Federal prosecutors and law enforcement officials announced Monday that a Charleston man and woman were sentenced for conspiring to traffic multiple victims for sex, including a minor.
Tiwan Robert “Quick” Bailey, 49, received a 25-year prison sentence followed by five years of supervised release, prosecutors said.
A jury found Bailey guilty on three counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, along with sex trafficking of a minor, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor and obstruction of justice after a five-day trial.
Prosecutors said co-defendant Carrie Ash Roy, 52, received a 10-year prison sentence. A jury convicted Roy of sex trafficking a minor and conspiring to commit sex trafficking of a minor.
Court records show the crimes occurred near Charleston and Rand from November 2023 through January 2024.
Bailey fled West Virginia in 2024, but U.S. Marshals arrested him in Lexington, Ky., in early 2025.
U.S. Attorney Moore Capito said Bailey lived in West Virginia with female victims between 17 and their mid-20s and arranged paid sexual encounters.
Prosecutors accused Bailey of coercing adult victims through threats and violence, including voice messages, physical beatings and sexual assault.
They also said Bailey used drugs to manipulate victims with substance abuse disorders and interfered with investigators by attempting to influence the minor victim.
Another co-defendant, David Lee White, was found not guilty of obstruction in the case.
Capito said prosecutors recommended a life sentence for Bailey.
“This office requested the court to institute life imprisonment. That wasn’t farfetched,” Capito said. “It’s unfortunate the judge departed from that downward, but nevertheless, our community today should feel safe for many, many years to come and we’re all appreciative of that.”
Capito thanked attorneys and law enforcement officers for their work on the case and also credited the victims.
“Putting this thug, Tiwan Bailey in prison is really due to the courage of individuals who were able to come forward and tell their difficult story,” Capito said. “Bailey is and was a menace to our society and this community.”