Category: States
Round Lake Beach woman charged with sex trafficking
Undercover sheriff’s detectives communicated with 33-year-old Sheila Johnston, who then took a juvenile to a hotel in Waukegan, IL. where she met with an undercover detective posting as a customer. During the meeting, Johnston offered both herself and the juvenile for sexual acts for money, police said.
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Victim calls Madison man sentenced to 25 years in prison for human trafficking ‘a monster’
Erin Graham, 41, was convicted of several counts of human trafficking after a five-day jury trial in April. Between 2015 and 2017, Graham posted advertisements on Backpage.com and forced the women to engage in sex acts with those who responded to the advertisements.
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Chatham County grand jury indicts 3 for alleged sex trafficking of teens
According to court records, three underage teens were victimized by the defendants between November 2016 and January 2017. According to Chatham County jail officials, the three defendants are not currently in their custody.
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3 Charged With Human Trafficking After Year-Long Probe: Police
Three Conroe, TX. people have been charged with human trafficking after investigators recovered two Montgomery County teenagers who were originally thought to be runaways, police said.
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Trump labor secretary who cut Epstein deal plans to slash funds for sex trafficking victims
Alexander Acosta, the US labor secretary under fire for having granted Jeffrey Epstein immunity from federal prosecution in 2008, after the billionaire was investigated for having run a child sex trafficking ring, is proposing 80% funding cuts for the government agency that combats child sex trafficking.
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She was trafficked as a child. Now this survivor fights back through coffee
Sanford, Florida- Tina Kadolph dreamed up Palate as a café with a mission. All the baristas are volunteers, and all profits — even tips — go to fight human trafficking and help survivors.
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3 Charged With Human Trafficking After Year-Long Probe: Police
Conroe, TX — Three people have been charged with human trafficking after investigators recovered two Montgomery County teenagers who were originally thought to be runaways, police said.
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Convicted of human trafficking, former spa owner sentenced to 30 years
Rita Law of Chicago, IL sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday in a long-running sex trafficking case. Law ran two spas, Duneland Spa in Gary and Fun Fun Feet in Hobart, where she brought women from Asia to the spas and work as prostitutes, according to court documents.
Read MoreGrant to help Salvation Army fight human trafficking
The Salvation Army’s Flight to End Trafficking (SAFE-T) program in the Grand Island area has received a $5,000 grant from the Grand Island Community Foundation. The SAFE-T program was established in 2015 to help survivors of all forms of trafficking build their lives in a way that is empowering and meaningful to them.
Read MoreLocal bailiff walking to raise awareness of human trafficking
Palm Beach County, FL- Roger DeHart is lacing up his sneakers once again, embarking on another long-distance walk to raise awareness of human trafficking. This walk will be around 650 miles and will take about a month and a half to complete.
Read MoreMan charges with sexual exploitation of child in Hall County
Hall County, GA – A man in Hall County was charged with sexual exploitation of a child. Investigators said they found a lewd image of a child on Kimmerle’s computer.
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Ex-teacher sentenced to 22 years for producing child porn
Baltimore, MD — A onetime teacher will serve 22 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.
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Jeffrey Epstein pleads not guilty after sex trafficking arrest, prosecutors claim he preyed on young girls
An indictment alleging sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy was unsealed Monday morning against financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “The victims, who were as young as 14 years of age, were told by Epstein or other individuals to partially or fully undress before beginning the ‘massage. The 66-year-old also allegedly “incentivized his victims” to become recruiters by paying the victim-recruiters hundreds of dollars for each girl brought to him.
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Va. man wanted on sex trafficking charges
P.S.A. from the USIAHT:
Investigators in Williamsburg, VA. are asking for the public’s help locating a man wanted in a sex trafficking case. Evan Anthony Cole, 29 is described as being 6’2” and 190 pounds. He has unique tattoos on his face, neck and hands. Anyone with information on where Cole is should contact Investigator Nichols at 757-220-6238 or call the Peninsula Crime Line at 1-888 LOCK-U-UP.
