sex trafficking

The judge who oversaw the federal sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell says she wants to hear from both the prosecution and defense after the latter attorneys said they’d seek a new trial based on statements made by now two jurors who say they were sexually abused and some of their experiences came up at deliberations.

Ghislaine Maxwell, former British socialite and close associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was found guilty on Wednesday on five charges related to the sex trafficking and abuse of teenage girls.

A man was arrested on child sex trafficking charges Wednesday, police said, after investigators discovered he’d allegedly extorted sexual material from two children from East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Nicholas Cristoforo, a 26-year-old from Wellesley, was arrested Wednesday night by East Bridgewater police on three counts of trafficking a children, three counts of enticing a child for trafficking and a charge...

Apollo Carreon Quiboloy is accused of abusing women and underage girls who allegedly faced threats of abuse and “eternal damnation” unless they catered to him.

After R&B star R. Kelly was found guilty of nine federal counts of racketeering and sex trafficking, attorney Gloria Allred, who represented several of Kelly’s victims, spoke out about the heinous nature of his crimes, including knowingly spreading genital herpes and using child pornography to blackmail his victims into compliance.

A jury found R&B star R. Kelly guilty on Monday on all counts of racketeering and sex trafficking.

The jury of seven men and five women started to deliberate the 54-year-old singer’s case on Friday.

The third week of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial in New York City saw more accusers, including a man for the first time, making more disturbing allegations

A Revere woman has been indicted for allegedly operating a day spa in the city as a front for a human sex trafficking operation. Two of her employees, both men who live in Massachusetts, are facing sexual assault charges. Geralda De Matos Garland, 57, is accused of using Crystal’s Day Spa in Revere as a human trafficking front, Attorney General…

A Hollywood movie producer — who once won an award from a Christian film festival — used his production company as a front for a global prostitution ring, New York federal prosecutors said Thursday

Three female deputies filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing a Texas constable of turning the office’s undercover operations into a “booze-fueled playground for sexual exploitation.”

A federal judge gave the green light Thursday to move jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to New York City to go on trial this summer after several delays.

Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, facing allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, has tapped into a reliable source of funds to subsidize his legal tab: campaign donors’ contributions.

The political peril is deepening for conservative Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz

Parents in National City say they woke up to find their 11-year-old daughter not in her bed. After a city-wide manhunt and rescue, the girl is now safe and police say the 20-year-old accused of taking her is in jail.

The host of the investigative true crime podcast “Evil by Design” has been on the trail of allegations against fashion mogul Peter Nygard for 10 years. In December, Nygard was arrested on charges of forced sex trafficking and trafficking of minors, among others. Host Timothy Sawa joined LX News to talk about his decade-long efforts to shed light on these allegations.

High-profile events that draw out-of-town visitors are natural targets for human traffickers

Holly Hayes is a survivor of trafficking and the founder of Sanctuary Project, a nonprofit jewelry business that is giving job training and steady employment to other victims. Hayes joined LX News to discuss how her project is helping women through the long healing process survivors face.

The pandemic has increased economic instability, which has made more people vulnerable to human trafficking and forced labor. Amy Rahe, a director of The Freedom Fund, joined LX News to debunk common misconceptions about modern slavery and to explain that it’s happening in the U.S. more often than you think.

Children have been more online than ever this year as the pandemic has moved learning out of the classroom and onto the internet. NBC San Diego has conducted a yearlong investigation, titled “Stolen,” into sex trafficking and the exploitation of children and found that the problem is much more widespread than most people realize. Investigative reporter Monica Dean joined LX...