Six people were arrested in a sex trafficking operation in Illinois targeting people soliciting children in commercial sex acts. Illinois State Police said the operation took place on December 4 and 5 in the Rockford area, KCRG reported. Five of the people arrested were Illinois residents, and the sixth was from Wisconsin. All were charged …
A New York judge has denied bail for singer R. Kelly, who pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges on Friday. According to NPR, Kelly, 52, arrived at a Brooklyn court and entered a plea of not guilty for five federal charges—one count of racketeering and four counts of violating the Mann …
A second suspect has been charged in connection with the disappearance of a Washington teen who police now fear is a victim of sex trafficking. Documents obtained by KOMO show that Maria Counts, 29, and sex offender Christopher Fitzpatrick, 39, met Lileana “Lily” Christopherson, 15, and her friend, Alex, at the Federal Way Transit Center …
