Police in Mississippi arrested two Tennessee women last week and charged them with human trafficking. Tupelo Police said they “received information” one night of possible prostitution taking place at a local motel. When they arrived, they contacted three people inside a room. The investigators arrested Terraneika Poplar, 19, and Destiney Plummer, 20, both of Memphis, …
Two Iowans have been charged with human trafficking following an investigation into a missing girl in May. Tana Torres, 49, also faces second degree sexual abuse, conspiracy to commit a forcible felony, and prostitution charges, while Jarod Anderson 34, was also charged with third degree sexual abuse and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony, KCRG …
A South Carolina couple have been charged with trafficking their 14-year-old daughter to a 67-year-old man for sex for $20 every time he called for her. James Wilson and April Lawrence were charged with human trafficking of a victim under 18, according to jail records. They’re being held without bond The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office …
A man wanted in a strangulation case in Virginia was arrested this week in Utah, where he has been charged with human trafficking for forcing a woman he was with to perform sex work in exchange for money, food, and hotel rooms. Washington County deputies began searching for Denzel Waddy, 33, on March 8 when …
In a turn of events, a South African mother was arrested and charged Thursday, in connection with the disappearance of her 6-year-old girl. According to AP News, police arrested Kelly Smith, also known as Racquel Chantel, and charged her with kidnapping and human trafficking. Three other people were arrested in the case, including Smith’s boyfriend, …
A suspected victim of human trafficking is home safe seven years after she disappeared, following a desperate call from an Inkster motel. According to FOX 2 Detroit, the victim, identified as a woman in her 30s, contacted family members Monday, reporting her captivity at the Evergreen Motel on Michigan Avenue. Upon receiving the call, the …
A two-week, nationwide anti-sex trafficking operation spearheaded by the FBI identified and located 200 victims and identified or arrested dozens of suspects. The FBI said that “Operation Cross-Country” located 59 juveniles who were victims of child sexual exploitation and child sex trafficking. “Sex traffickers exploit and endanger some of the most vulnerable members of our …
Andrew Tate, an “influencer” who was banned from Twitter because of racist, homophobic, and misogynist comments and allowed back on by new CEO Elon Musk, was indicted in Romania on charges of rape, human trafficking, and forming an organized crime group to sexually exploit women. Tate’s brother, Tristan, and two other people were also indicted, …
The owner and three manager of a Florida strip club face human trafficking charges after deputies say they allowed a 17-year-old girl to work at the club “without proof of identification, age, or county required entertainer’s license.” The girl had worked at Flash Dancer Orlando from 2019, when she was 15, until 2021, according to …
A federal judge in Florida heard arguments last week over whether Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige can be considered served after months of evading process servers trying to deliver documents relating to a federal trafficking lawsuit. Attorneys for Miscavige even refused a request from US Magistrate Judge Julie Sneed for an address for the …
The teen who was sex-trafficked after going missing from a Dallas Mavericks game earlier this year ran away from a treatment facility in Utah last week. The 15-year-old was found safe Tuesday night, according to her mother, Brooke Morris. Morris, who said she spoke with her daughter by phone two days before the girl left …
