Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Freddie Rice, 34, of Bay Shore, was found guilty after a jury trial of Sex Trafficking for using narcotics and financial coercion to induce victims to engage in sexual acts with third parties in exchange for money.

“Today, justice was served,” said District Attorney Tierney . “Freddie Rice’s crimes were calculated, predatory, and devasting to his victims. My office encourages anyone who is a victim of sex trafficking to call 911 or the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office Human Trafficking Tipline at (631) 852-2950.”

The evidence at trial established that, between August 2019 and December 2023, Rice preyed upon the drug addictions of multiple women to control and coerce them to engage in sexual acts with var

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