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CSE Institute Publishes Policy Paper Regarding Civil Suits Against Backpage.com
In our continuing efforts to educate and expand awareness of commercial sexual exploitation, the CSE Institute periodically publishes Policy Papers that discuss key issues and best practices to address this horrific crime. Read our most recent policy paper arguing why the Communications Decency … Read more about CSE Institute Publishes Policy Paper Regarding Civil Suits Against Backpage.com »
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Update: Philadelphia Men Sentenced for Child Sex Trafficking
On Friday, June 9, 2023, Andre Michael Felts was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison with a lifetime of supervised release for sex trafficking of minors. Felts was the leader of a group of Philadelphia men who conspired to … Read more about Update: Philadelphia Men Sentenced for Child Sex Trafficking »
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CityXGuide Owner Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Facilitating Sex Trafficking
On November 14, 2022, Wilhan Martono, the owner of CityXGuide.com, was sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for promoting online advertisements of sex trafficking victims on his website. Martono, 48, was arrested on June 19, 2020 when CityXGuide … Read more about CityXGuide Owner Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Facilitating Sex Trafficking »
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Update: Two of Three Philadelphia Men Charged with Child Sex Trafficking Have Pleaded Guilty
Kevin Michael Francis, 62, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to sex traffic a minor and aiding and assisting the sex trafficking of a minor. On July 29, 2022, Judge Joshua D. Wolson sentenced Francis to imprisonment for 120 months … Read more about Update: Two of Three Philadelphia Men Charged with Child Sex Trafficking Have Pleaded Guilty »
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Update: Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Chrystul Kizer, Allowing Her to Raise the Sex Trafficking Defense in Homicide Trial
On July 6, 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of a Wisconsin state appellate court holding that, under Wisconsin law, victims of human trafficking have “an affirmative defense for any offense committed as a direct result’ of trafficking.” … Read more about Update: Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Chrystul Kizer, Allowing Her to Raise the Sex Trafficking Defense in Homicide Trial »
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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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Texas Supreme Court Rules Human Trafficking Victims Can Proceed with Human Trafficking Claims Against Facebook
On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that three human trafficking victims can proceed with their statutory human trafficking claims against Facebook. In the 6-0 decision, the court conditionally granted Facebook’s petition for mandamus relief in part … Read more about Texas Supreme Court Rules Human Trafficking Victims Can Proceed with Human Trafficking Claims Against Facebook »
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UPDATE: Monroe County Man Sentenced to 17 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
On February 26, 2021, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that William Battle, 29, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania was sentenced to 17 and half years in prison. Additionally, U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion … Read more about UPDATE: Monroe County Man Sentenced to 17 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy »
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Three Philadelphia Men Charged with Child Sex Trafficking
On Friday, September 4, 2020, three Philadelphia men were arraigned and charged by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania with one count of conspiracy to sex traffic a minor and with four counts of sex trafficking … Read more about Three Philadelphia Men Charged with Child Sex Trafficking »
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Leader of Sex Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 25 Years Imprisonment
On September 3, 2020, Miguel Scott Arnold, age 33, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his role as leader of a human trafficking operation. Four other co-defendants were charged in the indictment and pled guilty to similar … Read more about Leader of Sex Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 25 Years Imprisonment »