Items written by Shea Rhodes

• 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 »

• Eight Men Arrested in Continued Cumberland County Human Trafficking Effort

  Date: March 17, 2023

  On February 16, 2023, eight men were arrested and charged with patronizing prostitutes by the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. The men that were charged in this sting include Lucas Blackwell from Elizabethtown, PA, Eric Long from Pitman, PA, Andrew … Read more about Eight Men Arrested in Continued Cumberland County Human Trafficking Effort »

• Student Blog Series: Burning Sun Scandal Illustrates Pervasive Exploitative Culture in K-Pop Industry

  Date: March 16, 2023

  In March 2019, a widespread scandal involving prominent members of the Korean entertainment industry rattled the media. Police began investigating the Burning Sun nightclub in late January after employees of the Burning Sun club allegedly assaulted a male patron of … Read more about Student Blog Series: Burning Sun Scandal Illustrates Pervasive Exploitative Culture in K-Pop Industry »

• Student Blog Series: The Rise of Andrew Tate and His Role in the Continued Perpetuation of Rape Myths

  Date: March 15, 2023

  Andrew Tate has amassed a fortune through his misogynistic social media presence, which encourages the abuse and subordination of women. His ideologies are primarily spread amongst an Internet subculture called the “manosphere,” which promotes regressive, misogynistic ideas about gender, relationships, … Read more about Student Blog Series: The Rise of Andrew Tate and His Role in the Continued Perpetuation of Rape Myths »

• Update: Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly Sentenced for Sexual Assault and Child Pornography Convictions, Respectively

  Date: March 9, 2023

  On February 23, 2023, Harvey Weinstein, 70, was sentenced to 16 years in prison following his December 2022 convictions for rape and sexual assault in California. Weinstein is already serving a 23-year prison sentence for his 2020 rape and sexual … Read more about Update: Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly Sentenced for Sexual Assault and Child Pornography Convictions, Respectively »

• Woman Facing Prostitution Charges After Arrest at Altoona Motel

  Date: March 3, 2023

  On February 20, 2023, Logan Township Police arrested a 25-year-old woman for prostitution and drug-related charges at the Rodeway Inn in Altoona, Pennsylvania. When police arrived at the motel they apprehended the woman, who they claim was using her sister’s … Read more about Woman Facing Prostitution Charges After Arrest at Altoona Motel »

• Ties Between Jeffery Epstein and Former JP Morgan Executive, Jes Staley Revealed

  Date: February 28, 2023

  On December 27, 2022, the Office of the Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands sued JP Morgan Chase Bank alleging that the bank acted to facilitate Jeffery Epstein’s sex trafficking scheme. The suit alleges that JP Morgan concealed … Read more about Ties Between Jeffery Epstein and Former JP Morgan Executive, Jes Staley Revealed »