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Oct 17
Sentencing of New Brunswick Man Running Prostitution Ring in Bucks County Focuses on His Use of Drugs and Violence to Exploit Women
On September 26, 2016, a New Jersey man was sentenced to 11½ to 23 years in Pennsylvania state prison after pleading guilty to trafficking. The trafficker, Christopher DeGrasse from New Brunswick, New Jersey, was arrested at a hotel in Bensalem, … Read more about Sentencing of New Brunswick Man Running Prostitution Ring in Bucks County Focuses on His Use of Drugs and Violence to Exploit Women »
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Oct 13
Robina Conference Mini-Series Number 2: Prosecuting Sex Trafficking: Diverting Victims, Deterring Demand and Targeting Traffickers, Panel 2
Welcome back! This is the second installment of a month-long series presenting the videos from the Robina Conference, held on June 24, 2016 at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. The CSE Institute collaborated with the Robina Institute … Read more about Robina Conference Mini-Series Number 2: Prosecuting Sex Trafficking: Diverting Victims, Deterring Demand and Targeting Traffickers, Panel 2 »
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Oct 10
Swatara Township and the Broader Struggle to Respond to Sex Trafficking
Last month, just outside Harrisburg in the township of Swatara, police arrested one thirty-eight year old man, Suk Tamang, and two twenty-two year old women, Inez Crowner and Natasha McCall. Mr. Tamang was arrested and charged with patronizing a prostitute … Read more about Swatara Township and the Broader Struggle to Respond to Sex Trafficking »
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Oct 06
CSE Institute Signs on to Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Hear Backpage.com Case
The legal fight to hold Backpage.com accountable for child sex trafficking on its website has made its way to the Supreme Court. Nearly two years ago, child sex trafficking victims who were advertised on Backpage sued the online advertiser in … Read more about CSE Institute Signs on to Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Hear Backpage.com Case »
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Oct 05
Robina Conference Mini-Series Number 1: Innovative Investigations and Shifting Police Practices, Panel 1
Welcome! During a month-long series, the CSE Institute will be sharing videos of the notable Robina Conference that took place on June 24, 2016 at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law for your viewing. In collaboration with the … Read more about Robina Conference Mini-Series Number 1: Innovative Investigations and Shifting Police Practices, Panel 1 »
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Oct 04
Dauphin County Police Arrest Patrons of Prostitution, Target Demand
On August 11, 2016 in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, fourteen people were arrested and charged with prostitution and related offenses at several undisclosed locations. Three women were arrested and charged with prostitution. Eleven men were arrested and charged with patronizing … Read more about Dauphin County Police Arrest Patrons of Prostitution, Target Demand »
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Sep 30
Philadelphia man sentenced for trafficking 15-year-old girl
On September 28, 2016, a federal judge sentenced Samuel “Dre” Verrier of Philadelphia to eight years in prison for sex trafficking a 15-year-old girl during a two-week period in August 2011. He was also sentenced to a lifetime term of … Read more about Philadelphia man sentenced for trafficking 15-year-old girl »
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Sep 26
Ten Men Arrested in Lancaster Prostitution Sting
On September 16, 2016, Lancaster City Police Department arrested ten men during a prostitution sting after an undercover female officer posed as a prostitute. One of the men arrested was an 82-year-old resident of Lancaster County. All but one of … Read more about Ten Men Arrested in Lancaster Prostitution Sting »
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Sep 19
Introducing our Justice for Victims Fellow, Sarah K. Robinson
The Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation is pleased to announce Sarah K. Robinson, Esq. as the inaugural recipient of the CSE Institute’s Justice for Victims Fellowship. The fellowship, made possible in large part to the generosity of … Read more about Introducing our Justice for Victims Fellow, Sarah K. Robinson »
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Sep 18
No Pimps or Johns Arrested Following Prostitution Sting
On September 6, 2016, the Allentown Police Department arrested two women during a prostitution sting after a police investigator found an advertisement on the website backpage.com. The two women, ages 18 and 24, and both residents of New York City, … Read more about No Pimps or Johns Arrested Following Prostitution Sting »