HONOLULU (KHON2) — A federal jury has convicted a Hawaiʻi man of multiple counts of sex trafficking for crimes committed between 2019 and 2021.
Officials say Isaiah McCoy, 38, trafficked three adults and one minor, promising them a life of luxury, romance and financial security.
According to the Department of Justice, McCoy would lure them in with these false promises before turning violent and abusive if they didn’t follow his rules.
Officials added that he would force them into commercial sex work and would abuse them if they did not comply.
Additionally, prosecutor say McCoy forced the victims to give him all their money from his commercial sex business “because he felt that the money belonged to him.”
He would then use the money to buy designer items for himself and would use them as “rewards” for the victims.
Today’s conviction vindicates the rights of multiple women and girls who the defendant terrorized over several years within the District of Hawaii. There is no place in a civilized society for the defendant’s atrocious conduct, and the Justice Department is committed to standing up for vulnerable human trafficking victims and holding their traffickers accountable.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division
McCoy faces a maximum penalty of life in prison and restitution when he is sentenced in August.
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Anyone who may have information on human trafficking should call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at (888) 373-7888.