Items written by Shea Rhodes

• Third Annual Survivor-Led Symposium: Engaging Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation to End Gender-Based Violence

  Date: May 15, 2019

  On April 11-12, 2019, the Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation hosted its third annual Survivor Symposium,  “Engaging the Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation to End Gender-Based Violence”.  Survivor leaders from across the county convened at the Inn … Read more about Third Annual Survivor-Led Symposium: Engaging Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation to End Gender-Based Violence »

• Woman Arrested for Prostitution in Trafford

  Date: May 9, 2019

  On May 2, 2019, a woman was arrested for prostitution in Trafford, Pennsylvania. She was charged with various acts of promoting prostitution, including two counts of owning, controlling, managing, supervising or otherwise keeping a house of prostitution (a third-degree felony) … Read more about Woman Arrested for Prostitution in Trafford »

• Lancaster Woman Found Guilty of Prostitution

  Date: May 8, 2019

  On May 2, 2019, a 33-year-old woman from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was found guilty of one count of prostitution by a jury. She was sentenced to a maximum of twelve months incarceration with credit for time served. According to various media … Read more about Lancaster Woman Found Guilty of Prostitution »

• Student Blog Series: The Market Dynamics of the Commercial Sex Industry

  Date: May 2, 2019

  We are excited to share the final installment of our 2019 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 Sarah Blum’s contribution … Read more about Student Blog Series: The Market Dynamics of the Commercial Sex Industry »

• Student Blog Series: All That Glitters Isn’t Gold: A Look into the Exploitative Nature of the Amateur Porn Industry

  Date: April 23, 2019

  We are excited to share the next installment of our 2019 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 Kendal Hutching’s contribution … Read more about Student Blog Series: All That Glitters Isn’t Gold: A Look into the Exploitative Nature of the Amateur Porn Industry »

• UPDATE: Woman Accused of Running Sex Trafficking Ring Released from Custody

  Date: April 22, 2019

  According to Triblive, a 44-year old woman accused of running a sex trafficking ring waived her right to a preliminary hearing and will be released from custody on April 22. Hui Xu has been incarcerated in the Washington County Jail … Read more about UPDATE: Woman Accused of Running Sex Trafficking Ring Released from Custody »

• Student Blog Series: The Realities of the Moonlight Bunny Ranch: Legal Prostitution at Work

  Date: April 17, 2019

  We are excited to share the next installment of our 2019 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 Sarah Blum’s contribution … Read more about Student Blog Series: The Realities of the Moonlight Bunny Ranch: Legal Prostitution at Work »

• UPDATE: Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Minimum of 72 Years in Prison for “Sex Slave Contracts”

  Date: April 11, 2019

  Last Friday, a judge sentenced Seth Mull to 72 years to life in prison. The CSE Institute first reported on Mull’s case over a year ago.  Mull was found guiltylast December of thirty counts, including: indecent assault using forcible compulsion, … Read more about UPDATE: Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Minimum of 72 Years in Prison for “Sex Slave Contracts” »

• Reading Man Sentenced to State Prison for Promoting Prostitution

  Date: April 8, 2019

  On March 21, 43-year-old Steven C. Morrison of Leesport, Pennsylvania was sentenced to four to eight years in state prison, followed by two years of probation, for his role in sexually exploiting a woman he met on the streets of … Read more about Reading Man Sentenced to State Prison for Promoting Prostitution »

• Monroe County Woman Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Conspiracy

  Date: April 4, 2019

  The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced on March 22, 2019, that Jordan Capone, age 24, of Mt. Pocono, entered a guilty plea to participation in a sex trafficking conspiracy, and possession with intent to distribute … Read more about Monroe County Woman Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Conspiracy »