News/Blog categorized: News
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Dec 12
Executive Director of Opioid Crisis Action Network Charged with Human Trafficking
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 »
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Dec 12
Two Women Arrested in Westmoreland County after Massage Parlor Raids
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 »
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Dec 12
Cumberland County Spa Owner’s Husband Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges
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 »
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Dec 04
UPDATE: Two Women Arrested in Massage Parlor Prostitution Sting
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 »
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Nov 30
Pittsburgh Man Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges After Missing Girl Found in Pittsburgh Basement
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 »
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Nov 30
Pennsylvania Physician Arrested in Ohio for Attempting to Buy Sex from a Minor
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 »
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Nov 19
Butler County Man Charged with Disseminating A.I.-Generated CSAM on Social Media
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 »
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Nov 10
House Bill 1286 Moves Out of House Tourism, Recreation & Economic Development Committee
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 »
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Nov 10
Pennsylvania Men Arrested in Ohio in Sex Buying Sting
On October 7 and 8, the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force and the Steubenville Police Force conducted a joint sting operation in Ohio that led to the arrest of eight men, including three from Pennsylvania, for allegedly attempting to … Read more about Pennsylvania Men Arrested in Ohio in Sex Buying Sting »
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Nov 05
Altoona Man’s Jury Selected for Trial on Sex Trafficking Charges
On October 20th, a jury was selected for the trial of Donald Dargan. Dargan is charged with one count of trafficking in individuals, two counts of rape by forcible compulsion, one count of rape by threat of forcible compulsion, two … Read more about Altoona Man’s Jury Selected for Trial on Sex Trafficking Charges »