She is receiving supportive services from our Crime Victims Assistance Bureau and has been able to move on to a better future. This young girl lived a nightmare of abuse and exploitation that began with a dating app. Please remember that there is help for victims of trafficking; we can get you out of it and protect you."

According to investigators in the Bronx DA's Human Trafficking Unit and the NYPD's Human Trafficking Squad, in November 2022, 48-year-old Tesean Green, of the Bronx, met the 16-year-old girl on the "Tagged" dating app. According to the indictment, between December 2022 and March 2024, Green pimped the girl out, impersonating her on apps and arranging hundreds of "dates" in New York and Atlantic City. Prosecutors say he plied her with Ecstasy before she met with the men, and kept all of her earnings.

According to the investigation, Green fractured the victim's jaw during a beating in a New Jersey hotel. He tracked the teen and other girls' whereabouts on the Life360 App, according to the complaint. The victim was even forced to get the pimp's name tattooed on her face, according to allegations presented to the grand jury. The teen was also forced to sell crack-cocaine to "Johns" by Tesean Green's uncle, Joshua Green, of the Bronx, who also trafficked the girl, according to investigators.

In October 2023, Jamel Cameron and Brianna Jamison, both of Queens, pimped out the teen at the Holiday Motel along the New England Thruway, in the Bronx, setting up dates through online commercial sex ads on MegaPersonals.com, prosecutors said.

Six of the defendants are accused of paying to engage in sex with the victim, who was a minor: 31-year-old Jaquan Cherry, of New Rochelle; 55-year-old Richard Stanley, of Newburgh; 27-year-old Dale Gordon, of Naugatack, Connecticut; 26-year-old John Adebiyi, of the Bronx; 27-year-old Shandel Briggs, of Manhattan; and 43-year-old Luis Muicela, of Queens. All six were released on their own recognizance.

The case is being prosecuted by Major Case Assistant DA Stephanie M. Reilly and Assistant DA Stephen M. Knoepfler, Chief of the Human Trafficking Unit, under the overall supervision of Adrienne Giunta, Deputy Chief of Special Victims Division and Joseph Muroff, Chief of Special Victims Division.

Clark thanked Specialized Trial Preparation Assistant Jessica Walmsley of the Human Trafficking Unit, and Crime Victims Advocate Tiffany Pringle of the Human Trafficking Unit for their assistance in the case. She also thanked NYPD Detective Denis Regimbal from the Human Trafficking Squad for his work on the investigation.

The DA's Office urges anyone who is, or who believes someone they know is, the victim of trafficking to call the Bronx District Attorney’s Office at 718-838-6535, or the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888.