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Quincy Edwards found guilty in sex-trafficking case

8 years ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Surrounding Counties

Quincy Edwards found guilty in sex-trafficking case

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WINA) – Quincy M. Edwards now faces 22 years in prison for forcing a West Virginia woman into having sex with as many as 20 men a day.

It took the jury 15 hours over the course of two days to reach a verdict. They found the 34-year-old not guilty of abduction, use of a firearm in abduction, and extortion.

But he was found guilty of ten counts of commercial sex trafficking and procuring a person for financial gain.

The jury recommended that Edwards spend 22 years in prison; two years for each sex trafficking charges and two years for receiving money for arranging prostitution.

He will be sentenced on June 4.

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