News/Blog categorized: News
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Jan 23
New Jersey Expands its Vacatur and Expungement Remedy for Human Trafficking Survivors
On January 18th, New Jersey’s Governor, Phil Murphy, signed into law Assembly Bill 5322, which expands the list of qualifying offenses for New Jersey’s vacatur remedy for human trafficking survivors. It expanded the list to include any offense aside from … Read more about New Jersey Expands its Vacatur and Expungement Remedy for Human Trafficking Survivors »
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Jan 19
Update: Text Messages of Man Charged in Middle District of Pennsylvania Revealed
On October 21, 2021, Frank A. Nork was one of three men arrested in central Pennsylvania following an FBI sting operation to address child prostitution. The following week, all three were federally indicted and charged with 18 U.S.C. § 2422, … Read more about Update: Text Messages of Man Charged in Middle District of Pennsylvania Revealed »
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Jan 03
Corrected Title: Perry County Man Detained on Attempted Enticement of a Minor Charge
On October 25, 2021 Patrick Joel Taylor, 35, of Duncannon, PA, was federally indicted for Attempted Enticement of a Minor as a result of an FBI sting operation. Taylor has admitted to responding to an ad on an internet site … Read more about Corrected Title: Perry County Man Detained on Attempted Enticement of a Minor Charge »
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Jan 03
Ghislaine Maxwell Convicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
On December 29, 2021, a Federal jury in New York found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of five out of six charges related to her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of minor girls. Maxwell, former girlfriend and business partner of Epstein, … Read more about Ghislaine Maxwell Convicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges »
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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 »