After a five-day trial, a federal jury has convicted Tiwan Robert Bailey, also known as “Quick,” and Carrie Roy, also known as “Carrie Ash,” both of Charleston, West Virginia, for their involvement in a sex trafficking conspiracy. The verdict was delivered on Monday, September 29, 2025.
The evidence presented during the trial revealed that between November 2023 and July 2024, Bailey trafficked four female victims, including a minor aged 17. He required them to engage in commercial sex acts and turn over all earnings to him. Testimony showed that Bailey used threats and violence to coerce adult victims, sent threatening messages via Facebook Messenger, physically assaulted them, and supplied drugs to those with substance use disorders—sometimes withholding drugs as punishment. Additionally, Bailey attempted to obstruct the federal investigation by interfering with the minor victim’s potential cooperation and testimony.
Roy was found to have aided Bailey by transporting three adult victims to meetings for commercial sex acts and collecting money from these activities for him. She also conspired with Bailey in trafficking the minor victim.
Bailey became a fugitive after an arrest warrant was issued on July 23, 2024. He was apprehended by the United States Marshals Service on January 17, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky.
The jury found both Bailey and Roy guilty of one count each of sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor. Bailey was additionally convicted on three counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and one count of obstruction of justice.
Sentencing is scheduled for February 9, 2026. Bailey faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years up to life imprisonment; Roy faces at least 10 years up to life.
“Bailey was particularly brutal in his mistreatment of the victims of this case, subjecting them to violent threats and assaults. Sex trafficking is a depraved crime of exploitation, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia is committed to delivering justice for the victims of sex trafficking,” said Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston. “I commend the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Charleston Police Department, the United States Marshals Service, and the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office for their investigative work in this case, and the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT) and the West Virginia Fusion Center for the assistance they provided. I also commend Assistant United States Attorneys Jennifer Rada Herrald and Jennifer D. Gordon and our trial team for securing guilty verdicts on all counts against Bailey and Roy.”
United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin presided over the trial.
Further details about this case can be accessed through PACER by searching Case No. 2:24-cr-118.