Oklahoma Police Chief Arrested for Soliciting 16-year-old Girl for Oral Sex
A 16-year-old girl said she considered 40-year-old Police Chief Stacy Burger to be a “father figure” and “role model” until he asked her for oral favors in exchange for cash. When she declined, he asked her if one of her underage friends would be interested in pleasuring him orally but the girl also denied that request, calling him “sick.” Burger is married and a father of four later sent her a text pleading “Please, don’t rat me out.”
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11 arrests, 18 victims saved in Twin Cities sex trafficking operation
–3 people were arrested for sex trafficking, promotion of prostitution,
–8 people were arrested for solicitation of a minor or solicitation of prostitution under 16 years of age,
–18 trafficking victims were recovered from trafficking situations and offered victim services.
Las Vegas man sentenced to prison for human trafficking in Connecticut
Jerome Edison was sentenced Wednesday to only 4 1/2 years in prison for transporting a woman into Connecticut to work as a prostitute. The victim told police that Edison pimps women in other places, but likes Connecticut “because he does not believe the police know what they are doing.” He told her that he has been pimping women since 2006
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Hawaii Becomes First State To Protect Victims Of Sex Trafficking Who Were Convicted Of Prostitution
Democratic Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed the legislation, which passed unanimously in the House and Senate, that rids victims of sex trafficking — even those who cannot prove they were trafficked — from prostitution convictions, so as long as they are not convicted of other crimes for three years, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
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Police: Three men arrested in sex trafficking sting, discover juvenile female soliciting online
Three men were arrested on Tuesday for sex trafficking after an undercover operation in Weber County, Utah. Protecting the youth is of upmost priority for them and they will continue to conduct these type of operations to help combat the growing trend of exploiting juveniles and the vulnerable population.
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Delray police: Man, 23, trafficked women, girls for sex, labor
Keto Postemus of Delray Beach, FL. area who turned 23 on Wednesday, faces two counts each of sex trafficking involving a minor and labor trafficking involving a minor. One victim alleged that Postemus told her she needed to make money for him and made her work in a strip club as an exotic dancer. She allegedly used false identification to secure the job.
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City man tied to notorious sex trafficking crimes gets only 15 years for child pornography
Scott Wilbert has been linked to one of the region’s most prominent sex trafficking cases — and who once sexually molested a 2-year-old — is going to prison for only It appears that the decision not to seek charges against Wilbert was related to his willingness to cooperate with the government. Wilbert’s “history of sexual abuse of children clearly demonstrates the danger he poses to the community,” Marangola wrote in court papers.
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CRIME Man on run since last year arrested on charges he advertised teenage girl for sex
Alrico Ray Coleman pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree human trafficking and promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor. Commissioner Craig Adams determined there was probable cause and set bail at $500,000.
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FBI Louisville reports spike in sexual exploitation, sextortion cases involving children
According to a tweet from FBI Louisville, the department has seen an increase in sexual exploitation and sextortion cases involving children ages 10-17. Authorities state the problem has become a nationwide issue.
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Trump Wage Chief Adds Visa Hurdles for Trafficking Victims
Victims of human trafficking and other workplace crimes will have a tougher time getting visas certified by the Labor Department under a policy issued July 1.
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Kansas City, a human trafficking hot spot
Just this last week, 24 people in Independence Missouri were arrested with connections to human trafficking. Kansas City is considered high risk because of the geographical location, central in the United States, and easy highway access in the transportation of human victims.
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Pastor Gets Life in Prison for Child Sex Trafficking Scheme
Reverend Anthony Haynes is serving life in federal prison for leading the nearly three-year-long child sex trafficking scheme in Toledo, Ohio. A federal jury found him guilty of engaging in sex trafficking with a minor, sex trafficking of a minor, sexual exploitation of a minor, and obstructing a sex trafficking investigation.
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Activists run, bike 200 miles across Iowa for human trafficking victims
West Des Moines Iowa- Break the Cycle 200 hosted dozens of runners and bikers this weekend to bring awareness to human trafficking.
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City Club forum aims to educate community on sex trafficking
Oregon locals are utilizing a collaborative effort between local agencies and community partners called the Lane County Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Multidisciplinary Team. The team aims to support, educate and provide survivor-centered approaches. The joint effort allows the community to offer victims and survivors various ways to find resources or a support system.
