Items written by Shea Rhodes

• Changes Coming to Pennsylvania’s Human Trafficking Law

  Date: March 23, 2020

  “The Buyer Beware Act” or “Act 1 (2020)” was recently signed into law by Governor Wolf. Act 1 (2020) aims to shift the focus of state law from punishing the victims of sex trafficking to punishing those who traffic individuals … Read more about Changes Coming to Pennsylvania’s Human Trafficking Law »

• Student Blog Series: One New Friend Request From: A Sex Trafficker

  Date: March 20, 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 … Read more about Student Blog Series: One New Friend Request From: A Sex Trafficker »

• 45-year-old York Man Accused of Raping Minor

  Date: March 19, 2020

  On Friday, February 28, 2020, West York Police, with the assistance of the US Marshall’s Service York Joint Task Force, arrested 45-year-old Takanii Dante Beatty and charged him with five felonies and two misdemeanors: forcible rape, statutory sexual assault, sexual … Read more about 45-year-old York Man Accused of Raping Minor »

• Chambersburg Man Sentenced as One Piece of Larger Sex Trafficking Operation

  Date: March 17, 2020

  On February 26, 2020, Anthony “Tony” D’Ambrosio, 37, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to ten years imprisonment followed by five years of supervisory release for his role in a sex- and drug-trafficking ring that operated in six states and Washington … Read more about Chambersburg Man Sentenced as One Piece of Larger Sex Trafficking Operation »

• Man Sentenced for Violating Mann Act Rather than Child Sex Trafficking

  Date: March 16, 2020

  On Friday, February 28, 2020, United States District Court Judge R. Barclay Surrick of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania sentenced Michael Ross to five and a half years in federal prison with ten years supervised release. While the typical sentence … Read more about Man Sentenced for Violating Mann Act Rather than Child Sex Trafficking »

• Student Blog Series: Your Preconceptions Might Not Be the Whole Story: The Supply and Demand of Sex Trafficking Surrounding Major Events.

  Date: March 13, 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 … Read more about Student Blog Series: Your Preconceptions Might Not Be the Whole Story: The Supply and Demand of Sex Trafficking Surrounding Major Events. »

• Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced up-to 78 Years

  Date: March 12, 2020

  On February 18th, New Jersey resident Kenneth James Crowell, 35, was sentenced to a minimum of 39 years, four months to a maximum of 78 years, eight months for sex trafficking. Crowell operated a commercial sex-ring from 2014 to 2017 … Read more about Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced up-to 78 Years »

• Student Blog Series: Netflix Original Series “Baby” Romanticizes Prostitution and Child Sexual Abuse

  Date: February 29, 2020

  We are excited to share the third 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: Netflix Original Series “Baby” Romanticizes Prostitution and Child Sexual Abuse »

• Student Blog Series: It’s Not What It Looks Like: The Harsh Realities of the Sex Trade Pop Culture Won’t Show

  Date: February 21, 2020

  We are excited to share the second 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 … Read more about Student Blog Series: It’s Not What It Looks Like: The Harsh Realities of the Sex Trade Pop Culture Won’t Show »

• Student Blog Series: Did You Hear That? How the Music Industry Desensitizes Listeners to the Painful Truths Lying Within the Commercial Sex Industry.

  Date: February 14, 2020

  We are excited to share the first 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 … Read more about Student Blog Series: Did You Hear That? How the Music Industry Desensitizes Listeners to the Painful Truths Lying Within the Commercial Sex Industry. »