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Norfolk man pleads guilty to flying runaway teens to Hampton Roads in human trafficking scheme, documents say
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Norfolk man pleads guilty to flying runaway teens to Hampton Roads in human trafficking scheme, documents say

32-year-old Denzel Loftin is accused of luring both a 14-year-old and 17-year-old girl to the area. NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man pleaded guilty to flying runaway teens to Hampton Roads and forced them into sex work as part of a human trafficking scheme, according to court documents filed in Norfolk Federal Court. 32-year-old Denzel…

We’re Closer to Protecting Kids from Sexual Abuse Online
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We’re Closer to Protecting Kids from Sexual Abuse Online

Children need companies to design platforms for safety as effectively as they innovate for profit. Kids need governments to regulate the internet the way they regulate physical spaces—with protection and accountability as priority. And civil society organizations must play their role too, sharing promising models and practices while amplifying survivor leaders globally. These imperatives are…

Prince George's County Pair Sentenced on Federal Charges Related to Sex Trafficking of Minors
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Prince George's County Pair Sentenced on Federal Charges Related to Sex Trafficking of Minors

Willis Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, and Brittany Jones, 33, of Suitland, Maryland, were sentenced  for their roles in a sex trafficking operation involving teenage victims. Lewis was sentenced to life in prison; Jones was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The result was announced by United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Assistant Attorney…

Honduran Sexual Predator Sentenced for Trafficking Minor from Mexico
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Honduran Sexual Predator Sentenced for Trafficking Minor from Mexico

DEL RIO, Texas – A Honduran national was sentenced Thursday to 188 months in prison and five years of supervised release for transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. According to court documents, Onilson Dario Juarez-Mendez, 41, illegally entered the United States by wading across the Rio Grande River near…

Atlanta Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Offenses During Super Bowl LIV in Miami
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Atlanta Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Offenses During Super Bowl LIV in Miami

MIAMI – An Atlanta sex trafficker has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for forcing a young woman and a girl into selling themselves for sex. Anthony Bernard Carter was convicted in July by a federal jury in Miami of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion; transporting a person to engage in sexual…

Child Sex Trafficker And Producer Of Videos Of Child Sex Abuse Sentenced To 55 Years In Federal Prison
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Child Sex Trafficker And Producer Of Videos Of Child Sex Abuse Sentenced To 55 Years In Federal Prison

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Mark Manuel Angeles Marino (27, Jacksonville) to 55 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking and the production, receipt, and possession of child sexual abuse material. The court also ordered Marino serve a life term of supervised release and pay $163,500 to victims…

Phoenix Man Sentenced to 188 Months for Child Exploitation Offenses
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Phoenix Man Sentenced to 188 Months for Child Exploitation Offenses

TUCSON, Ariz. – Robert Allen Yost, 61, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on October 21, 2022, by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps, to 188 months in prison for child exploitation offenses. Yost previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Sex Traffic Children and Production of Child Pornography, as well as Conspiracy to Transport Illegal…

Delaware Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Children Sentenced
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Delaware Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Children Sentenced

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Anthony Jones, 38, of Wilmington, DE, was sentenced to 21 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $15,160 in restitution to his victims by United States District Court Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro for his role in a sex…

Delaware Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Children Sentenced to Over Two Decades in Prison
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Delaware Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Children Sentenced to Over Two Decades in Prison

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Anthony Jones, 38, of Wilmington, DE, was sentenced to 21 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $15,160 in restitution to his victims by United States District Court Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro for his role in a sex…

What Kind of Support Do Human Trafficking Victims Need
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What Kind of Support Do Human Trafficking Victims Need

The world of human trafficking is a dangerous one, but one that is more widespread than most people are aware of. Further, many people might not also be aware that victims of human trafficking feel the pain of their exploitation for a long time afterward, even if they have been fortunate enough to have been […]

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