Sex Trafficking

Women trafficking rife in Bihar's Seemanchal; locals says problem endemic

According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Bihar reported 111 human trafficking cases in 2021, an increase from 75 cases in 2020

R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking, racketeering charges

R Kelly, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year at a trial that gave voice to accusers who had once wondered if their stories were being ignored because they were Black women

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking

The sentencing was the culmination of a prosecution that detailed how Epstein and Maxwell flaunted their riches and associations with prominent people to groom vulnerable girls and then exploit them

Maxwell found guilty in sex-trafficking trial in win for Epstein victims

They found her guilty of five of the charges against her, including sex-trafficking of a minor, which carries a possible prison sentence of up to 40 years.

Ghislaine Maxwell declines to testify as her defense team rests case

After 12 days of testimony over three weeks, jurors heard from the final witnesses in the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell

Twitter faces claim it benefited from child sex trafficking

Two young men can proceed with a claim that Twitter Inc. benefited from sex trafficking involving them as teenagers when it published child pornography videos on its website: court

Facebook must face claims linked to sex trafficking, says Texas judge

Justice James Blacklock of the Texas Supreme Court said in a ruling on Friday the women can sue Facebook under a state law that allows legal action against those who benefit from sex trafficking

Story in numbers: Madhya Pradesh tops missing children's list as cases rise

India is home to more than 400 million children below the age of 18 years, and is considered among the countries where youth and children comprise more than 55% of the population

Doctors know little about helping sex-trafficking victims: Study

The biggest challenge for medical students is the lack of awareness

Outrage over Jeffrey Epstein's suicide as US lawmakers seek answers

Epstein, a convicted pedophile who hobnobbed with countless politicians and celebrities over the years, was found dead in his cell on Saturday

American billionaire financer Jeffrey Epstein arrested on new sex charges

One of the officials said Epstein is accused of paying underage girls for massages and molesting them at his homes in Florida and New York

Rehabilitating the trafficked still a weak link in trust chain

Sadly, legal loopholes see only one in 10 girls getting reintegrated in a year