Items written by Shea Rhodes

• UPDATE: Cumberland County Spa Owner Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges

  Date: February 4, 2026

  On January 5, 2026, Chuanxia Wang, 66, pled guilty to running a corrupt organization, trafficking in individuals and other charges during a pre-trial proceeding in Cumberland County court. These charges stemmed from the Cumberland County District Attorney’s “Operation: Closed2Trafficking” initiative, … Read more about UPDATE: Cumberland County Spa Owner Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges »

• Two Men Arrested for Human Trafficking Following Pennsylvania Turnpike Stabbing

  Date: February 4, 2026

  On November 19, an investigation into a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lurgan Township led to the arrests of Jose Antonio Hernandez-Guittierez and Edgar Jesus Espinoza-Gamboa. Both men are facing charges of trafficking in individuals, simple assault, and terroristic … Read more about Two Men Arrested for Human Trafficking Following Pennsylvania Turnpike Stabbing »

• Executive Director of Opioid Crisis Action Network Charged with Human Trafficking

  Date: December 12, 2025

  On November 18, Executive Director of the Opioid Crisis Action Network (OCAN) Lawrence Arata, 65, was charged with thirty four criminal counts including Trafficking in Individuals, Patronizing Prostitutes, Intimidation of witnesses or victims, Promoting Prostitution, Obstruction of Justice, and Harassment. … Read more about Executive Director of Opioid Crisis Action Network Charged with Human Trafficking »

• Two Women Arrested in Westmoreland County after Massage Parlor Raids

  Date: December 12, 2025

  On November 13, following a police raid in Greensburg, two women were arrested and charged with Promoting Prostitution at two massage parlors. The Greensburg police and the Pennsylvania State police coordinated a raid of four massage parlors, two “Mu’s Asian … Read more about Two Women Arrested in Westmoreland County after Massage Parlor Raids »

• Cumberland County Spa Owner’s Husband Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges

  Date: December 12, 2025

  On November 3, charges were filed against Ronald Wilson in connection with the Cumberland County District Attorney’s “Operation: Closed2Trafficking” initiative, a campaign designed to dismantle trafficking networks operating in the region. Ten charges were filed against Wilson, including two charges … Read more about Cumberland County Spa Owner’s Husband Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges »

• UPDATE: Two Women Arrested in Massage Parlor Prostitution Sting

  Date: December 4, 2025

  On October 29, a Murrysville massage parlor employee pled guilty to a misdemeanor prostitution charge. Now facing a sentence of up to six months in jail, she has since been paroled and released into federal custody, where she faces deportation … Read more about UPDATE: Two Women Arrested in Massage Parlor Prostitution Sting »

• Pittsburgh Man Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges After Missing Girl Found in Pittsburgh Basement

  Date: November 30, 2025

  On October 30, Ki-Shawn Crumity, 26, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was arrested on charges of trafficking in individuals, sexual assault, statutory sexual assault, indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of a minor, and inducement of … Read more about Pittsburgh Man Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges After Missing Girl Found in Pittsburgh Basement »

• Pennsylvania Physician Arrested in Ohio for Attempting to Buy Sex from a Minor

  Date: November 30, 2025

  On November 3, Dr. Robert Zewe, Jr., a Pennsylvania physician, appeared in court and waived his preliminary hearing on the pending felony and misdemeanor charges against him in Ohio, advancing the case to a Columbiana County grand jury. Zewe has … Read more about Pennsylvania Physician Arrested in Ohio for Attempting to Buy Sex from a Minor »

• Butler County Man Charged with Disseminating A.I.-Generated CSAM on Social Media

  Date: November 19, 2025

  On October 23rd, Butler County charged twenty-year old Benjamin T. Staiger with forty-two felony counts of sexual abuse of children and felony criminal use of a communication facility, and twenty-two misdemeanor counts of stalking, invasion of privacy, and unlawful dissemination of intimate images. Staiger is accused of stalking a former partner by posting intimate photos of them online and using the … Read more about Butler County Man Charged with Disseminating A.I.-Generated CSAM on Social Media »

• House Bill 1286 Moves Out of House Tourism, Recreation & Economic Development Committee

  Date: November 10, 2025

  On October 28, the Pennsylvania House Tourism, Recreation & Economic Development Committee advanced House Bill 1286 which proposes an amendment to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Notification Act enacted on October 25, 2012. The proposed changes would establish … Read more about House Bill 1286 Moves Out of House Tourism, Recreation & Economic Development Committee »