Items written by Shea Rhodes

• Baton Rouge Media’s Disappointing Reporting After Death of Sex Buyer

  Date: April 20, 2023

  The Baton Rouge Police Department is currently investigating the death of 42-year-old Nathan Millard. Millard was visiting Baton Rouge on a work trip from his home in Covington, Georgia. Media outlets have reported that Millard’s cause of death is a … Read more about Baton Rouge Media’s Disappointing Reporting After Death of Sex Buyer »

• Student Blog Series: The Unforgivable Tradeoff: Corporate Giants Turning a Blind Eye to Sexual Exploitation in Exchange For Profit

  Date: April 17, 2023

  Pornhub continues to garner billions of views per month thanks to its unique business model and data mining operations. Considering the adult content platform’s status as the 12th most visited website in the world, it comes as no surprise that … Read more about Student Blog Series: The Unforgivable Tradeoff: Corporate Giants Turning a Blind Eye to Sexual Exploitation in Exchange For Profit »

• Student Blog Series: A Descent Into Madness: A Case Study of Adin Ross and the Influence of Misogyny

  Date: April 11, 2023

  Adin Ross started his career as an influencer in October 2018, by live streaming on Twitch, a prominent gaming platform. Ross’s popularity soared in 2020 when he started broadcasting NBA 2K games. These broadcasted games featured Bronny James, Lebron James’s … Read more about Student Blog Series: A Descent Into Madness: A Case Study of Adin Ross and the Influence of Misogyny »

• Lehigh Valley Man Arrested for Soliciting Sex From 17-year-old Girl

  Date: April 3, 2023

  On March 24, a 41-year-old man was arrested for soliciting a 17-year-old-girl for sex acts after obtaining her phone number for ‘work purposes.’ The man was an emergency medical services manager for the Fountain Hill Fire Department in Lehigh Valley. … Read more about Lehigh Valley Man Arrested for Soliciting Sex From 17-year-old Girl »

• Berks County Sting Led to Eight Arrested for Human Trafficking

  Date: March 28, 2023

  The Berks County District Attorney’s Office has charged  eight individuals who were arrested during an undercover investigation coordinated by their Human Trafficking Task Force and the Department of Homeland Security. The individuals who were charged include Elvis Diaz, 34, Isaiah … Read more about Berks County Sting Led to Eight Arrested for Human Trafficking »

• Uniontown Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years in Prison and Lifetime Supervision for Making Live Videos of Himself Molesting a Child

  Date: March 28, 2023

  On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Zachary Bosh, a former resident of Uniontown, Pennsylvania was sentenced to 17.5 years of incarceration and lifetime supervision upon release after a conviction for production of visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit … Read more about Uniontown Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years in Prison and Lifetime Supervision for Making Live Videos of Himself Molesting a Child »

• Student Blog Series: Andrew Tate’s Rhetoric Is Not Just On Twitter: Video Game Streaming As A Potential Trafficking Venue

  Date: March 28, 2023

  Following Andrew Tate’s arrest in December, there has been plenty of conversation surrounding him. A Rolling Stone article posits that Tate’s fans see the allegations that he has been trafficking women as “window dressing” for his larger message that men … Read more about Student Blog Series: Andrew Tate’s Rhetoric Is Not Just On Twitter: Video Game Streaming As A Potential Trafficking Venue »

• Student Blog Series: The Dangers of Young Men Glorifying a Misogynist

  Date: March 22, 2023

  In recent years, the rising popularity of social media platforms, such as TikTok, have created spheres of influencers that consumers, especially children and teenagers, connect to and even idolize. One such sphere has been deemed the “manosphere”, including popular podcasters … Read more about Student Blog Series: The Dangers of Young Men Glorifying a Misogynist »

• Three Indicted for Human Trafficking in New Castle County

  Date: March 21, 2023

  On February 27, 2022, Xui Li Kong, 57, Jing Zhang, 40, and Hua Li, 59, were indicted by a federal grand jury in New Castle County. Delaware. They are each charged with one count of Criminal Racketeering, Conspiracy to Commit … Read more about Three Indicted for Human Trafficking in New Castle County »

• Northampton County Massage Business Prostitution Arrests

  Date: March 21, 2023

  In February 2023, police officers working on the Northampton County Drug Task Force, along with Pennsylvania State Police, and the FBI, arrested three women and charged them with prostitution. The women were arrested in three separate massage parlors in Northampton … Read more about Northampton County Massage Business Prostitution Arrests »