Crime & Safety
Queens Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking 13-Year-Old Girl
A Ridgewood man pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a 13-year-old girl, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
RIDGEWOOD, QUEENS — A Ridgewood man pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a 13-year-old girl, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Eddy Florence, 34, admitted to prostituting the teen for several weeks in 2017 and taking the proceeds, prosecutors said. He also also pleaded guilty to endangering a second girl, a 15-year-old runaway.
Florence placed prostitution ads for the teens on escort service websites, including the now-defunct Backpage.com, according to prosecutors.
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He is expected to receive a sentence of seven to 14 years in prison, prosecutors said.
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