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New Law Seeks to Curb Human Trafficking
The signing of HB-851 by Gov. DeSantis of Florida comes on the heels of 85 people arrested in “Operation Trade Secrets” — a months-long human trafficking sting in the Tampa area. The new law includes the creation of a database of people convicted of soliciting prostitution, and placing new requirements on the operation of massage parlors, strip clubs and hotels.
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Highland Park Man Charged with Kidnapping and Human Trafficking a Young Girl
Andrew X. Carnegie-Blackman, 23, of Highland Park New Jersey has been arrested and charged with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 16-year old teenager from Pennsylvania that he met on social media. He is also charged with first-degree human trafficking.
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Human Trafficker Who Targeted Victims Online Held Autistic Teen for Prostitution; More Victims Sought: LASD
Authorities are looking for additional human trafficking victims of Bryan Barkley, 23 who held a teenage girl with autism in his house against her will and had men pay to have sex with her in his South Los Angeles, CA. home. Barkley is being held in an L.A. jail on $150,000 bail, according to inmate records.
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Springfield man charged in sex trafficking ring in federal court
William Coleman, 48, was charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and nine counts of sex trafficking in U.S. District Court in Springfield. He was arrested on Dec. 23 and has been held behind bars ever since.
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Man arrested, facing felony child prostitution charges
Investigators said an Aurora man, Tristan Woods, was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon at a hotel near the 1800 block of Briargate Parkway. Woods is facing multiple felony charges including Soliciting for Child Prostitution, Attempted Inducement of Child Prostitution, Attempted Patronizing of a Prostituted Child, and Obscenity.
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How many human-trafficking victims work in NC massage parlors? More than you may think.
The three women giving the massages rarely left the building. They worked nearly 12-hour days and slept on the same beds their customers used during the day. They stored their food and few belongings on plastic shelves in the back of the business. The office suite didn’t have a kitchen, so the women propped open the rear door each morning to cook breakfast.
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Minnesota Man Charged In Iowa In Child Sex Trafficking Case
Cedar Rapids, Iowa- Authorities say a 50-year-old registered sex offender in Minnesota faces federal charges after being accused of traveling to Iowa to have sex with minors.
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Hotel industry vows united front against sex traffickers
The American Hotel & Lodging Association vowed Wednesday to fight widespread sex trafficking on its properties, in part by training every employee on warning signs for the crime and how to respond.
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Texas ranks first in the nation for active human trafficking cases, report says
Texas ranked first in the nation for the number of criminal cases that wound their way through federal courts last year. Of those 74 cases, 68 involved sex trafficking and six involved labor trafficking. Texas also ranked first for the number of new criminal human trafficking cases in 2018 with 19 initiated cases.
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Human trafficking training ahead of 2020 Super Bowl for Uber drivers
The Super Bowl is known to be one of the largest human trafficking magnets to the United States. The U.S. Attorney General Ashley Moody announced a partnership with Uber. More than 100,000 drivers will be given anti-human trafficking training sessions ahead of the Super Bowl.
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Central MN couple charged with sex trafficking
Investigators put Oriental Massage under surveillance, and detectives saw numerous men entering and leaving the Waite Park, Minn. business. They stopped and spoke to customers, most of whom denied engaging in sexual activity. Three men, however, confirmed that after receiving a massage they paid extra for a sex act. The victim said she was made to split profits from performing sex acts 50-50 with Jiang, and worried for her safety.
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Liberty County truck thefts linked to human trafficking
Liberty County, TX- Large increase of truck thefts in Liberty County have led investigators to the conclusion that these pick-up trucks have been used for human trafficking and other types of smuggling activity.
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More than 80 arrested in human trafficking sting
Hillsborough County, FL. deputies rounded up dozens of men and women suspected of sex-related crimes as part of a six-month operation targeting human traffickers. Suspects face a range of charges including sex trade, child pornography, etc. The arrests took place at hotels, motels, spa and massage businesses, strip clubs, and adult book stores throughout the county.
