BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who had been accused of kidnapping a woman’s child to force her to continue prostituting herself was convicted Friday of human trafficking, pimping and pandering charges, prosecutors said. Rayshoun Miller, 32, faces a possible 40 years in prison and lifetime sex offender registration, accordingContinue Reading
January 28, 2021 – FRESNO, Calif. – A federal grand jury has returned a one-count indictment against Jatinbhai Naresh Bhakta, 29, and Roy Gene Drees, 45, both of Bakersfield, charging them with use of facilities of interstate commerce in aid of a racketeering enterprise, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announcedContinue Reading
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The owner of the Desert Star Motel and the general manager were both indicted on charges of use of facilities of interstate commerce in aid of a racketeering enterprise following the sex trafficking bust at the Desert Star Motel on Union Avenue. According to the U.S.Continue Reading
FRESNO, Calif. – A federal grand jury has returned a one-count indictment against Jatinbhai Naresh Bhakta, 29, and Roy Gene Drees, 45, both of Bakersfield, charging them with use of facilities of interstate commerce in aid of a racketeering enterprise, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced today. According to aContinue Reading
Former WWE Star claims The Pope was arrested for child trafficking while also claiming that there was a blackout in Vatican City. Former WWE star Val Venis claims that the Pope was arrested for child trafficking last night. He made the wild assertion last night on his social media. HeContinue Reading
BATON ROUGE – The Wayde Sims Foundation is helping families in need to honor the memory of the murdered LSU basketball star. It was a labor of love Sunday at St. Vincent de Paul. Men, women, and children in need lined up to receive a gift. “We just want toContinue Reading
More people are living outdoors in Langley than ever, according to a just-released breakdown of numbers from the March Metro Vancouver Homeless Count. While the overall number of homeless people in Langley City and Township was about the same from the previous count, conducted in 2017 (209 compared to 206Continue Reading
‘Ice Cream’ singer Selena Gomez is rumored to have found a new love interest. The 28-year-old sensational star has been spotted out on a dinner date with Miami Heat player Jimmy Butler, as per reports and some eyewitness accounts on social media. Earlier, rumors went rife about Gomez and ButlerContinue Reading
Hollywood star Melissa McCarthy gave into her critics late last week, pulling her support from Exodus Cry, a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Benjamin Nolot, founder of Exodus Cry, said in a statement shared with Faithwire he is “extremely disappointed” in McCarthy. Initially, theContinue Reading
Over the last few months, while many of us were preoccupied with politics and the pandemic, U.S. Marshals bravely carried out a series of nationwide operations that rescued hundreds of human trafficking victims in at least seven states. These victimized women, runaway youngsters and children had been enslaved into aContinue Reading