Suffolk County Woman Arrested on Sex Trafficking Charges

An East Northport woman was arrested last month on sex trafficking charges after police say she brought women to Staten Island with intentions of forcing them into prostitution, according to Staten Island Live.

Starlyn King, 31, was arrested in Staten Island on April 18 at 9:17 p.m. and was charged with sex trafficking, second-degree promoting prostitution and 14 counts of first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.

The victims believed King was bringing them to Staten Island to attend a party, not to prostitute themselves, SI Live reports.

King, at one point, threatened the victims with a firearm, but two of the women were able to escape and call police, according to Newsday.

Authorities arrested King and subsequently discovered she had 14 counterfeit $100 bills in her vehicle, the publication reports.

King is due back in court on June 14.