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In the Pipeline: The shadowy face of human trafficking
She does not look like a sex slave. Pretty, with coffee-colored skin, looking perhaps 17 years old, she could be a cheerleader, or volleyball player, or a dancer — anything but what is seems she is. But we found her photo online, someone in our...
Tags: Book, Personal Service, Los Angeles Times, Cell Phones, Sex Crimes
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H.B. delays limits on massage parlors
The Huntington Beach City Council stopped short this week of limiting the amount of massage parlors in the city after a professional group of masseurs allegedly threatened legal action and offered to help curb illegal activity by identifying...Tags: Public Officials, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Service, Politics, Sex Crimes
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Inspections net 71 violations at massage parlors
Recent inspections of 20 massage parlors in Huntington Beach uncovered 71 municipal code and building safety violations, and at least three parlors are facing temporary closure. The May 5 inspections were part of an ongoing investigation regarding...Tags: Business, Facebook, Labor Legislation, Personal Service, Immigration
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'The fabric of freedom'
The International Princess Project headquarters near John Wayne Airport stocks thousands of pairs of brilliantly-colored, batik-style drawstring pants known as PUNJAMMIES.
This trademarked line of textile wear with an Indian twist targets Western women...Tags: India, Sex Crimes, Hinduism, Rape, U.S. Department of State
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Bail Denied for James Wells in Kodiak Coast Guard Murders
Channel 2 NewsA federal judge denied bail for the man accused of killing two men at a Kodiak Island Coast Guard facility. Though James Wells’ defense team claimed the 61-year-old posed no risk to the community, it was unable to secure bail for the murder...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Prosecution, Trials
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Florida human-trafficking ring busted, 16 young women enslaved, Bondi says
CLEARWATER -- State and local law enforcement officials announced Friday they have broken up a human trafficking and prostitution ring that operated throughout the Tampa Bay area. The two men accused of running the operation -- Peter Kitt, 41, and...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Sex Crimes
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Armed prostitution suspects arrested after posting photos with attack weapons on Facebook
Two Central Florida women who were snared in a January prostitution sting were arrested Monday after bragging about guns on their social-media accounts, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Felons Brittany Dodd, 25, of Lakeland and Maylee...
Tags: Theft, Adam Lanza, Grady Judd, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes
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Newlywed, 91 others caught in online sex sting; Backpage probe underway
A newlywed ditched his wife at an upscale Orlando-area resort in hopes of having sex with a prostitute, joining nearly 100 others caught in a sex sting that has expanded into a criminal probe of a popular website. Backpage.com, a website that allows...
Tags: Online Advertising, Grady Judd, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Police Arrests
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Cops: Prostitutes arrested after bragging about guns on social media
Two women who were arrested in a January prostitution sting were arrested Monday after bragging about guns on their social media accounts, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Brittany Dodd, 25, of Lakeland and Maylee Rossi, 27, of Davenport...Tags: Grady Judd, Sex Crimes, Police Arrests, Polk County, Polk County Sheriff's Office
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Sheriff's Office rehires court deputy fired for hitting on jailed woman
A Broward sheriff's deputy who was accused of having sex with prostitutes while on duty as a police officer, who gave the middle finger to an instructor while a cadet, who was later the subject of five internal-affairs investigations at BSO, and who was...
Tags: Pompano Beach, Crime, Law and Justice, Broward County, Sex Crimes, Alexis Wright
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Deputies: Man on honeymoon busted in sex sting
FloriDUHUndercover detectives busted 92 people after conducting a four-day-long investigation targeting online sites advertising for prostitution or soliciting others for prostitution, according to a news release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Among...Tags: Family, Sex Crimes, Tampa, Police Arrests, Marriage
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Trial begins for Broward couple accused of forcing women into sex trade
Prosecutors say that a husband-and-wife team held vulnerable young women against their will at motels and homes in Broward and Palm Beach counties, forcing them to work as prostitutes. But defense attorneys for Mackenley Desir, 34, and his wife, Genet...
Tags: Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Hallandale Beach, Justice System
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