News/Blog categorized: News
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Dec 20
Final Sentences Determined for NXIVM Leaders
NXIVM was an organization from Albany, New York that claimed to be a business and lifestyle program that could help its members actualize and achieve their full potential, along with happiness and fulfillment. NXVIM was widely reported to be a … Read more about Final Sentences Determined for NXIVM Leaders »
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Dec 20
Human Trafficking Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court Against Mennonite Church
On November 17, 2021 Plaintiffs, D.C. and J.D.M, filed suit in the Middle District of Pennsylvania against Defendants, Martin Nelson, Liberty Ridge Farm, Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church and Related Areas, and Mennonite Messianic Mission of the Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church … Read more about Human Trafficking Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court Against Mennonite Church »
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Dec 15
New York Trafficking Remedy Law
On November 17, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Survivors of Sex Trafficking Attaining Relief Together Act (START) into law. Prior to the enactment of START, survivors of human trafficking could only clear convictions for prostitution-related offenses, leaving … Read more about New York Trafficking Remedy Law »
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Nov 18
Two Fairfax, Virginia Police Officers Accused of Human Trafficking
On October 12, 2021, a human trafficking victim filed a lawsuit under pseudonym Jane Doe against two police officers in Fairfax, Virginia. Jane Doe came to the United States from Costa Rica in 2010 when she was approached by Hazel … Read more about Two Fairfax, Virginia Police Officers Accused of Human Trafficking »
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Nov 15
Three Men Charged in Middle District of Pennsylvania for Child Prostitution
Erick D. Metzger (53), Patrick J. Taylor (34), and Frank A. Nork (47) were arrested on October 25, 2020, by police in central Pennsylvania following a sting operation to address child prostitution. All three men were indicted by a federal … Read more about Three Men Charged in Middle District of Pennsylvania for Child Prostitution »
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Nov 08
New Jersey Curriculum Includes Education on Sex Trafficking at Early Ages
New Jersey has created a new curriculum to ensure that students are properly educated and equipped with knowledge about “health and physical literacy” and to help them “pursue a life of wellness.” The curriculum, which was passed in June 2020, … Read more about New Jersey Curriculum Includes Education on Sex Trafficking at Early Ages »
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Oct 21
SEPTA Passenger was Raped and Train Riders Did Nothing to Intervene
On Wednesday, October 13, a woman was being raped while on a SEPTA train near Philadelphia while the riders on the train watched, failed to intervene, and did not call 911. Officials identified the alleged perpetrator as Fiston Ngoy, who … Read more about SEPTA Passenger was Raped and Train Riders Did Nothing to Intervene »
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Oct 12
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Claims Against Pornhub for Child Pornography
On September 3, 2021, a United States District Court Judge, for the Central District of California Southern Division, refused to dismiss a majority of the claims against the parent company of Pornhub, Mindgeek USA, for child pornography and sex trafficking. … Read more about Judge Refuses to Dismiss Claims Against Pornhub for Child Pornography »
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Oct 07
Kelly Found Guilty on All Counts of Sex-Trafficking
“R. Kelly: The Sex, The Soul, The Sales- and the Scandalous Marriage to Teenage Superstar Aaliyah” is how Vibe Magazine first reported the illegal marriage between R. Kelly, 27 and Aalyiah, 15 in 1994. In the twenty- seven years between … Read more about Kelly Found Guilty on All Counts of Sex-Trafficking »
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Oct 04
Judge Declares Mistrial in Backpage.com Trial
On September 14, 2021, U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich declared a mistrial in the trial of the founders of Backpage.com that began earlier this month. The founders of the advertisement website faced charges of facilitating prostitution and money laundering. The … Read more about Judge Declares Mistrial in Backpage.com Trial »