Man Convicted of Prostituting Three Young Teen Girls
A man who turned three runaway teenage girls into prostitutes was convicted of pimping and pandering.
A jury on Tuesday took less than four hours to convict Omoro Conteh McCoy, 20, of Long Beach of three counts of pimping, three counts of pandering and two counts of procuring lewd acts on children. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 23.
The three girls met McCoy while roaming the streets of Anaheim. Two of them, ages 13 and 14, had run away from their Anaheim Hills home. The other, a 16-year-old, left her Long Beach home.
Prosecutors said McCoy had the girls work specific areas of Orange County and took all of the money they earned, sometimes as much as $700 a day. In exchange, they said, he gave them food, clothing and a place to live.
He was arrested in October after undercover police officers persuaded the girls to call him and arrange a meeting.
Two other alleged pimps were arrested in separate cases and are awaiting trial.
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