Sex Trafficking2009
United States US
Terrence A. Yarbrough (a.k.a. "T-Rex"). A 34 year old male. "he women, referred to only as "Jane Doe 1 and 2" in court documents, were being rented out against their will to men who responded to online ads on Craigslist and backpage.com, court documents and testimony show. They were forced into the business by Terrence A. Yarbrough, FBI Special Agent Cynthia Dockery wrote in a court affidavit unsealed Monday." From http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/8F87FBF0F9C6CCE9862576240001A191?OpenDocument
Domestic Servitude2009
United States US
One of them escaped. She just opened the door and ran. She wasn't wearing shoes, it was October and bitterly cold in suburban Washington, D.C.. She was frightened, "and I told myself I really give up I don’t care whatever happen with my life right now I think I’ve tried my best running away…" She called the number of a Cameroonian man who visited her slave owner's house occasionally and seemed concerned about Rose. The man picked her up hours later. Another Cameroonian man found out what was happening. He took the victim into his home. She told him there were others just like her. Eventually, The victim was reunited with her friend and other young Cameroonian girls who had been enslaved.
Sex Trafficking2009
United States US
A pair of aspiring models were turned into sex slaves after two fiendish pimps responded to their Craigslist ads, lured them to a Midtown hotel and forced them to have sex with up to 60 men, authorities said. Two savvy pimps, Jason Breska, 38, of Brooklyn, and Sabina Rabinovich, 36, of Florida, responded to the ads while trolling the Internet for potential sex victims, cops said. One of the women had posted an ad looking for a "position in pornography." The thugs, who are childhood friends, promised the women modeling careers with health benefits and dates with clients, police said. They even paid for their travel expenses from Ridgewood, NJ, and Sun Valley, Calif., police said. The women -- ages 21 and 27 -- ended up at the La Quinta Hotel at 17 West 32nd Street, where they were allegedly forced into the sex industry. Using the name "Joey," Breska oversaw the operation and collect all the money - never giving a penny to the victims, cops said. Rabinovich, who went by the name "Charlie," would set up the sexual liaisons by calling the victims to inform them she was sending over a client, police said On June 7, Breska allegedly raped the 27-year-old woman in a room at the hotel. Between, June 8 and June 15, the same victim was forced to have sex with up to 60 men and kept at the hotel through "scare tactics," such as threats to tell their families. At the same time, the 21-year-old victim was kept in a room while having sex with a constant stream of Johns for two straight days.
Bonded Labor2009
United States US
The three face maximum sentences of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a maximum of three years supervised release. In addition, the three have agreed to pay $300,000 to the two women in back pay, the majority of the money coming from seizures of Lynda Phan and Nguyen's home, Nguyen's 2008 Toyota Highlander and money found in bank accounts, documents state.
Sex Trafficking2009
United States US
A Renton man, Tyrone A. Bellinger, 24, pleaded guilty to attempted commercial sexual abuse of a minor girl, 13. Prosecutors asserted he lured the girl into his car and, after showing her his pistol, forced her to sell herself in August, 2007. According to court documents, the girl's first prospective clients were two undercover King County Sheriff's Office detectives. They arrested the girl on suspiciion of prostitution. Bellinger faces 21-35 months in prison.
Domestic Servitude2009
United States US
Abrorkhodja Askarkhodjaev, 30, owned and operated Giant Labor, a labor-leasing company, and controlled a dozen other businesses that filed fraudulent applications for foreign workers. Askarkhodjaev and others used false IDs to create the companies and open dozens of bank accounts for them. Abror Askarkhodjaev has pleaded not guilty to the charges and intends to proceed to trial.
CSEC2009
United States US
The owner of La Cabana restaurant smuggled women and girls from Central and South America into the US and engaged them in prostitution to repay their smuggling debts, according to documents filed in federal magistrate court in Atlanta. The victims, some as young as 15, allegedly performed sex acts for money in a "sex room" at the restaurant and at the owner's home on Jamie Way in Woodstock. The business operates as a restaurant during the day, but after 10pm it transitions into a "Gentlemen's Club,"
Forced Criminality2009
United States US
The two were threatened with exposure to immigration officials, according to the federal charges. here is a link to an article http://wbal.com/apps/news/templates/story.aspx?articleid=37187&zoneid=3
Sex Trafficking2009
United States US
Based on this information, the department started an undercover operation on Feb. 12.09 From that date through May 29, two undercover officers, who carried audio and video surveillance equipment, visited the club once a week to gather information. During that time, the affidavit said, the undercover officers documented about 288 violations of the county ordinance that regulates sexually oriented businesses, at least 349 violations of conduct in a licensed premise, and 17 drug violations.
CSEC2009
United States US
Phillip Garrido and his wife Nancy Garrido. Garrido kidnapped Jaycee an 11 year old girl after she got off a school bus in Lake tahoe CA. Her step father heard her scream and saw a car drive off. Her father tried in vane to follow her capture. Jaycee was kept in a small area for 18 years. She was raped by Garrido and had 2 children by him, her 1st at 14 yrs old. Neither child nor Jaycee went to school or the doctor.
CSEC2008
United States US
Arrested for prostitution, but under the TVPA a child under the age of 18 cannot legally consent to sex, therefor this child should not have been legally charged with prostitution.
