Andy Joseph, of Patchogue, charged with sex trafficking and assaulting 29-year-old woman
Andy Joseph was arrested in Mastic Thursday by the Suffolk police Human Trafficking Investigations Unit following a year-and-a-half long investigation. Credit: Paul Mazza
Suffolk County police arrested a second man on Thursday in connection with the case of a 29-year-old woman forced into prostitution.
Andy Joseph, 35, of Patchogue, was arrested in Mastic around 6 p.m. by the Suffolk police Human Trafficking Investigations Unit following a year-and-a-half long investigation, a news release said.
Police said Joseph used violence to force the woman to engage in sexual activity with clients.
He is charged with sex trafficking, third-degree assault, second-degree promoting prostitution, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Joseph was held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Friday.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Last week officers arrested Anton Trent, 50, of Shirley, after an investigation that began in May 2025 found Trent "was forcing a 29-year-old woman into prostitution and, if she did not comply, he would subject her to violent sexual abuse," police said in a statement.
Police ask anyone who may have additional information on this case or other cases to call 631-854-7512 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.
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