Sex Trafficking
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GwenUnitarian Universalist minister Galen Guengerich named 2020 OTTY honoree
On a rainy Monday night in February, about 100 hungry men and women gathered in the courtyard of the Unitarian Church of All Souls, waiting for the church’s...
Five Held Criminally Liable, 10 Clients Prosecuted in Qijiang District, Chongqing, China, Case of 13-Year-Old Forced into Prostitution
This source does not meet the campaign criteria, so I have not drafted an article from it. The offender ages are not established as 14 or younger. The...
Luz del Mundo Leader Naasón Joaquín García Pleads Not Guilty in New York to Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Charges
A ranch in the Jalisco-Michoacán border region was raided by soldiers and state police last week. At first it appeared to be a narco training camp, with tactical...
Leader of La Luz del Mundo Charged in New York With Organized Crime and Sex Trafficking
Federal prosecutors in New York have charged Naasón Joaquín García, leader of the Mexican church La Luz del Mundo, with conspiracy to commit organized crime and sex trafficking....
Leader of La Luz del Mundo Church Pleads Not Guilty in New York, New York, to Sex Trafficking and Organized Crime Charges
Naasón Joaquín García, leader of La Luz del Mundo, has pleaded not guilty to new federal charges in New York. According to El Financiero, he entered the plea...
Jury begins deliberations in Arizona FLDS sex abuse case
Jury begins deliberations in Az FLDS sex abuse case The fate of two Arizona men accused of aiding and participating in a polygamous child sex abuse ring now...
Local Nonprofit Helps Former FLDS Members Transition from Abuse to Independence
Warren Jeff’s nephew, Ian, is a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is one of many individuals who escaped abuse...
Leaders of La Luz del Mundo Church charged with sex-trafficking conspiracy in US federal court
Leaders of La Luz del Mundo Church, a megachurch with roots in Mexico, are accused by U.S. prosecutors of orchestrating a vast sex-trafficking operation that spanned decades. The...
FLDS Leader Samuel Bateman Gets Additional 24 Years for Child Abuse in Flagstaff, Arizona, Trailer Case
Samuel Bateman, a leader of a polygamous sect affiliated with the Fundamentalist LDS movement (FLDS), was sentenced to an additional 24 years in prison for child abuse, according...