CSEC2008
United States US
On March 24, 2008, the mother of a 14 year old girl contacted a parole agent, and accused the defendant of “the kidnapping, rape, and pimping of her daughter.” The girl was abducted at gunpoint at a bus stop on March 3. She was then forced with physical threats to prostitute herself over the span of two weeks. She was detained by police on March 17th under suspicion of prostitution. Sullivan was arrested on March 25th at the Bay Breeze Inn in Oakland. A parole search of the defendant’s vehicle provided a digital camera, laptop, a book about pimping, and a cell phone. It was later discovered that the items seized had child pornography on them, which included images and video of the victim. The victim, under the pressure of her mother provided information to the OPD and picked Sullivan out of a lineup.
CSEC2008
United States US
Hans Gouw and Harjanto Komala recruited young women, ages 16 to 23, to come to the U.S. to work as exotic dancers and prostitutes. Once the victims arrived in the U.S. they were told they had to work for Gouw for at least one year. Gouw then confiscated their passports, and kept the women monitored at all times (when they were at work or at the common house where they were kept when not working). Komala would identify women in Indonesia, and send Gouw their picture, as well as information about height, age, and weight. Komala, Gouw, and other associates then recruited the women to work in the U.S.
Forced Labor2008
United States US
The workers were trafficked by the Company Audubon Pointe, a New Orleans apartment complex affected by Katrina. Audubon Pointe housed the non documented workers in their unfinished apartments while they renovated other apartments. The workers were frequently unpaid or paid very late. When the workers complained, management threatened to evict them and call the police. These threats forced the workers to continue work without pay.
Domestic Servitude2008
United States US
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 5 South King County residents on federal charges for conspiring to enslave a 16 year-old Afghan immigrant girl. Those arrested were: Mohammed Atahee, 37 Nasima Yousufi, 70 Mohammad Yousufi, 84 Nahid Yousufi, 29 Maruf Yousufi, 42 The teen was forced to cook, clean, and do laundry for Atahee and the Yousufis, a federal grand jury indictment says. During the same period, the Yousufis required her to perform all the household chores and care for their children at 28004 33rd Ave. S., Auburn. Nahid Yousufi threatened the girl, called "JVI" in court documents, with arrest and deportation if she failed to live with Atahee or work for the Yousufis. On January 26, 2008, Atahee raped the girl, court documents say. Prosecutors accuse Nasima Yousifi and Nahid Yousifi of causing a marriage to take place between the girl - then 13 in Afghanistan and Atahee, then 33, in the summer of 2005. Because the marriage was not recognized by U.S. authorities, Nasima Yousufi allegedly told U.S. Embassy officials in Pakistan that the girl was the biological daughter of Nasima - then 66 years old - in order to obtain a visa for her. If found guilty, the defendants face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Bonded Labor2008
United States US
The federal government. The rescued victims did not have any resources to rebuild their lives, so St. Bonaventure University raised some money to give them a jump start.
CSEC2008
United States US
In 2001, Victor Nikolayevich Virchenko, Pavel Vasilievich Agafonov, and Tony Kennard each pleaded guilty to transporting minors for illegal sexual activity, six counts of forced labor, six counts of immigration fraud, and coercion to perform in a strip club through a scheme that relied on threats, isolation, and confiscation of passports, visas, and plane tickets. Virchenko was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by deportation. This was the first case to be prosecuted under TVPA.
Sex Trafficking2008
United States US
Don Arthur Webster Jr., aka "Jerry Starr," age 51
CSEC2008
United States US
A mother was selling her 12 yr old daughter as a prostitute to obtain drug money in Asheville NC.
CSEC2008
United States US
The FBI and local law enforcement agents orchestrated a nationwide sting. Undercover cops posed as Jons and arrested prostitutes soliciting sex at bars/nightclubs, casinos, truck stops, and Internet sites such as Craig’s list. The sting operations were used to determine whether or not the girls were less than 18 years of age. If so, they were taken into custody and treated as a trafficking victim. Those arrested could face federal or state charges based on their allegations but they are still awaiting trial.
CSEC2008
United States US
The arrests were made as part of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. All three men were indicted in January 2004 on multiple charges of conspiracy, sex trafficking, importing and harboring aliens for the purpose of prostitution, alien smuggling, and interstate transportation of illegal aliens. Jose and Juan Rojas pleaded guilty. Jose was sentenced to 57 months in prison and three years supervised release. Juan was sentenced to 71 months in prison and three years supervised release. Raul remains a fugitive.
Domestic Servitude2008
United States US
Sarah Khonaizan and Homaidan Al-Turki brought the victim from Indonesia to cook, clean, and care for the couple's children in their home, and paid her less than $2 for her work. Al-Turki also sexually assaulted the victim. She was forced to sleep on a mattress in the basement. The victim worked seven days a week from 2000 to 2004. Al-Turki told her she would be arrested by immigration officials if she tried to leave the home. The victim was recruited to work for Khonaizan through an employment agency in Saudi Arabia in 1999. Khonaizan and her children left Saudi Arabia three months later, leaving the victim to work in relatives' homes for the next, until she joined the family again in Colorado.
CSEC2008
United States US
Maricela Uresti-Martinez and Violeta Juanita De Hoyos-Hernandez recruited and trafficked the victims (minors from Mexico) to come to the U.S. from November 2002 to May 2003. Uresti-Martinez recruited the women, saying that they could come to the U.S. and would work for a short time in her restaurant to repay their $1500 smuggling fee. After reaching Austin, the victims were held against their will, and forced to engage in prostitution to repay their fee. They were threatened to be killed if they did not do as they were told.
CSEC2008
United States US
Lopez-Torres was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for importation of aliens for immoral purposes, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a stolen firearm.