[ad_1] The North Carolina women’s basketball team mantra, “Strong on Own, Best Together,” doesn’t just apply on the court. The team has dedicated the 2020-21 season to advocating for and bringing awareness to causes that impact marginalized populations and people in need. The coaches and administrative staff brainstormed a listContinue Reading
[ad_1] from the no-sex-traffickers-were-harmed-during-the-course-of-this-investigation dept The expiring breaths of a sensationalistic failure are emanating from a Florida sex trafficking investigation’s soon-to-be corpse. A massive sting operation — built on surreptitious recordings of massage parlor employees and their customers — ended with nothing more than a bunch of solicitation charges. TheContinue Reading
[ad_1] A wet week in Los Angeles that drenched the region’s homeless population has left a federal judge outraged by the conditions people on the street face and by the city’s apparent inaction. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter spent the weekend on skid row bringing tents to people whoContinue Reading
[ad_1] Three men arrested as part of an investigation into alleged sex trafficking made initial appearances in Scotts Bluff County Court Monday, with further proceedings for all three set for Feb. 22. 66-year-old James “Jimbo” Gutierrez of Gering was charged with two counts of sex trafficking and one count ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Protesters walk down streets as they ignore a night curfew imposed by the Quebec government to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Montreal, Quebec, Canada January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo MONTREAL (Reuters) – The Canadian province of Quebec on Wednesday retreatedContinue Reading
[ad_1] Article content Ghislaine Maxwell, the former British socialite who’s accused of sex-trafficking with her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein, asked a court to throw out all charges against her, saying the government violated her rights to obtain evidence, has presented vague allegations and is depriving her of a fair trial. MaxwellContinue Reading
[ad_1] A Eureka man suspected of a recent shooting on West Del Norte Street pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder and a variety of drug and weapons charges. Deputy Public Defender Casey Russo entered the pleas on behalf of Braylan Jay Lanier, suspected of attempting to kill a 37-year-oldContinue Reading
[ad_1] Michael Mearan, an attorney and former Portsmouth city councilman, manipulated his female clients and pocketed the money they earned in sex-for-hire appointments, according to court documents filed on Friday. He made women “crawl like dogs,” documents filed by prosecutors in Scioto County Common Pleas Court state. He demeaned and them,Continue Reading
[ad_1] Posted on January 5, 2021 at 3:35 pm by West Sider A rally outside The Lucerne last year. The homeless men living at The Lucerne Hotel on West 79th Street have the right to stay there while judges consider their case in more detail, a state appeals court ruledContinue Reading
[ad_1] UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A New York appeals court ruled Tuesday that the homeless men living at The Lucerne hotel on the Upper West Side can now choose whether to stay at the neighborhood hotel or relocate to a homeless shelter in the Financial District for the durationContinue Reading