Human Trafficking News
FBI: Vigilant parents can help stop national child porn epidemic
As part of Cyber Awareness Month, the FBI held a demonstration on how computer and telephone applications easily accessible to children can be used to produce and store pornographic images.
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Human trafficking signs go up in adult businesses
In Alachua County, FL, adult establishments are required to post the signs, which are written in English, Spanish and Creole, in a clearly visible spot. Violators could face a $500 fine.
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Three members of sex trafficking ring plead guilty in ABQ
Adonis Baker, 35, Inkosi Gandberry, 38, and Leotha Williams, 58, have all been charged with sex trafficking in and around New Mexico. Their female victims were beat up and injected with heroin to ensure their cooperation.
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Ocala human trafficking suspect gets 25 years in prison
Alfred Spaulding, 32, of Ocala, FL, pleaded guilty to human trafficking and other charges. When detectives interviewed Spaulding, he admitted to profiting from his female victim’s sex acts, giving her drugs, and hitting her.
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Woman Pleads Guilty in Human-Trafficking Case
A former Youngstown, OH Police Department dispatcher pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted obstructing justice and was sentenced to 18 months of probation. Elaine Hellman, 72, is the second person to plead guilty in a case involving human trafficking.
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Human Trafficking Ensnares More Than Half Of Metro Atlanta’s Homeless Youth, Georgia State Study Shows
More than half of the homeless youth in metro Atlanta have experienced human trafficking, with minority and LGBTQ youth being more likely to be forced into working against their will, according to a study by Georgia State University sociology professor Eric Wright.
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News: Perpetrators
Three members of sex trafficking ring plead guilty in ABQ
Adonis Baker, 35, Inkosi Gandberry, 38, and Leotha Williams, 58, have all been charged with sex trafficking in and around New Mexico. Their female victims were beat up and injected with heroin to ensure their cooperation.
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Ocala human trafficking suspect gets 25 years in prison
Alfred Spaulding, 32, of Ocala, FL, pleaded guilty to human trafficking and other charges. When detectives interviewed Spaulding, he admitted to profiting from his female victim’s sex acts, giving her drugs, and hitting her.
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Woman Pleads Guilty in Human-Trafficking Case
A former Youngstown, OH Police Department dispatcher pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted obstructing justice and was sentenced to 18 months of probation. Elaine Hellman, 72, is the second person to plead guilty in a case involving human trafficking.
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North Bay runaway teen turns up in Oakland, 32-year-old man charged with trafficking her
Kevin Fuqua, who authorities wrote goes by the nickname “Knote,” was pimping a teen girl who had run away from her home in Solano County, CA. Investigators say they uncovered text messages that indicate Fuqua was physically abusing the girl. Fuqua knew the girl was underage — having attended her 17th birthday months before the arrest — and forced her to walk areas known for prostitution until she made $500 per night.
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News: Survivors
Meet the abduction survivor helping airlines stop human trafficking
At 13, Alicia “Kozak” Kozakiewicz was abducted from her Pittsburgh home by a predator who had groomed her online. Now 31, Kozakiewicz works with aviation humanitarian group Airline Ambassadors International, to train and educate airport and airline staff about human trafficking.
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‘We got her back damaged’: Sex trafficked 15-year-old dies by suicide
Letty Serrano appeared to be a typical Texas high school student with a loving family until she was forced into sex trafficking. The family says at just 13 years old, Serrano was drugged and sold to sex traffickers.
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Kansas Made This Sex Trafficking Survivor A Criminal — She Wants Another Chance
Hope Joy Zeferjohn, a Topeka, KS native, became a victim of the commercial sex trade while in state custody, ran away, and was sent to prison for aggravated human trafficking. Despite federal and state laws that bar prosecuting children for prostitution, Zeferjohn is serving a nearly six-year sentence in the Topeka Correctional Facility and will spend a lifetime on the state sex offender registry.
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79 arrested in human-trafficking, prostitution sting in Kingwood area
Six females, including a 16-year-old, were identified as victims of human trafficking after a two-week sting in the Kingwood, Texas area. Seventy-nine people were arrested in the multi-agency crackdown on human trafficking and prostitution. The sting is part of an ongoing effort to help trafficking victims who are often moved from town to town.
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News: Politics
D.C. leaders hear from public over proposal to decriminalize sex work
The bill at the center of the hearing would amend existing city laws to eliminate criminal penalties for selling or buying sex in the District. If passed, it would make the District the only U.S. jurisdiction to legalize prostitution, outside of some areas of Nevada where legal brothels exist. Prostitution involving minors and coercing others to engage in sex work against their will would remain illegal.
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A Pioneering Ohio Courtroom Helps Trafficking Victims Find Hope
A diversion program for victims of human trafficking is spreading to cities around the country. The model has roots in Columbus, Ohio, where a judge decided to direct women toward rehabilitation instead of jail.
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GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SAYS PROSECUTING TRAFFICKERS FIRST STEP TO ENDING SEX TRAFFICKING
State leaders, law enforcement and experts in the field of trafficking joined survivors at the Human Trafficking Summit Monday in Orlando. Speaking at the summit, Governor Ron DeSantis said ending sex trafficking begins with prosecuting traffickers and clients.
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NJ senator: Does Epstein’s alleged sex traffic ring prove Teterboro security is too lax?
News that Epstein, a billionaire who made his money as a financier, used Teterboro as home base for his fleet of private planes, and that he allegedly trafficked underage girls through the airport, was first reported last week by NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK.
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