Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) on Sunday said that sex trafficking and other allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) are “sickening.” Cheney was asked about the Gaetz scandal during an appearance on “Face the Nation.” Gaetz became one of Cheney’s top Republican critics after she voted for the impeachment of formerContinue Reading
Waikiki’s visitor industry and other community stakeholders that have worked with Honolulu police for years to combat sex trafficking now say they will be looking out for illegal gambling too. Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association President and CEO Mufi Hannemann said sex trafficking is a problem that Hawaii hotels, alongContinue Reading
NEW YORK (WABC) — Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz moved on Tuesday to dismiss nearly 700 cases against people charged with loitering for the purpose of prostitution. The move came the same day Mayor Bill de Blasio sought to decriminalize sex work. The loitering for the purpose of prostitution lawContinue Reading
Human trafficking is everywhere, including in Blair County. It was the topic of a recent presentation at the Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s Committee on NonProfit Businesses, Best Practices Forum. Guest speaker Ashley Owens, Children’s Advocacy Center director at Family Services Inc., said it is hard to tellContinue Reading
A formerly prominent Wichita Falls businessman accused of human trafficking and indecency with a child bailed out of Wichita County Jail Monday, according to online jail records. Anthony Ryan Patterson, 44, was free from jail on $500,000 in total bonds, according to online jail records. He was arrested by Texas RangersContinue Reading
BAKERSFIELD — Over the course of two years, police across California investigated seemingly unrelated crimes and disappearances: teens from the Bay Area who’d allegedly been abused by their pimp and “branded” with tattoos. A woman from the Central Valley whose 3-month-old baby was kidnapped to force her into sex work.Continue Reading
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – On Tuesday night the Genesee County Sheriff shared during a town hall how easy it can be to fall into the trap of a sexual predator online. “I want this to scare the heck out of predators that have these underlying desires and have these predisposedContinue Reading
The smell of gardenias and tuberose wafted down the street from a Corona del Mar house on Serra Street last summer. Inside, warm wax bubbled on the stovetop, and wax and wicks littered the countertops. In her kitchen-turned-laboratory, Amanda Meyer poured, cooled and formed candles, just one of the productsContinue Reading
After organizing to repeal the “walking while trans” ban, advocates in the state—and around the country—are looking ahead to the next fight. Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that repeals a decades-old statute that advocates say disproportionately targeted trans people who are simply walking or standingContinue Reading
A new report on human trafficking in Venezuela’s Bolívar state shows that forced labor camps and sex trafficking rings are rampant in the region’s illegal mines. Men, women and children are being trafficked in a swath of Bolivar state that is part of the mining region known as the OrinocoContinue Reading