Items written by Shea Rhodes

• Exacerbating Vulnerabilities: The Dangers of Social Distancing & Quarantine for Survivors of Sex Trafficking

  Date: May 26, 2020

  The COVID-19 Pandemic has changed the way in which the world operates. While we are still grappling with the effects the pandemic has had on those who are sold for sex, we know the inequalities at the heart of commercial … Read more about Exacerbating Vulnerabilities: The Dangers of Social Distancing & Quarantine for Survivors of Sex Trafficking »

• Westmoreland County Charges Woman for Prostitution in “Skip the Games” Sting Operation

  Date: May 8, 2020

  In late April, Westmoreland County police charged a Rhode Island woman with promoting prostitution after she claimed that a Greensburg, PA woman arranged for her to come to western Pennsylvania and “make some money.” The police made the charge after … Read more about Westmoreland County Charges Woman for Prostitution in “Skip the Games” Sting Operation »

• Tiger King: A Story of Labor Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation

  Date: April 29, 2020

  Along with most of America during the quarantine, we watched the Netflix docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. Tiger King is filled with the type of material documentarians and true crime aficionados dream of: murder plots, arch nemeses, exotic … Read more about Tiger King: A Story of Labor Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation »

• Child Sex Trafficking Survivor Granted Clemency

  Date: April 28, 2020

  On Friday April 17, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that he will grant clemency for Alexis Martin, a 22-year-old child sex trafficking survivor. At 15 years old, Martin was arrested for the murder of Angelo Kierney, her pimp who … Read more about Child Sex Trafficking Survivor Granted Clemency »

• Student Blog Series: The Devil Has a Suitcase: Global Travel and the Sexual Exploitation of Children

  Date: April 17, 2020

  We are excited to share the final installment of our 2020 Student Blog Series!  The student blog series highlights original pieces authored by first-year law students at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Read on for Maximillian Santiago’s contribution … Read more about Student Blog Series: The Devil Has a Suitcase: Global Travel and the Sexual Exploitation of Children »

• Student Blog Series: Survivor: One Who Continues to Function and Prosper

  Date: April 10, 2020

  We are excited to share the next installment of our 2020 Student Blog Series!  The student blog series highlights original pieces authored by first-year law students at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Read on for Alexandra Santulli’s contribution to the … Read more about Student Blog Series: Survivor: One Who Continues to Function and Prosper »

• Student Blog Series: Not Your Average Online Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Sex Trafficking?

  Date: April 3, 2020

  We are excited to share the next installment of our 2020 Student Blog Series!  The student blog series highlights original pieces authored by first-year law students at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Read on for Allyson Fifer’s contribution to the … Read more about Student Blog Series: Not Your Average Online Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Sex Trafficking? »

• HB 2170 Strengthens Trafficking Law, Helps the Commercially Sexually Exploited

  Date: March 30, 2020

  Pennsylvania House Bill 2170 (2020) “HB 2170” seeks to provide greater protections to those who are commercially sexually exploited by adjusting the Commonwealth’s existing trafficking and prostitution laws. HB 2170 was introduced by Representative Joanna McClinton on January 10, 2020. … Read more about HB 2170 Strengthens Trafficking Law, Helps the Commercially Sexually Exploited »

• Student Blog Series: From Sexual Liberation to Hell on Earth: The Failure of the German Model of Legalized Prostitution

  Date: March 27, 2020

  We are excited to share the next installment of our 2020 Student Blog Series!  The student blog series highlights original pieces authored by first-year law students at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Read on for Maximillian Santiago’s contribution … Read more about Student Blog Series: From Sexual Liberation to Hell on Earth: The Failure of the German Model of Legalized Prostitution »

• Philadelphia Man Charged with Trafficking and Rape

  Date: March 24, 2020

  On March 16, 2020, a thirty-six year old Philadelphia man was charged with trafficking and raping a woman in Bensalem. The accused, Kevin Gardner, allegedly forced a homeless woman into prostitution before raping her. According to the media, Gardner first … Read more about Philadelphia Man Charged with Trafficking and Rape »