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Lancaster County Human Trafficker Sentenced to Up To 141 Years

LANCASTER, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that Barry Schiff was sentenced to 55-141 years in prison on charges of human trafficking and related offenses. “Schiff deliberately chose vulnerable victims—women and girls who were marginalized members of their communities– and sexually, physically, and emotionally abused them. These women and girls endured dehumanizing exploitation by countless people.

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Human trafficker gets de facto life sentence; police in York County discovered prostitution ring

A human trafficker who used violence, threats and heroin addiction to force “marginalized” women to prostitute themselves — including in York County — has received a de facto life sentence for his crimes.
Barry “Bear” Schiff, 53, and co-defendant Kenneth Crowell, 36, coerced 10 women into prostitution, held them hostage, forced them to sell their bodies and made them turn over their earnings, a Lancaster County jury previously found.

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18th Street gang behind Chester County child sex-trafficking case, court records say

Chester County, Pennslvania– A 14-year-old girl escaped trafficking and led investigators to what experts believe is the first human sex trafficking case in this region that is tied to the 18th Street gang, a violent group that is a rival to MS-13. #usiaht #endhumantrafficking #survivors

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Sex-trafficking ring uncovered after 14-year-old victim tells mom: ‘I don’t want to be here anymore’

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania– “I don’t want to be here anymore,” the girl said over Facebook Messenger. Two days later, on May 30, law enforcement rescued her at a Wawa parking lot in Malvern, leading to the discovery of a second, 18-year-old victim and the arrest of eight people.

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As Children Spend More Time Online, Predators Follow

WSJ SPECIAL REPORT– Jennifer Gross had warned her 12-year-old daughter about the potential dangers of socializing with strangers online, but said the message had often fallen on deaf ears. Now the preteen understands the concern. Since mid-March, the daughter has received several flirtatious messages from accounts that appeared to be from adult men on Instagram, Mrs. Gross said.

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Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to manufacturing child pornography

PHILADELPHIA — On May 19, ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Philadelphia and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that a man pleaded guilty to charges of manufacturing and attempted manufacturing of child pornography. These charges arose from the defendant’s sexual abuse of an infant and his videotaping of that abuse. He faces a maximum possible sentence of 200 years’ imprisonment and a mandatory minimum term of 15 years.

This investigation was conducted under HSI’s Operation Predator, an international initiative to protect children from sexual predators. Since the launch of Operation Predator in 2003, HSI has arrested more than 19,000 individuals for crimes against children

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Sex Trafficking Claims Can Proceed Against Marriott, Phila. Federal Judge Rules

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania a federal judge is allowing a sex trafficking plaintiff to continue with claims against the hotel franchise Marriott. The claim states that the three hotels in Philadelphia failed to stop activities. The federal judge denied the hotels efforts to dismiss the claim

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Human trafficking victims: Altoona is a hot spot

Altoona, Pennsylvania is a hot spring for human trafficking. Every two minutes, a child is exploited in the sex industry. 300,00 children are sold every year. The month of January is human trafficking awareness month and in Altoona, they have red sand covering sidewalks to raise awareness. The Red Sandy Project is a national movement that symbolizes people “who fall through the cracks of society”. People don’t know human trafficking is happening because they are not aware of the red flags. In 2018 police arrested two people in the first case of human trafficking in this region. Both face 40 charges. Don’t be afraid to ask questions if you notice red flags.

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Pimp gets 15 years for role in sex ring that ensnared missing teen Corinna Slusser

Ishi Woney, 24, of New York, trafficked Corinna Slusser, 19, and others, including a minor and a mentally disabled woman with the IQ of a third-grader, according to court papers.

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South Jersey men forced women into their sex trafficking ring for years, jury finds

Two South Jersey men, Barry “Bear” Schiff, 52, of Galloway, and Kenneth J. Crowell, 35, of Blackwood, ran an organized sex trafficking ring stretching into Pennsylvania, coercing and forcing six young women into sex work and collecting the profits. One victim told police that Schiff threatened to “chop her up into little pieces and throw her in the river” when she said she didn’t want to work for him anymore.