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11:26pm, 3rd August, 2019

Honduran president denies links to drug trafficking

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Saturday denied reports from a U.S. court filing linking him to drug trafficking, accusing criminals of seeking revenge against him.

Singer R. Kelly pleads not guilty to New York sex trafficking charges

10:50am, 2nd August, 2019

Entertainment

Singer R. Kelly pleads not guilty to New York sex trafficking charges

Singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty in New York on Friday to charges that he ran a criminal scheme in which he recruited women and underage girls to have sex with him, isolating them and often controlling what they ate and when they went to the bathro...

Singer R. Kelly makes first New York court appearance on sex trafficking charges

5:15am, 2nd August, 2019

Entertainment

Singer R. Kelly makes first New York court appearance on sex trafficking charges

Singer R. Kelly is expected to plead not guilty in New York on Friday to charges that he ran a criminal scheme in which he recruited women and underage girls to have sex with him, isolating them and often controlling what they ate and when they went...

Jeffrey Epstein could face sex trafficking trial next June

12:12pm, 31st July, 2019

US

Jeffrey Epstein could face sex trafficking trial next June

Financier Jeffrey Epstein could go to trial on charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of underage girls as early as next June, though his lawyers told a court on Wednesday they may need more time.

Kentucky Derby a magnet for human trafficking, officials warn

8:45pm, 22nd April, 2019

US

Kentucky Derby a magnet for human trafficking, officials warn

Human traffickers are likely to prey on vulnerable young women and children at this year's Kentucky Derby, state and local officials warned on Monday, and urged spectators to be alert to people with matching tattoos or branding marks.

Wisconsin man found guilty of sex trafficking on now-defunct Backpage.com

7:26pm, 15th April, 2019

US

Wisconsin man found guilty of sex trafficking on now-defunct Backpage.com

A Wisconsin man who prosecutors say transported seven young women across state lines and forced them into prostitution using ads on Backpage.com before U.S. authorities shut it down was found guilty on Monday on federal sex trafficking charges.

Woman sues Facebook, claims site enabled sex trafficking

4:01am, 3rd October, 2018

US

Woman sues Facebook, claims site enabled sex trafficking

A Texas woman, claiming that she was raped, beaten and sex trafficked at the age of 15 by a pimp who posed as a Facebook "friend," has filed suit against the social network, alleging its executives knew minors were being lured into the sex trade on t...

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Honduran president denies links to drug trafficking

Singer R. Kelly pleads not guilty to New York sex trafficking charges

Singer R. Kelly makes first New York court appearance on sex trafficking charges

Jeffrey Epstein could face sex trafficking trial next June

Kentucky Derby a magnet for human trafficking, officials warn

Wisconsin man found guilty of sex trafficking on now-defunct Backpage.com

Woman sues Facebook, claims site enabled sex trafficking

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