CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Two Charleston residents were sentenced Monday for their roles in a sex trafficking conspiracy that operated in Charleston and the Rand area of Kanawha County, following their convictions at trial.
Tiwan Robert Bailey, 49, and Carrie Roy, 52, were each found guilty of sex trafficking of a minor and conspiring to commit sex trafficking of a minor, while Bailey was also convicted of three counts of sex trafficking by force or coercion and one count of obstruction of justice.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin sentenced Bailey to 25 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, while he sentenced Roy to 10-years in prison, also followed by five years of supervised release. Bailey has a prior criminal history that includes convictions for manufacturing and delivering narcotics and for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base.
Between November 2023 and July 2024, Bailey trafficked four different female victims, including a 17-year-old girl and required them to engage in commercial sex acts and provide money they received to him. He also obstructed the federal investigation by seeking to interfere any cooperation and testimony by the minor female victim.
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Moore Capito said on MetroNews Midday following the sentencings that Bailey used multiple methods to traffic the victims.
“Bailey trafficked these women by placing advertisements online and then meeting multiple men to engage in sexual activities in exchange for money,” Capito said.
Capito said Bailey essentially turned the conspiracy into an enterprise, coercing adult victims through repeated acts of violence, including sexual assaults and physical beatings. He also supplied drugs to victims suffering from addiction and withheld drugs as a form of punishment.
Capito said the outcome of the case was due to the bravery of the victims, despite their fear of speaking out against Bailey.
“Everybody was afraid to talk about the horrible things he was doing in our community because they were afraid of retribution and hopefully today (Monday) it will provide some solace to not only the brave victims that came forward but I suspect to the many, many other people that have suffered from his hands over the years,” he said.
Roy conspired with Bailey to traffic the minor victim. Capito said Bailey and Roy lived in the same trailer park and lived together for a period of time. He said Roy transported the victims to locations for commercial sex, collected the money, and handled the conspiracy’s day-to-day operations, while Bailey acted as the enforcer.
Capito said evidence presented during the trial showed the physical and sexual abuse inflicted on the victims.
“There was evidence all throughout this trial of terrifying, not only verbal communication that he would impart upon those victims, but there was plenty of evidence to suggest actual abuse at his hands, sexual and physical,” he said.
Bailey also reinforced his control through voice messages, text messages, and Facebook Messenger.