Nine Nabbed In Merced Human Trafficking Sting, Police Say

January 31, 2018 05:18 PM 

 

A joint effort in Merced nabbed two alleged human traffickers and seven alleged johns in a recent prostitution sting, according to police.

Two Merced police units, the Disruptive Area Response Team and Gang Violence Suppression Unit, conducted undercover operations last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, police said in a news release. It was part of a statewide effort against human trafficking and prostitution.

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Mississippi Man Gets 20 Years In Jefferson Parish Human-Trafficking Case

A 28-year-old Mississippi man ended his trial by jury Wednesday (March 8) by deciding to plead guilty for his role in a human-trafficking case in which a 25-year-old woman was severely beaten and forced into prostitution in Jefferson Parish, according to the Jefferson Parish DA's office.

Pierre Braddy, of Jackson, Miss., was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to forcible rape, human trafficking and obstruction of justice in connection with the April 2015 crimes.

Braddy entered his guilty pleas Tuesday afternoon, following the first day of testimony in his trial, which began Monday with the seating of the jury.

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Lodi Man Indicted On Additional Sex Trafficking Charges In Federal Court

A federal grand jury indicted a Lodi man Wednesday on three additional charges related to sex trafficking on top of six charges brought forth in January.

Maurice Withers, 27, was charged with one count of sex trafficking by force and two counts of transporting individuals from Wisconsin to Nevada with the intent to engage in prostitution, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. These are added to a January indictment of two counts of sex trafficking a minor, two counts of sex trafficking by force, one count of attempted sex trafficking and one count of transporting a minor with the intent to engage in prostitution.

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New Law Could Make Landlords Liable For Sex Trafficking At Their Rentals

By Arelis R. Hernández November 18

 

New legislation in Prince George’s County aims to hold landlords and property managers accountable for prostitution and human trafficking at their rental properties — the latest sign of a growing concern in an immigrant-rich corner of the Washington suburb.

County Council member Deni Taveras (D-Adelphi) proposed the bill after receiving complaints from several Langley Park-area mothers, who said units in their apartment buildings were being used as brothels and the property managers knew about it.

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Human Trafficking Rring Unearthed In Genesee County

FLINT — The Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton says it's one of the worst cases of human trafficking he's ever see.

Four women, allegedly kidnapped and violently forced into prostitution by Flint brothers Darryl Allen Miller and Chavez Lee Miller.

"All four of the victims alleged that Darryl and Chavez Miller induced, persuaded, encouraged, the women to become prostitutes through their acts of violence against them," Leyton said. "Beating them, choking them, stunning them, stabbing them with needles, and paying them with drugs."

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Just 21, human-trafficking survivor Alyssa Beck has lived a life most cannot imagine

Alyssa Beck has love and hope on her hands. She’s not particularly fond of the tattoos, which she got in the Duval County jail along with the cross on her cheek.

“Hope was originally hate,” the 21-year-old said. “I changed it because there were people in my life who showed me hope.”

People in Beck’s young life — hateful people — once used drugs and violence to drag her into an abyss of unspeakable horrors. A victim of human trafficking by the time she was 15, Beck was twice held prisoner by men who forced her into prostitution. She was raped more times than she could count.

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More Than Massages: A Hidden Sex Industry In Hampton Roads

A woman cried in front of a Chesapeake judge this spring.

A Mandarin interpreter was whispering in her ear, translating as a prosecutor described her crime.
It happened at a massage parlor, in an ordinary strip mall, tucked between a hair salon and a mortgage broker.

Fuzhen Zhao, 53, showed an undercover officer to a room.

He undressed.

During the massage, she crossed a line, making it obvious something illegal was on the menu.

“Not today,” the officer said, shaking his head.

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9 Busted For Human Trafficking, 26 For Prostitution During 4/20 Week 2016

 James Brent Anderson (credit: FBI) and Pedro Davalos (credit: FBI)

DENVER (CBS4) – The FBI-led Innocence Lost Task Force has revealed the recovery of five children and the arrest of nine adults for trafficking, and 26 adults for prostitution during operations during a week of pot smoking events in Denver.

That date 4/20 is known in Colorado as a day to celebrate marijuana. It brings in people from far and away. Like at other big events, some of the people are in search of sex with minors. That’s what James Brent Anderson, 60, is accused of seeking.

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Sex Trafficking 'Staggering' In Illegal Latin American Gold Mines: Researchers

Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:49pm EDT

By Anastasia Moloney


BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The scale of sex trafficking around illegal gold mines in parts of Latin America is "staggering," and thousands of people working there are prey to labor exploitation by organized crime groups, a think-tank said on Wednesday.

"When these mines are directly controlled by criminal groups, or in areas controlled by organized crime, there is an elevated risk of human trafficking," the report by the Geneva-based organization said.

"In Colombia and Peru particularly, and to a lesser extent in the other countries studied, our research uncovered numerous instances of labor trafficking and exploitation, sex trafficking and child labor."

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Police: Multiple prostitution arrests have human trafficking component

NORWALK — In an undercover operation by Norwalk Police Department Special Services Unit (SSU) and NPD Special Victims Unit (SVU), multiple prostitution-related arrests were made on Wednesday in what police said had a human trafficking component.

Police said that the prostitution investigation, which also involved the Connecticut State Police Department Organized Crime Task Force, remains a continuing investigation.

Contact with the suspects was made pursuant to ads on the website “Backpage” in which the women allegedly posted ads for services in exchange for money, police said.

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Carson City man sentenced for human trafficking in North Dakota

A Nevada man accused of bringing a 16-year-old girl to North Dakota for prostitution has been sentenced to about eight months in prison.

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