Hudson Valley Man Prostituted Young Girl Across 2 States, Police Say

A Hudson Valley man is accused of trafficking a young girl across two states.

In Dec 2015, the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office Family and Child Advocacy Center began investigating a report that a 16 year old female was being sexually abused and prostituted in the Ulster County area.

The investigation determined that Gregory C. Williams was in sexual relationship with a young girl, police say. The 38-year-old is also accused of trafficking the 16-year-old as a prostitute in Ulster County, Long Island, and Virginia.

Following an 11-month investigation, on Wednesday, Williams was charged with disseminating indecent material to a minor, promoting prostitution, and offering a false instrument for filing, all felonies.

An Order of Protection was issued on behalf of the victim. The investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed, authorities say.

Williams was arraigned in the City of Kingston Court and remanded to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail.

The Ulster County District Attorney’s Office Family and Child Advocacy Center Investigators were assisted by members of the City of Kingston Police Department and Investigators from the Chesapeake Virginia Robbery Squad.