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EDITOR’S NOTE: USA TODAY does not name victims of sexual violence. Massage workers in this story are referred to by their spa nicknames or their initials. Shirley had been in Baltimore for only a few weeks when she was arrested. She mostly remembers how loud the police were. How rough. She was living and working at…
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte today sentenced Sirron Little, age 32, of Washington, D.C., to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking of a minor to engage in commercial sex acts. Little recruited the victim, a homeless 15-year-old girl, to work for him…
BALTIMORE — Human trafficking is a scary occurrence that involves trading a person for forced labor, sexual slavery and exploitation and anyone can be a victim. When we think of human trafficking, we tend to think it’s something that happens on the other side of the world, in other countries but in reality, it…
When Anthony Brown leaves Congress to be sworn in Tuesday as Maryland’s next attorney general, he will make history. Brown, also a former Maryland lieutenant governor, will be the first Black attorney general in state history, joining a historic group of firsts across state government as Democrats look to accomplish a vast political agenda with…
State Attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle announced Thursday the arrest and extradition of an alleged human trafficker that fled to another state after the Florida Highway Patrol, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the State Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force intervened to rescue the victim. “The sad reality is that a modern-day form of slavery does…
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III today sentenced Ryan Odell Oliver, a/k/a “Dre,” “Fame,” and “Foreign,” age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking at least three victims. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the…
Giving Tuesday donations can help victims of human trafficking find hope and healing in Maryland. The Salvation Army is collecting donations for Catherine’s Cottage, an emergency safe house that provides shelter and other services to victims of human trafficking. “We let them know, ‘You are loved, you can do whatever you want to do.’ And,…
Editor’s note: for a collection of other “Human Trafficking Fact Checks,” click here. The claim: Tainted ice cream is being used to disorient targets of human traffickers A social media post claims human traffickers have an unusual way to disorient potential victims: placing tainted ice cream on parts of a car to get a target to touch…
Editor’s note: some school bus driver programs include human trafficking training. Does YOUR school train their drivers? October 20, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Lora Rakowski 410-767-0486 [email protected] Maryland Recognizes National School Bus Safety Week October 17-21, 2022 Governor Larry Hogan Proclaims School Bus Safety Week in Maryland BALTIMORE, MD (October 20, 2022) – Recognizing the…
A Baltimore child narrowly escapes being trafficked across the country, and now the U.S. Marshals Service has joined the search for a man wanted in connection to the case, officials said. Ramon Ruiz, 31, of Baltimore, is wanted for second-degree rape. It’s a disturbing case involving Ruiz and his wife, who is accused of planning…
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