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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?
What happened
The convictions are the result of a coordinated effort of the Trafficking In Persons and Worker Exploitation Task Force, an interagency effort that brings together different agencies to combat the problem of trafficking in persons and modern-day slavery in the United States. The case, which was investigated jointly by the INS, FBI, and the Anchorage Police Department, was prosecuted by the Criminal Section of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska (DOJ). If yes, in what way and with what result? U.S. vs. Virchenko was the first case to be decided under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Additionally, the Department of Justice expanded the definition of commercial sexual service of a minor to include not only “a commercial sexual activity,” but also a “sexually explicit performance” (Mattar).
Response and intervention
Law enforcement agencies intervened and emancipated the victims. Were the victims emancipated? Yes or No? They were emancipated from the traffickers by the INS in January 2001 (DOJ). If yes, did they receive aftercare? Yes or No? They had temporary legal immigration status and were being housed in a safe location (DOJ). Agents of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) office raided the Crazy Horse, the strip club where the victims were being forced to work, on January 4, 2001. The victims were taken into custody (Toomey).