Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
Jesus Perez-Laguna was sentenced in Federal Court to 14 years and forced to pay the victim $52,000. Upon serving his sentence Perez-Laguna will be deported back to Mexico and not granted reentry into the United States. Ciro Bustos-Rosales was sentenced to 70 months in prison, ordered to pay restitution, and ordered to comply with similar terms and conditions of release as those included in Perez-Laguna’s sentence.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
Police are aware of 8 massage parlors in and around the Denver Metro area. This particular store was closed and the couple are awaiting charges.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
This case is the result of an investigation by ICE, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the St. Paul Police Department, with the assistance of the police departments from Minneapolis, Richfield, Austin and West St. Paul. The investigation was also aided by the Gerald D. Vick Human Trafficking Task Force. Hisep-Roman was sentenced to 28 months in prison and three years of supervised release on one count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the U.S.
Sex Trafficking2007
Canada CA
Tonya made a decision to quit cocaine on her own. We are not sure whether the presence of caring friends at church which she attended or simply a growing awareness through the new associations she was making led her to quit. She says she wanted to do what God wanted her to do. She has said that she wants to become an Orthodox Christian. Tonya has fetal alcohol syndrome with some brain damage. He ability to follow through is limited.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
Seven women were arrested for prostitution in an undercover operation in Snohomish County. None of the pimps were arrested. Police noted that three of the girls arrested were from out of state and the others live in Seattle and Tacoma. Although no mention was made of any male arrests, the article said that earlier that month police had arrested several men in a "john" sting, targeting customers. In both cases no traffickers were found/arrested.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
The man's arrest was part of an ongoing effort of Everett police to combat prostitution. One officer was quoted, "We're attacking it from all angles - from the johns to the prostitutes to the pimps." Undercover officers had set up several sting operations to arrest people selling and buying sex. They've also used Craigslist to nab customers and prostitutes. The man arrested came to the detectives attention in March after a woman reported seeing her daughter's picture in Craigslist and an advertisement that indicated that she was selling sex. The mother said her daughter was being "pimped out and tht the man assaulted her daughter and refused to let her visit with her family according to the search warrant. In July the police heard from another concerned mother who told them that her daughter was being held against her will in a south Everett apartment. Detectives found the woman, who told them the Everett man bought her for $250 and she worked for him as a prostitute at a Lynwood motel. She told them she gave the man all the money she made. Both women told police they were afraid of the man, who carried a pistol and beat and assaulted them. Everett police last month searched two apartments and seized computers, drug paraphenalia and about $2,000 in cash. They continue to investigate.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
Lloyd Mack Royal III, also known as “Blyss”, “B”, and “Furious” is a 29 year old male who, "preyed upon vulnerable minors and prostituted them by a variety of deplorable means for his own benefit” (Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force). He was convicted on March 24, 2010 of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking; sex trafficking of a minor; sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence; conspiracy to distribute drugs; and distribution of drugs to persons under 21, related to a scheme to prostitute three minor females.
Sex Trafficking2007
South Korea KR
3 adults forced a 14-yr old runaway into prostitution, forcing her to have sex with over 800 males. The child was locked in a hotel room for 6 months and forced to perform sexual acts on more than 5 males a day. The traffickers charged 100,000 to 200,000 KRW to each male, making over 120 milion KRW from the child The child did not get any of the money. The three people beat her up and burned the back of her hand with cigarettes whenever she begged them to let her go home, according to the police. The police were able to arrest the perpetrators when they tried to kidnap the victim after she escaped her captors.
Sex Trafficking2007
South Africa ZA
Police intervened."This comes after a complainant opened a case of abduction earlier in the day. It is alleged that the couple abducted a 19-year-old female who was brought to South Africa from Zimbabwe about a week ago under the pretext that she was going to be employed," said Xaba. The couple then demanded R1800 ransom money from the woman's brother. "An arrangement was made with the suspects to meet at a nearby shopping centre where a ransom was to be paid," said Xaba. But the police pounced on the couple and arrested them.
