Bloods Gang Member Gets 25 Years For Sex Trafficking: SCDA

RIVERHEAD, NY — The Bloods gang member who ran a sex trafficking operation in Suffolk County from 2014 through 2018 was sentenced to 25 years in prison, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini announced Saturday.

Abiodun "Abi" Adeleke, 33, of Kings Park, was convicted on Dec. 17, 2019, of two counts of sex trafficking as a class B violent felony, three counts of sex trafficking as a class B felony, third-degree promoting prostitution (a class D felony) and third-degree assault (a class A misdemeanor).

"This is a dangerous individual who victimized dozens of women for his own personal gain," Sini said via news release. "Investigating and prosecuting human traffickers is a top priority of my administration, and this sentence sends a clear message that these predators will be held accountable. Assistant District Attorneys Amanda Scheier, Elizabeth Moran and Veronica McMahon did an outstanding job bringing this defendant to justice and ensuring that he received the maximum prison sentence for his crimes."

Adeleke was sentenced Friday to the maximum sentence of 25 years in prison with 20 years of post-release supervision.

An investigation by the Suffolk County Police Department’s Human Trafficking Investigations Unit and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office’s Human Trafficking Team found evidence of several people believed to be victims of Adeleke. However, the jury trial focused on his actions related to two separate victims.

Adeleke kept victims under his control by providing them narcotic drugs, using threats and physical acts of violence as well as creating purported debts that the victims had to work to pay off. He forced his victims to perform prostitution at various local hotels and motels.

Once, Adeleke provided heroin to one of his victims that caused her to suffer a non-fatal overdose.

Adeleke was arrested by Suffolk County Police on Aug. 31, 2018, at the Holiday Inn at 215 Sunnyside Blvd., Plainview.

The trial's opening statements took place Dec. 2. The jury deliberated for about one day before returning a verdict of guilty on all counts Dec. 17.