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Over 80 Arrested in Hillsborough County Undercover Human Trafficking Sting
The undercover investigation dubbed “Operation Trade Secrets” aimed at identifying human trafficking victims and addressing the means by which these victims enter into sex trafficking.
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Human trafficking in America among worst in world: report
“The United States is the number one consumer of sex worldwide. So we are driving the demand as a society. These are American kids, American born, 50% to 60% of them coming out of the foster care industry” says Geoff Rogers, co-founder of the United States Institute Against Human Trafficking.
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Jackson man sentenced to over eleven years for sex trafficking of a minor
“Trafficking minors for sex is one of the worst, most heinous and despicable crimes we see, and this office will stop at nothing to protect victims and put these criminals behind bars and stamp out human trafficking,” said U.S. Attorney Hurst. Courtney Tremel Louie was actively involved with the sex trafficking of a minor he had transported from Tennessee to Jackson, MS.
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Scientology & Leader David Miscavige Sued For Child Abuse, Human Trafficking & Libel
Church of Scientology and its leader David Miscavige by a team of eight victims’ rights attorneys on Tuesday on behalf of defectors who say they suffered a range of exploitation from child abuse, human trafficking and forced labor.
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Leader of Danbury-based sex trafficking ring sentenced to 4½ years in prison
Robert King, the leader of a Danbury, CT. targeted vulnerable young men suffering from addiction and mental illness was sentenced Wednesday to only four and a half years in prison. King testified against co-defendant Bruce Bemer in exchange for a sentence of 20 years in prison, suspended after he served four and a half years, and 35 years of probation.
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Jury finds Keith Raniere guilty on all counts
The NXIVM trial In Brooklyn, NY. found Keith Raniere guilty on all counts of Racketeering, Racketeering conspiracy, Wire Fraud, Forced Labor, Sex Trafficking, Sex Trafficking conspiracy, and attempted Sex Trafficking.
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Alleged pimp from Brooklyn forced teenage runaways into sex sales at Jamaica hotel: DA
Steven Pomie (also know as P Gutta), 36, was arraigned on June 18 on a 16-count indictment charging him with compelling prostitution, sex trafficking, sex trafficking of a child. If convicted, Pomie faces up to 25 years in prison.
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Teen sex trafficking, pimping allegations net 3 arrests in Conejo Valley
Investigators said they identified Jovantay Bess, 23, of Fresno, as responsible for sexually trafficking her during the first local incident and Cirsten Joseph, 26, of Newbury Park, as responsible in the second incident.
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Colorado Springs man faces charges related to child prostitution
The Colorado Springs Police Department announced a man faces charges for solicitation of a child for prostitution.
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Web.com Tour caddie arrested on charges of human trafficking, exploitation of a child
Evan Vollerthum of was arrested for aggravated human trafficking and attempted commercial sexually exploit a child under the age of 18 and is in custody at the Shawnee County (Kansas) Department of Corrections on $500,000 bond, according to jail records.
Read MoreYouTube rapper arrested in human trafficking case as police seek more victims
Angel Ortiz Diamond, 31, who goes by the name Benjiboy Staccs of Orange County, CA. was charged with one felony count of pimping and one felony count of pandering after getting a tip from a relative of the 18-year-old victim. Officials said Diamond posted videos to YouTube “with songs glorifying the pimping subculture.” He used social media to meet young women in clubs and lure them into sex-related work.
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Former Cheer Coach Gets 9 yrs in Prison for Child Sexual Exploitation
Seattle, WA former cheer coach Leonard Bernard Lewis, pleaded guilty admitting that he transported images of child rape and abuse on his personal electronic devices when he traveled from Seattle to London.
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Junction City Hosting Third Annual Human Trafficking Summit
Junction City, OR to hold third annual Human Trafficking Prevention Summit this Saturday. Many experts on human trafficking including the FBI, will work alongside Chief Bob Morris with Junction City police to raise awareness to the worldwide issue.
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County Unveils New High-Tech Tool in Fight Against Human Trafficking
San Diego, CA- A new high-tech tool to combat sex trafficking was unveiled at the San Diego County Administration Center in Kearny Mesa Monday. The tool is a 37-foot long mobile command trailer that can be used to find and rescue victims. It holds all kinds of equipment needed during a rescue operation, including drones, electronic gear, and safety equipment.
