[ad_1] ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — An Altoona woman who helped Stephen Apostolu in his efforts to make child pornography and trafficking drugs and underage girls will spend between 9 ½ and 25 years in prison. Kara Tornatore, 31, pleaded guilty this summer to numerous child pornography and sex crimes involving underage girls and on Friday, two Apostolu’s and Tornatore’s victims appearedContinue Reading
[ad_1] TUCSON, AZ — Disgraced self-improvement guru and cult leader Keith Raniere is now being held at a federal prison in Arizona that specializes in sex offenders. 60-year-old Raniere was transferred to the United States Penitentiary Tucson in January after being sentenced last year to 120 years in prison afterContinue Reading
[ad_1] DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – William Adam Jonathan Smith of Denton has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah on Monday, Feb. 1. Last September, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Smith,Continue Reading
[ad_1] Posted: Jan 30, 2021 / 11:50 AM CST / Updated: Jan 30, 2021 / 11:50 AM CST PEORIA, Ill. – U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid has sentenced a man to multiple life prison terms for trafficking young women for sex. Franshon Stapleton, 48, of Springfield, ran his prostitutionContinue Reading
[ad_1] PEORIA, Ill. – U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid today sentenced a Central Illinois man, Franshon Stapleton, 48, to multiple life prison terms for trafficking young women for sex. Stapleton, of Springfield, ran his prostitution enterprise from a motel in Champaign where he lived, and used women he recruitedContinue Reading
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[ad_1] PEORIA, Ill. — A Springfield man was sentenced to multiple life prison terms for sex trafficking young women. Franshon Stapleton, 48, ran his enterprise from a motel in Champaign where he lived and used women he recruited from Champaign, Sangamon and Peoria Counties. In 2017 and 2018, Stapleton exploitedContinue Reading
[ad_1] PEORIA (WEEK) — A Springfield man has been sentenced to multiple life prison terms for trafficking young women for sex. The Department of Justice said Franshon Stapleton, 48, ran his prostitution enterprise from a Champaign motel and used women recruited from Peoria, Champaign and Sangamon counties. In a release,Continue Reading
[ad_1] In summary California has evolved in how it treats victims of sex trafficking. But many victims, most of them Black women, are still sitting behind bars for crimes they committed while being trafficked. Sara Kruzan was in her cell when she received a fax that changed her life. AfterContinue Reading
[ad_1] An Arizona man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking three women, including one minor, in a probe spearheaded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Mesa Police Department. Louis Broadway-Phillips, 27, pleaded guilty to Illegal Control of an Enterprise,Continue Reading