Tag Archives: sex trafficking

U.S. Rep. U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend has agreed to cooperate with federal investigators in his sex trafficking case.  According to a CNN report, the unidentified woman, a Capitol Hill staffer, is the second key witness for the prosecution, following a plea deal made with Gaetz’s former associate Joel Greenberg.  The woman’s relationship with Gaetz …

According to the New York Times, federal authorities are investigating U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz for possible sex trafficking charges stemming from the indictment of former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg. According to the New York Times, Justice Department investigators are looking into whether Gaetz, a close friend of Donald …

After The New York Times reported that the Justice Department was investigating the matter, Congressman Matt Gaetz denied having an improper sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl he allegedly arranged to fly with him on Tuesday night. Gaetz, a close friend of Trump, said he was the target of an …

Ghislaine Maxwell has now been hit with additional charges, including sex trafficking minors for her former boyfriend, Jeffrey Epstein. Another victim was added to the indictment in the criminal case against Maxwell, which was returned Monday. Allegations from the now-fourth victim have added a sex trafficking conspiracy and a sex …

Ghislaine Maxwell, who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, sells her London home to cover her legal fees, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Ghislaine will be sad to see the house sold,” Brian Basham said. “She is devastated by all of this. She will have a lot of good …

A former Oregon elementary school teacher pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges.  William Hamman, 38, is facing 13 years in federal prison after he admitted to sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl he met on social media, the New York Post reports. He also pleaded guilty to one count of sex …

In North Carolina, authorities have charged a young man with human trafficking following a teenager’s overdose death on Tuesday. Officers with the Greenville Police Department arrived at the Baymont Inn to call about a drug overdose. First responders rendered aid to the 16-year-old victim. Sadly, they were unable to save …

A Texas teenager faces murder charges connected with a man’s fatal shooting, but the teenager says she’s not a killer and the man who sex-trafficked her is responsible. 17-year-old Zephaniah Trevio was 16 years old the day Carlos Arajeni-Arriaza Morillo was killed. In August of 2019, Morillo was killed by …

Canadian fashion businessman Peter Nygard has been arrested on federal sex trafficking charges.  Federal authorities are accusing Nygard, 79, of using his company to prey on young women, who say Nygrad sexually assaulted them and groomed them to serve his friends and business partners, NBC News reports. Royal Canadian Mounted …

One summer night in 2015, two women on a street corner waved down a community college student driving home via East New York in Brooklyn. He figured they might need help, so he pulled over and cracked his window, but the pair had something else in mind. “Do you want …

After trying to sell two underage girls to an individual for sexual favors, a charter jet company CEO is in police custody. Little did he know that the individual was an undercover cop. The convicted sex offender, Paul Alexander, 57, struck with the undercover cop on Thursday, concluded the months-long …

Tisha Campbell is teaming up with ITV America production company Good Caper Content to develop a docu-series inspired by human-trafficking survivor and activist Toni Rivera. Rivera, who fell victim to trafficking at a young age, has rescued over 1,500 trafficked individuals and helped them to reunite with their families. The …

R. Kelly’s former manager, Donnell Russell, is currently in talks of a plea deal for stalking an anonymous “Jane Doe” victim in Kelly’s sexual abuse case. Nadia Shihata, an Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, revealed that Russell was currently in talks of a plea deal …

It’s been three years and Facebook is banning QAnon pages, groups and posts that represent the conspiracy theory. QAnon is a viral, pro-Trump conspiracy theory that alleges that Donald Trump was elected to take down a cable of Satan-worshipping pedophiles who are running a global sex-trafficking ring. Conspiracy theorists who …

Nearly 40 missing children have been rescued in a huge Georgia sex trafficking bust. “Operation Not Forgotten” is the investigation that has now led to dozens of children being returned home after being a part of a sex trafficking ring that spanned across 20 counties around the greater Atlanta area. …

An imprisoned sex trafficking victim has been granted clemency after her case was highlighted in Kim Kardashian West’s criminal justice reform docu-series. Kardashian-West’s new documentary series Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project premiered April 5 on Oxygen; the series follows the reality star’s journey with criminal justice reform and spotlights …