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Lake Charles man convicted of human trafficking
Christian Tyler Zimmerman of Lake Charles, LA. has pleaded guilty to one count of human trafficking, one count of distribution of heroin, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He used the heroin and got the 19/20 year old female strung out on heroin to engage in commercial sexual activity.
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Bemer sentenced for role in Danbury sex ring, agrees to pay settlement to one victim
A Glastonbury, CT. millionaire Bruce Bemer will be trading in a life of luxury for at least 10 years in jail for his role in a local sex-trafficking ring. He was arrested and accused of trapping vulnerable young men in a predatory cycle of cocaine addiction, prostitution and threats of death. At least two of the 15 victims had developmental disabilities.
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N.C. woman arrested in connection with Myrtle Beach human trafficking case
Becca Mills was in Myrtle Beach back in March with three other people and a 15-year-old victim who was performing sex acts for money.
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Larimer County authorities arrest eight in human trafficking sting
Two sections of the Colorado Revised Statutes that were passed in 2018 make human trafficking of an adult for sex or labor a class 3 felony and trafficking of a minor for sex or labor a class 2 felony. Each charge can be punished with prison time and hefty fines.
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Cleveland man arrested in human trafficking probe sentenced for federal gun charge
Authorities found two guns in Miquel Jones’ home when they arrested him in May 2018 after finding him with a 16-year-old girl whose parents had reported her missing.
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DuPage County nonprofit opens home for victims of sex trafficking
& Shapiro, D.L. 2002), sex trafficking is the second most lucrative criminal enterprise in the United States.
The average age of entry into the life of trafficking is 12-14 years of age, and recruitment of these young girls and boys often happens through social media and online grooming tactics.
Police raid four Virginia Beach massage parlors as part of human trafficking investigation
Virginia Beach, VA. Police did not release many details but said, “This is a joint effort between Homeland Security Investigations and the Virginia Beach Police Department to identify, stop and deter Human Trafficking in our area and to identify potential victims.”
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Alabama to require mandatory human trafficking training for new CDL holders
This law will require any new CDL applicant to undergo industry-specific training to spot human trafficking. The group Truckers Against Trafficking will work with truck driver training schools and trade colleges to facilitate the training.
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Op Broken Heart Nets Nearly 2000 Child Sex Offenders
“Sexually exploiting children is pure evil, and our Office will continue to bring the full weight of our prosecutorial powers to ensure that offenders are brought to justice,” said Charlie Peeler, the U.S. Attorney. “To the victims of child exploitation: we support you and we will continue to target, arrest and prosecute those who have hurt you.
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Florida is third worst state in U.S. for sex-trafficking, two local criminology professors look at why
Frontline tells the unimaginable stories of young women coerced into prostitution – and follows one police unit that’s committed to rooting it out. They showed how a sixteen year old girl from Phoenix, AR. was lured into being a victim of sex trafficking.
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Training to Spot Human Trafficking Urged for Pharmacists, ED Workers
There is a significant need for human trafficking (HT) training within pharmacy school curriculum and emergency departments (ED), according to researcher Macy England, 2020 PharmD Candidate, Belmont University College of Pharmacy.
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Jury Finds Man Guilty of Human Trafficking and Promoting Prostitution
Morris County jury found Aldophus Mims, 42, of Charlotte, North Carolina, guilty of four counts of first degree Human Trafficking, three counts first degree Promoting Prostitution. This was the first Human Trafficking of a Minor trial in Morris County history.
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Bill that could protect trafficking survivors from deportation has yet to reach floor in Albany
As the legislative session comes to a close, New York state lawmakers have yet to vote on a bill that could protect survivors of human trafficking from deportation by vacating their criminal records.
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The Silent Victims: A Hidden World Where Boys Are Trafficked
One boy was trafficked with his mother by her husband and held in captivity for most of his life. Another was lured through video games into a family that forced him to have sexual relations with them and their friends. These cases point to only a drop in the ocean of what many boys go through in the United States.
