Items written by Shea Rhodes

• Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Child for Sex

  Date: February 21, 2023

  On February 16, 2023, Wayne Edward McNutt, was sentenced to 25 years’ incarceration and lifetime supervised release. Senior United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti sentenced McNutt, a former Pittsburgh resident, for four counts related to the sexual exploitation of … Read more about Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Child for Sex »

• Student Blog Series: In Sheep’s Clothing: The Spiritual Influence and Scarce Accountability of Ravi Zacharias

  Date: February 20, 2023

  In recent years, the Christian community in America has seen the rise of megachurches the size of arenas, non-profit ministries larger than some major corporations, and massive followings of celebrity pastors. Many of these pastors are seen as a guiding … Read more about Student Blog Series: In Sheep’s Clothing: The Spiritual Influence and Scarce Accountability of Ravi Zacharias »

• Mahoning Valley Task Force Arrests Two Men Suspected of Seeking Sex with Minors

  Date: February 20, 2023

  Two investigations by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force have led to felony charges against two men accused of seeking sex with minors. On January 24, 2023, Richard E. Kozak, 31, of Youngstown Ohio, was arrested after an investigation … Read more about Mahoning Valley Task Force Arrests Two Men Suspected of Seeking Sex with Minors »

• Update: Two Members of “The Sevens” Sex Trafficking Gang Sentenced

  Date: February 15, 2023

  On February 2, 2023, two members of “The Sevens” sex trafficking gang, Karvarise Person and James Goode, were sentenced. Person, 33, was sentenced to “life imprisonment plus ten consecutive years’ imprisonment and ten years of supervised release.” James Goode, 47, … Read more about Update: Two Members of “The Sevens” Sex Trafficking Gang Sentenced »

• 46 Men Charged with Promoting Prostitution in North Texas

  Date: February 14, 2023

  On January 12 and 13, 2023, forty-six men were arrested for solicitation of prostitution following a “commercial sex sting” in North Texas. Among those arrested include a youth pastor, a professional hockey player, a healthcare director, and a high school … Read more about 46 Men Charged with Promoting Prostitution in North Texas »

• Student Blog Series: Ghislaine Maxwell: Jeffrey Epstein’s “Partner-In-Crime”

  Date: February 11, 2023

  Ghislaine Maxwell is a name that has been plastered alongside Jeffrey Epstein’s since the two were arrested for the enticement of minors and the sex trafficking of underage girls in July of 2020. The media has labeled her as Epstein’s … Read more about Student Blog Series: Ghislaine Maxwell: Jeffrey Epstein’s “Partner-In-Crime” »

• Woman Arrested for Drug Possession and Prostitution

  Date: February 11, 2023

  On January 23, 2023, Lackawanna County detectives arrested a woman at the Rodeway Inn in Moosic, Pennsylvania for drug possession and prostitution. According to The Times-Tribune, an undercover detective responded to an online advertisement allegedly posted by the woman where … Read more about Woman Arrested for Drug Possession and Prostitution »

• Days Inn on Roosevelt Boulevard to Pay 24 Million Dollars to Trafficking Survivors

  Date: February 6, 2023

  On February 2, 2023, the owners of the Days Inn on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia agreed to pay $24 million to eight women sex trafficked at the motel. A ring of sex traffickers forced the women, who were between 14 … Read more about Days Inn on Roosevelt Boulevard to Pay 24 Million Dollars to Trafficking Survivors »

• Philadelphia Man Arrested at Gerald R. Ford Airport For Attempted Solicitation of Sex from a Minor

  Date: February 3, 2023

  Patrick Adam Lathrop, 30, of Philadelphia, was arrested on January 14, 2023 by the Grant Police Department at Gerald R. Ford Airport near Grand Rapids for child sexually abusive activity, distributing sexually explicit material involving children, and using a computer to … Read more about Philadelphia Man Arrested at Gerald R. Ford Airport For Attempted Solicitation of Sex from a Minor »

• UPDATE: Philadelphia Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking a Minor on Backpage.com

  Date: January 30, 2023

  On December 15, 2022, Rodney Kent, 50, was sentenced to 30 years in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release after being convicted of sex trafficking earlier this year. As we previously reported, Rodney Kent, 50, was convicted … Read more about UPDATE: Philadelphia Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking a Minor on Backpage.com »