8 The QUEE NS Courier • november 27, 2014 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Fire breaks out at Howard Beach building BY SALVATORE LICATA [email protected] @Sal_Licata1 A one-story commercial building on Cross Bay Boulevard caught fire on the evening of Nov. 20. Around 5:22 p.m., a fire broke out in the cockloft of the building, which houses Scott Baron and Associates Law Office, located at 159-49 Cross Bay Blvd., according to the FDNY. Firefighters had the flames under control PAIR ACCUSED OF HOLDING QUEENS TEEN PRISONER, FORCING TO WORK AS PROSTITUTE BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA [email protected] @CristabelleT Two men have been indicted after they held a 15-yearold Queens girl against her will and forced her to work as a prostitute, District Attorney Richard Brown said. The teen met the men, Terron Morancis, 29, and Quindell Hill, 33, in St. Albans on May 13, from which point they held her against her will until she was able to escape a week later, according to Brown. During the girl’s imprisonment, they threatened her, ordering her to have sex with men in Queens and Brooklyn for money, and give them everything she made, the district attorney said. Morancis allegedly took “racy” photos of the 15-year-old and posted them on a website advertising her as a prostitute. Morancis is also accused of making her perform oral sex on him, Brown said. The victim was finally able to get away from the men for a brief moment and call her mother, who contacted police. Morancis, of St. Albans, and Hill, of Brooklyn, were arraigned on Nov. 19 on a 19-count indictment, charging each of them with kidnapping, promoting prostitution, sex trafficking and other crimes, prosecutors said. Morancis is also charged with criminal sex act and failure to register or verify as a sex offender. They both face up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted. by about 6:00 p.m., the FDNY said. About eight engines and trucks were on scene. There were no injuries, according to the FDNY. THE COURIER/Photos by Salvatore Licata
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