News/Blog categorized: News
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Dec 20
UPDATE: Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Forcing Women into “Sex Slave Contracts”
On December 7, 2018, a Northampton County jury convicted Seth Mull, 31, of Lower Saucon Township, of thirty criminal charges after deliberating for just six hours. The verdict was reached after a weeklong trial in which jurors heard testimony about … Read more about UPDATE: Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Forcing Women into “Sex Slave Contracts” »
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Dec 19
Caln Spa Raid Highlights Inequality in Policing Practices
On July 6th, 2018, a raid of an illicit massage spa located in a Caln, Pennsylvania strip mall was completed by local police. The raid was the culmination of more than a year’s worth of work by Caln Police, which … Read more about Caln Spa Raid Highlights Inequality in Policing Practices »
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Dec 12
Sting in Palmer Township Results in Arrests for Promoting Prostitution
A father and son were arrested on December 7, 2018 for allegedly selling a woman for sex in Palmer Township, according to reports by Lehigh Valley Live. Jason R. Cash, 41, and Justin C. Kresley, 20 were arraigned last week … Read more about Sting in Palmer Township Results in Arrests for Promoting Prostitution »
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Dec 05
Delaware’s Attorney General Sues Under New Law to Shut Down LLCs Associated with Backpage.com
On November 19, 2018, the Attorney General of Delaware, Matt Denn, filed a complaint with the Court of Chancery to shut down several limited liability companies (“LLCs”) associated with Backpage.com (“Backpage”), an online advertising website notorious for facilitating sex trafficking. … Read more about Delaware’s Attorney General Sues Under New Law to Shut Down LLCs Associated with Backpage.com »
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Dec 05
Pennsylvania’s Recidivism Provisions Reflect Gross Misunderstanding about Prostitution
On November 27th, 2018, the CSE Institute and the David F. and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo Center for Ethics, Integrity and Compliance hosted a screening at Villanova Law of the Guardian Documentary, “The Trap: The Deadly Sex Trafficking Cycle in American … Read more about Pennsylvania’s Recidivism Provisions Reflect Gross Misunderstanding about Prostitution »
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Dec 03
UPDATE: New Jersey Man to Serve 18-36 Years for Trafficking Conviction
On November 20, 2018, Dominic Roach, 37, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, was sentenced to 18-36 years in prison following the first human trafficking trial in Lancaster County. The CSE Institute first reported on this story following Roach’s convictions on eighteen … Read more about UPDATE: New Jersey Man to Serve 18-36 Years for Trafficking Conviction »
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Nov 17
CSE Institute Attends American Public Health Association’s Annual Conference
On November 13, 2018, the CSE Institute’s Research Assistant Stephanie Mersch and former CSE Institute’s extern Sarah Baranik de Alarcón participated in a presentation at the American Public Health Association annual Conference in San Diego, California. Stephanie and Sarah are … Read more about CSE Institute Attends American Public Health Association’s Annual Conference »
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Nov 13
CSE Institute Attends Ceremonial Signing of Safe Harbor Law
This afternoon CSE Institute Director Shea Rhodes and Justice for Victims Senior Fellow Sarah Robinson had the honor of attending the ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 554, Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children (Act 130 of 2018), in Harrisburg. They … Read more about CSE Institute Attends Ceremonial Signing of Safe Harbor Law »
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Nov 13
Allegheny County Criminalizes Cell Phones as “Possessing Instruments of Crime”
Merely five months ago, the Tribune Review conducted an analysis of over 100 prostitution cases and exposed that Allegheny County chose to criminalize condoms, deeming them as “instruments of crime.” Following outrage, Allegheny County revoked their policy criminalizing condoms, but … Read more about Allegheny County Criminalizes Cell Phones as “Possessing Instruments of Crime” »
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Nov 12
Shea Rhodes, Esq., Spreads Advocacy to TEDx Community with Speech
On November 8, 2018, Shea Rhodes, Esq., Director and Co-Founder of the Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation (“CSE Institute”), delivered a speech titled Choice v. Culpability for TEDx at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester, Pennsylvania. … Read more about Shea Rhodes, Esq., Spreads Advocacy to TEDx Community with Speech »