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Two charged in 'abhorrent sex-trafficking scheme' spanning CT, N.Y., and elsewhere
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Two charged in 'abhorrent sex-trafficking scheme' spanning CT, N.Y., and elsewhere

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Jonathan Ruiz, also known as “Saiint,” 29, of Youngstown, Ohio, and Charline Santiago, 27, also of Youngstown, Ohio, were charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment after they forced multiple women in their mid-20s to engage in commercial sex acts in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Massachusetts, District Attorney Alvin…

Child sex trafficking ‘mastermind’ sentenced to federal prison with other conspirators – Charleston Post Courier
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Child sex trafficking ‘mastermind’ sentenced to federal prison with other conspirators – Charleston Post Courier

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MYRTLE BEACH — The “mastermind” of a multistate child sex trafficking conspiracy was sentenced to federal prison on June 23 along with three related conspirators. The 26-year-old ringleader, Hart William Grow of Surprise, Arizona, was convicted of running a trafficking scheme that involved at least two minors from South Carolina. He is also alleged to…

International Migrants Day
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International Migrants Day

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Vienna (Austria) 18 December 2021 – As the world marks International Migrants Day, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) urges countries to uphold human rights while combatting the criminal networks who smuggle migrants for profit. Further calls are for better access to pathways for regular migration, an adherence to obligations that are…