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Flint teen’s ‘courageous act’ led to bust of sex trafficking ring, attorney says
A 14-year-old girl who went missing in Flint, MI. is being applauded for her actions in helping break up a human trafficking ring in California.
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Maryland police arrest 58 during national child sex predators investigation
Officials from the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force focused on individuals who possessed, manufactured or distributed child pornography, or engaged in online enticement of children for sexual purposes as well as child prostitution and human trafficking.
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Human trafficking is happening in Peoria: Learn the signs
Human trafficking is happening in the Peoria area, but it’s rarely reported because the signs are often overlooked. Statistics accurately depicting the prevalence of human trafficking are hard to come by, said Sefried. It’s under reported.
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Bronx man convicted of sex trafficking minors, kidnapping and use of a firearm
Claudius English, 45, was convicted June 10 in the Southern District of New York, N.Y. (SDNY) for multiple counts of sex trafficking minors, attempted sex trafficking of minors as young as 8 years old, kidnapping of a minor, and using a firearm to commit the kidnapping.
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Chancery ruling allows state to cancel license of LLC linked to human trafficking
The judgment means Backpage.com, LLC, Website Technologies, LLC, Posting Solutions, LLC, and Amstel River Holdings, LLC will have their certificates of formation cancelled 31 days after the current federal criminal charges against the company are resolved.
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Mesa man charged with child sex trafficking, sexual conduct with girl
Charles Lamont Patton 37, was arrested after police said he had sex with a 17-year-old runaway and let her become a prostitute.
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Milwaukee man faces federal sex trafficking charges in case spanning multiple states, decades
Calvin Freeman, 41, was charged in Milwaukee County, WI. with human trafficking and battery. After police found that Freeman “has been involved in an extensive human trafficking organization” spanning at least six states and decades — dating back to at least the early 2000s.
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Robinson Canó lends support to Strike Out Slavery campaign against human trafficking
After the Mets hosted the Colorado Rockies in New York City on Saturday at Citi Field, the announced 29,077 fans were treated to a performance from hip-hop legend and Grammy winner. Lauryn Hill to lend her support for Strike Out Slavery. Both Canó and Deidre Pujols, who was in Queens on Saturday, are fans of Hill.
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Will she flip? Deputies urge woman to say she was trafficked
The outcome of her interview would help determine whether Martin County, Fl. could prove the owners of five massage parlors its deputies raided are not just pimps, but human traffickers holding women against their will.
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TAMPA MAN TRAFFICKED TWO TEEN GIRLS, FEDS SAY
Luis Manuel Berrios-Trinidad, 29, of Tampa, Fl. was arrested on a criminal complaint charging him with the human trafficking of minors. If convicted, Berrios-Trinidad faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison.
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Human trafficking’s impact on young boys
‘Fox Report’ takes and exclusive look inside a Florida home helping boys who were exploited by human traffickers.
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Boys are invisible victims in sex trafficking
It’s been an incredible process to work with these young kids, to really learn firsthand the differences between how boys are trafficked compared to girls,” Rogers said. “Because they’ve really– they’ve never seen a program like this before. Every child and the experiences that they’ve had is very, very different, especially when it comes to the boys.”
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Teens tackle human trafficking in non-profit hackathon
Alison Franklin said traffickers prey people who have been abused. As she got older she was kidnapped by gang members in Houston. “My real trafficker pretended to rescue me from them. What I didn’t know is they actually worked together to enslave American women and children in trafficking,” Franklin said.
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Opioid crisis fueling sex trafficking on Long Island, officials say
The primary factor driving sex trafficking on Long Island is the opioid epidemic that claimed nearly 3,700 lives in Nassau and Suffolk from 2010 to 2018. Traffickers use drug dependency to force victims into sex work, experts say.
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Geoffrey Rogers: Boys are victims of sex trafficking, too
BOYS ARE INVISIBLE VICTIMS IN SEX TRAFFICKING:
Last month, the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking’s safe home for underage male victims of human trafficking – one of the first boys safe home in the country – admitted a new resident. He’s 10 years old!
