Items written by Shea Rhodes

• Freedom Man Indicted for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child

  Date: October 12, 2022

  On Sept. 27, 2022, Mark Kriss, a resident of Freedom, Pennsylvania was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh. He is charged with Receipt of Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Attempted Sex Trafficking of a … Read more about Freedom Man Indicted for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child »

• Update: Duo Pleads Guilty to Trafficking a 14-Year-Old Girl

  Date: October 10, 2022

  On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Davon Allen Fuqua pled guilty to four felony counts: trafficking in minors, statutory sexual assault, promoting prostitution of a minor, and conspiracy in Westmoreland County. Although he took his case to trial, he stopped the … Read more about Update: Duo Pleads Guilty to Trafficking a 14-Year-Old Girl »

• Florida Sex Trafficking Sting Highlights Why the Equality Model is the Best Way to Address the Commercial Sex Trade

  Date: October 7, 2022

  Between August 30, 2022, and September 9, 2022, 160 individuals were arrested as part of Operation Fall Haul 2, an undercover operation to stop human trafficking in Polk County, Florida.  The arrested individuals include 65 men who were allegedly attempting … Read more about Florida Sex Trafficking Sting Highlights Why the Equality Model is the Best Way to Address the Commercial Sex Trade »

• Seven Arrested in Undercover Prostitution Sting in Luzerne County

  Date: October 7, 2022

  On September 1, 2022, Pennsylvania State Police conducted an investigation in Plains Township, which resulted in the arrest of seven men. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the seven men were arrested after they allegedly arranged to meet up with someone … Read more about Seven Arrested in Undercover Prostitution Sting in Luzerne County »

• The Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation Symposium Mini-Series Number 3: Solving Collateral Legal Consequences, Panel 3

  Date: October 6, 2022

  Welcome back! This is the third installment in our month-long series highlighting the panel presentations from this year’s symposium Combatting Commercial Sexual Exploitation through Law and Policy. The symposium was held on June 7, 2022, at Villanova University Charles Widger … Read more about The Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation Symposium Mini-Series Number 3: Solving Collateral Legal Consequences, Panel 3 »

• Illinois Man Convicted of Attempted Online Enticement and Sex Trafficking of a Child

  Date: October 4, 2022

  On September 16, 2022, Timothy Streitmatter, 44, of Illinois was found guilty of attempted online enticement and attempted sex trafficking of a child.  The trial, before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, lasted five days. Jurors deliberated for a … Read more about Illinois Man Convicted of Attempted Online Enticement and Sex Trafficking of a Child »

• Update: Two of Three Philadelphia Men Charged with Child Sex Trafficking Have Pleaded Guilty

  Date: October 3, 2022

  Kevin Michael Francis, 62, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to sex traffic a minor and aiding and assisting the sex trafficking of a minor. On July 29, 2022, Judge Joshua D. Wolson sentenced Francis to imprisonment for 120 months … Read more about Update: Two of Three Philadelphia Men Charged with Child Sex Trafficking Have Pleaded Guilty »

• Update: Cumberland County Man Trades Firearms for Sex with Minor

  Date: October 1, 2022

  Following Michael Shane McCreary’s convictions in 2020, McCreary filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on April 6, 2022, with the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. A writ … Read more about Update: Cumberland County Man Trades Firearms for Sex with Minor »

• The Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation Symposium Mini-Series Number 2: Post Criminalization: Criminal Record Relief, Panel 2

  Date: September 29, 2022

  Welcome back! This is the second installment in our month-long series recapping the panel presentations from the “Combatting Commercial Sexual Exploitation Through Law and Policy Symposium,” held on June 7, 2022, at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. The … Read more about The Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation Symposium Mini-Series Number 2: Post Criminalization: Criminal Record Relief, Panel 2 »

• Victim of Sex Trafficking Sentenced to 5 Years of Probation and Ordered to Pay Her Trafficker’s Family Restitution

  Date: September 27, 2022

  On September 13, 2022, Pieper Lewis, 17, of Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced by Judge Porter to a deferred judgment of five years of probation, meaning that as long as she does not violate the terms of her probation, her … Read more about Victim of Sex Trafficking Sentenced to 5 Years of Probation and Ordered to Pay Her Trafficker’s Family Restitution »