sex trafficking

Cyntoia Brown Long says sex trafficking is often not “black and white” and there is no “perfect victim,” as evidenced by her own case and the ongoing case of Chrystul Kizer, a teenager who is accused of killing her alleged sex trafficker and was released on bond last week.

The women were forced to live and work in filth and near darkness, the federal agent said, surviving on only the tips they received from performing massages and sexual favors.

Lawrence Ray — the federal informant whose information helped lead to the arrest of former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik — has been arrested by the FBI on sex trafficking and other charges, according to the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Ray “targeted a group of college students and others for indoctrination and criminal…

To combat human trafficking during the Super Bowl, law enforcement officials said Thursday that they need hotel workers, ride-hailing service drivers and security personnel to be especially alert. These are the people most likely to encounter the victims and perpetrators of trafficking — and would be able to provide authorities with tips and evidence of the crime taking place, Florida…

A Massachusetts spa owner is facing sex trafficking charges.

Gov. Chris Sununu, who earlier this year signed legislation that expands protections for juvenile victims of sex trafficking, is supportive of a bill that enhances penalties for people who exploit trafficked children.

A Massachusetts woman who was indicted by a grand jury for the alleged sex trafficking of a minor at the Saugus group home where she worked faced a judge on Friday. Ashley Goodrich, 27, of Lynn, pleaded not guilty at her arraignment in Worcester Superior Court. The charges Goodrich faced included four counts of trafficking a minor for sexual servitude...

Two men are accused of trafficking women for sex at two Massachusetts “massage parlors” set up as fronts for illicit activity, state Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Tuesday.

A new bill on the table at the Massachusetts State House would clear the names of sex trafficking victims, many of whom often face prostitution charges that follow them for the rest of their lives. For Jasmine Marino, an author and a survivor of sex trafficking, it’s her willingness to share her story that’s helping other survivors reclaim their...