"Prosecutors identified the suspect as Tryrone Stylistic Crooks, 33, and say he operated as a "pimp" from at least 2021 to the present, allegedly trafficking women and minors in Westbury, Woodbury, Hicksville, Melville, Bethpage and Huntington, as well as in Brooklyn and Queens. According to prosecutors, he took explicit photos and videos of minors for financial benefit, threatened victims with physical violence and struck a pregnant victim before arranging dates and collecting payment."
"Officials say Crooks found and managed his prostitution business online, using explicit images as advertising to book "dates" and move victims between rooms. The alleged setup was simple and mobile: rent a room, post the photos, line up buyers, then move on to the next motel."
"That pattern of cycling victims through motels and chain hotels to conceal trafficking activity has been flagged before by Long Island investigators. In a separate case highlighted in a Suffolk County Police press release, Suffolk County Police noted similar tactics, with rooms allegedly used as temporary hubs for buyers who were never in one place for long."
Tryrone Stylistic Crooks, 33, is accused of running a sex-trafficking operation targeting at least two women and three minors, including a 14-year-old. Operating from 2021 to present across multiple Long Island and New York City locations, Crooks allegedly recruited victims, arranged encounters at motels, and collected payments. He created explicit photos and videos of minors for profit, threatened victims with violence, and physically assaulted a pregnant victim. Crooks managed the operation online using explicit images for advertising and systematically moved victims between hotel rooms to conceal trafficking activity. He was arrested at the Budget Inn in Huntington and faces charges including sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of minors, and transportation for prostitution.
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