Sex Trafficking2007
India IN
the perpetrators were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department on 2/16/07. On May 3, 2010 the two men and one woman traffickers were sentenced to 10 years in prison for t he trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of three minor girls. The girls who were 12, 14 and 16 years of age had been lured by the traffickers from their rural villages in Nepal and W. Bengal with the prospect of legitimate work in Kilkata. Instead they were sold to the traffickers who forced them into having sex with as many as 12 customers per day.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
Federal agents and Las Vegas police officers arrested six persons believed to have been illegally operating bordellos in Clark County. Officials seized 3,500 tabs of Ecstasy, $20,000 in cash, and detained 25 mostly non-English speaking Asian females during the raid. Agents and officers are investigating whether any of the female detainees are underage or if they were forced into prostitution.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
From April to December 2007, Craig Kraft and Liqing Liu operated a prostitution business. The location changed constantly which included motels in Bloomington, Golden Valley, Plymouth, and Minneapolis. The office for the business was located in St. Louis Park. Women were rotated to work in the brothel, and Liu arranged for the victims to travel to MN from California, New York, and Texas.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
Daniel McNeal, A 36-year-old Minneapolis man, who also goes by the names of “Diamond” and “Daddy,” has a long criminal history, including assault, aggravated robbery and prostitution-related offenses. He is also recognized as a criminal sex offender in connection with a 2001 conviction in Texas for enticement to travel in interstate commerce for the purpose of prostitution. Trafficked individual across several state lines, including Iowa, Texas and South Carolina. McNeal was sentenced to 293 months in federal prison.
Sex Trafficking2007
Canada CA
According to Court records, the female victim met Mr. St. Vil while participating in an album cover photo shoot for his employer in Montreal. She and Mr. St. Vil started a relationship shortly after meeting and then moved from Montreal to Mississauga, Ontario, where she started working as an exotic dancer and, later, as a prostitute. Mr. St. Vil was violent toward her and she was too frightened to contact police for three months. During this time, the victim gave $20,000 earned from prostitution in Ontario and the United States to Mr. St. Vil. While visiting Montreal around April 22, 2007, the victim contacted the police and Mr. St. Vil was arrested upon his arrival in the city.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
In the plea agreement, pled guilty in United States District Court yesterday to two counts of transporting a minor for purposes of prostitution under 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a) and one count of transporting a person for purposes of prostitution under 18 U.S.C. § 2421. Mr. Bryant has agreed to serve a prison term of 96 months, with a subsequent term of supervised release of eight years. In addition, Mr. Bryant will be required to register as a sex offender. The prosecution, part of the Justice Department’s Project Safe Childhood, is the result of the combined efforts of the Union City Police Department, the Mesa, Arizona Police Department, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office - Fremont Branch, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Project Safe Childhood is a national initiative launched last year by the U.S. Department of Justice aimed at combining federal, state and local law enforcement resources in order to bring more Internet-related child exploitation prosecutions, and to educate the public about the dangers that the Internet poses to children. Michelle Morgan-Kelly, the District’s Project Safe Childhood Coordinator, is the Assistant U.S. Attorney who is prosecuting the case, with the assistance of legal assistant Cynthia Daniel.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
Law Enforcement from around Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, and Alameda county, FBI, and the DOJ consulted and constructed the operation Strikeout. Undercover work took place and 131 arrests were made.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
Trevor Jones worked as a landscaper and telemarketer. He was recently prosecuted for his actions with two women whom he met at parties, gave drugs, and then forced them to pay back his "kindness" through prostitution. They had to make at least $150 per event, make at least $1000 per night, and give all the money to him.
Sex Trafficking2007
Guam GU
The FBI investigated and prosecution was carried out by the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. The jury convicted Wei Qin Sun and she was sentenced to 41 months imprisonment and 3 years of federal supervision after her release.
