[ad_1] Despite a glaring sun and often oppressive humidity last week, one corner of Jackson was full of energy and high spirits as crews with the charity organization Eight Days of Hope worked to build the city’s newest shelter for sex trafficking victims. At an undisclosed address, a crew ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] The leader of a Philippines-based church was charged with having sex with women and underage girls who faced threats of abuse and “eternal damnation” unless they catered to the self-proclaimed “son of God,” federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Apollo Carreon Quiboloy and two of his top administrators are among nineContinue Reading
[ad_1] 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 sexContinue Reading
[ad_1] 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 theContinue Reading
[ad_1] 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 orContinue Reading
[ad_1] A pair of men are in custody after a human trafficking sting last week in south Montgomery County that reportedly freed four, including a minor, from “sex slavery.” Joshua Albert Regalado, 29, of Richmond, and Jamin Renfroe, 45, of Cordova, Tenn., are charged with promotion of prostitution, a third-degreeContinue Reading
[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla. — Following the Super Bowl, the I-Team reported on a rescue operation and an arrest the Tampa Bay Human Trafficking Task Force conducted in the weeks leading up to the big game. RELATED: Super Bowl LV attracted sex traffickers who sold victims for sex in Tampa BayContinue Reading
[ad_1] Myths and misconceptions over the largest U.S. sporting event are feared harming sex workers By Kieran Guilbert Feb 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – COVID-19 will loom large over Sunday’s Super Bowl, but as thousands of fans brave restrictions to attend the biggest U.S. sporting event, authorities are sounding theirContinue Reading
[ad_1] (Felipe Cespedes/Pexels) By Gina Christian • Posted February 8, 2021 As the Catholic Church joins in prayer to end modern slavery, a Philadelphia-area ministry is rebuilding victims’ lives, one woman at a time. Since 2015, the Feb. 8 memorial of St. Josephine Bakhita has been designated by the VaticanContinue Reading
[ad_1] SAN DIEGO — A 29-year-old San Diego man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to sex trafficking a minor. Investigators say James Madison has been in custody since April 2020, when he was arrested on sex trafficking charges. A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Madison in MayContinue Reading