Opinion By Geoff Rogers | Fox News
Teacher, Cub Scouts treasurer, Parks and Rec employee arrested in child porn bust across Southwest Florida
According to Lee County, Fla. investigators, of the 15 people arrested, some were teachers, youth leaders, city employees, and business owners.
Here is a complete list of the suspects arrested in the operation:
Woman’s mission to shut down massage parlors involved in human trafficking
“I really believe that it’s time for us to stop talking about it and do something,” Stillman said.
Stillman says human trafficking is often happening right under our noses.
Ex-Wife Of Pastor Convicted In Child Sex Trafficking Case Sentenced
aura Lloyd told a judge before she was sentenced to 21 months for lying to investigators. Her ex-husband, Cordell Jenkins, was sentenced life in prison for having sex with a teenager at his home and church office while recording the acts with his phone.
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Abbott signs Nelson’s sexual assault, human trafficking bills
“Our budget also prioritizes human trafficking— a form of modern-day slavery that has no place in Texas.” says, Texas State Senator Jane Nelson.
Read MoreRape and molestation charges against La Luz del Mundo leaders roil church
Naason Joaquin Garcia, 50 has been arrested in Los Angeles. CA. charged with crimes including human trafficking, child pornography production and rape of a minor in the U.S. He is being held in jail on a $50m bond.
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Man sentenced in teen’s sex trafficking death in 2016
Joseph Hazley, 35, was convicted in March on one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a minor, one count of sex trafficking of a minor, and four counts of transporting a person across state lines for the purposes of prostitution. Hazley’s family was in court as Judge Sharon Coleman sentenced him to 32 years. “The family is saddened, resigned and looking forward to his appeal,” said Raymond Wigell, Hazley’s attorney.
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Suspected serial child predator accused of trying to meet 16-year-old for sex in Abilene
Russell Baize, 63 of Abilene,TX. was arrested last month for Prostitution and Online Solicitation of a Minor. Baize drove to a hotel where an undercover detective and a 16-year-old agreed to meet him, he asked for her to be sent to his room. Baize was released from jail after posting bonds totaling $105,000.
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Sex trafficking in Queens is shaping the District Attorney primary race
The challenge of eradicating the forced sex work industry in a city that is already a major hub for human trafficking has turned political in Queens, NY.
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Notable Women of Austin: Lia Culbert acts to make a difference
She said in her early 20s, when she worked at the truck stop east of Austin with her sister, she was aware of “Lot Lizards,” women who worked as prostitutes for the truck drivers, but she didn’t think much about their ages or their situations.
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The Essence of Evil: Sex With Children Has Become Big Business in America
“Human trafficking—the commercial sexual exploitation of American children and women, via the Internet, strip clubs, escort services, or street prostitution—is on its way to becoming one of the worst crimes in the U.S.,” said prosecutor Krishna Patel.
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Federal judge sentences North Chicago man to 27 years for sex trafficking of minor
Deronarte Norwood was arrested in October of 2016 in Waukegan, according to authorities, and charged with sex trafficking and knowingly transporting a minor to engage in prostitution, and has remained in custody since then.
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Florida wants to create a state registry for pimps and johns
State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would create a public database, similar to the state’s registry of sex offenders, that would list the names, photographs and addresses of pimps and johns who are convicted.
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Delaware Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking a 15-Year-Old Girl
“This Lengthy Sentence Should Send a Message that Sex Trafficking Will Not Be Tolerated in Maryland”
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Inside law enforcement’s efforts to end human trafficking
Most of the public sees this horrific crime as one that happens elsewhere—far away from their backyards, but the shocking reality is that human trafficking is pervasive across the United States and the next victim could be right next door.
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1 in 3 homeless young adults in Arizona has been trafficked, ASU study finds
For the past five years, the ASU Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research has conducted the Youth Experiences Survey, or YES, to gather data about human exploitation among homeless and runaway young adults ages 18 to 25.
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Local massage parlors under scrutiny by police
The latest raids here were on March 8, when police went into four spas and arrested five women. They charged all five with the felony of unauthorized practice of a profession, and four also with misdemeanor prostitution. As of April, three of those spas were still open.
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