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
The victim was a 16-year-old girl who ran away from her home in Washington. She arrived in the Bay Area on August 3, 2007. She had met the suspect in MySpace and came to the Bay Area to meet him, but there was no mention of prostitution until after she had arrived. Upon her arrival, the suspect told the victim that she must prostitute herself. According to San Rafael police spokesperson Margo Rohrbacher, "[The suspect] told her that he wanted her to prostitute herself, or his friends would look up her family and hurt them … She would give all her money to him, and he would give her money for food and clothing. She was staying with him at some location in the East Bay." Police found the girl on the street, where she appeared to be looking for sexual customers. They stopped to question her, and she told them her situation. Under their direction, she called the suspect, saying she had a customer waiting and asking how much to charge. The suspect gave her instructions and said he would meet her at the Canal area Burger King to collect the money. Police arrested the suspect when he drove up to the restaurant. Police also found marijuana in his car, which was impounded. The suspect was arraigned on 8/10/2007 on charges of “soliciting for a prostitute, pandering, unlawful sex by fraud or fear, sale or transportation of marijuana and driving with a suspended or revoked license”
Sex Trafficking2007
United States US
Trafficker was indicted on June 21, 2007 for leading a human-smuggling ring that trafficked South Koreans into the United States through Canada. He pleaded guilty on April 7, 2008, and admitted that he smuggled between 25 and 99 Koreans into the United States. In July 2009, he was sentenced in a Seattle court to two years in federal prison, but had already served that time while he awaited the outcome of his case in the U.S. District Court. He was also sentenced to two years of supervised release for conspiracy to smuggle and transport aliens into the United States. Prosecutors said they sought an unusually light sentence for Sohn because he cooperated with authorities who were investigating other similar smuggling operations. After Sohn was indicted, he helped agents crack other smuggling rings that had been using the same safe houses as Sohn’s group.
Sex Trafficking2007
Australia AU
Melbourne film maker Luigi Acquisto helped 'Ning' lodge her claim, finding her whilst researching for a human trafficking documentary. He then enlisted the help of human rights lawyer Fiona McLeod who in turn helped Ning to lodge her claim
Sex Trafficking2006
South Africa ZA
The Gauteng kingpin is said to have direct links to human trafficking syndicates in Thailand and usually receives new recruits from OR Tambo International Airport.The sources said that three kingpins - who were now in hiding - had been identified, two in KwaZulu-Natal and one in Gauteng, and warrants for their arrest had been issued. Unconfirmed reports state that the police, as part of their ongoing investigations, have uncovered a money trail between South African criminals and their Thai counterparts, running into millions of rands.
Sex Trafficking2006
United States US
When the victim's grandmother asked for her to be removed because she had run away from home so many times, she was placed in a group home. She continued her pattern of running away. After arrests from prostitution, drugs, and going AWOL from a group home, she was placed in Juvenile Hall. When going AWOl again, she was sent to MISSSEY in Oakland. She was subsequently arrested for being an accomplice to a murder, tried and found guilty. Presejtly she is serving time in prison. She did not identify her pimp's name, and he was not apprehended or tried for any involvement in the murder.
Sex Trafficking2006
Albania AL
Twoo people named Vanja and Damir. Damir was waiting for us.We followed Damir, who had our tickets and travel documents. He spoke with official and gave him something before we went into the ship and down many stairs. I thought we were near the engine - the smell of oil was very strong, also rotten food and the smell of clothes not washed in long time. He said for our safety he must lock the door but will return in the morning. Two of us had to share a bed, but only for one night and next day we shall come to Italy! The next morning we arrived in Bari. I asked him who they are, but the polite young man from my father's shop grab my arm and said something very bad in Albanian. He hit me on the face. I fell on the ground and he pulled me by hair into a room and hit me more than once until my face start bleeding. I did not understand what has happened. I heard other girls screaming. And then he raped me. Than the other men came in and did the same. After that event, each day the same men came again, and then the others, who paid money to be with us. If we said no, Damir would hit and kick us and gave us no food. He said THIS was modeling we must do for anyone they say. He paid for our passports and documents. They belong to him and to be without them in foreign country means going to prison if police find us. If we try escape, he and his friends will kill us and no one will ever know.