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SlaveryMap documents 892 cases of modern slavery in the United States from 1981 to 2025. The most documented type is sex trafficking (38% of cases), followed by CSEC (36%). Overview and map →
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case was investigated by the FBI’s Innocence Lost initiative with the Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation-Obscenity Section and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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Carlos Curtis and associates and pimps Michael Goodwin, and Janet Rodriguez. Curtis was indicted on charges of transporting minors from New York and Maryland to engage in prostitution, as well as sex trafficking of children, transportation of minors, transportation for illegal sexual activity, and materials involving the sexual exploitation of children. Michael Goodwin pleaded guilty for two counts of Pandering. Janet Rodriguez pleaded guilty for one count of pandering. Curtis was sentenced to life imprisonment. Goodwin was sentenced to 36 months. Rodriguez was sentenced to 36 months.
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Gary Gates and Tamisha Hayward operated an online escort/prostitution business. Clients contacted a telephone number posted on the web to set up dates. Hayward reserved hotel rooms for the girls using Priceline.com. Gates and Hayward were indicted on 13 counts of sex trafficking of children; 11 counts coercion and enticement; 5 counts of transportation of minors; and two counts of transportation for illegal sexual activity. Hayward was also charged with one count of conspiracy. Gates was sentenced to over 14 years and Hayward to over 8 years.
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They recovered more than $2,700 in cash, cameras, a laptop and computer as well as small amounts of crack cocaine and heroin. At the time of his arrest, Bonaparte was out on bond from a June 24th charge of soliciting for a prostitute. On that occasion, Bonaparte tried to recruit an undercover officer on Mannheim Rd. to work for him as a prostitute. Bonaparte has been arrested fifty-five times previously, and has nine convictions for offenses including pimping, manufacture and delivery of cocaine, possession of a stolen vehicle, and theft. The Cook County Sheriff’ Police Vice Unit arrested Bonaparte after responding to a suspicious ad posted on the Escorts section of the website Backpage.com. The ad contained solicitations such as “Sexy Crystal is here to please and pamper you”, “Call me before 1 a.m. and get your discount”, and “Girlfriend experience”. Bonaparte forced three women to prostitute themselves for his profit. He allegedly took sexually provocative photos of the women and posted the pictures in internet ads for escort services.
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Brandon W. Dennis, 25, Wichita, is charged with two counts of attempting to recruit teenagers to perform commercial sex acts. In one count, the victim is identified as “Jane Doe,” a 17-year-old Wichita girl. In the other case, the victim is identified as “Rissa,” a name used by a detective with the Wichita Police Department who was working undercover. A criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Wichita alleges that the 17-year-old victim met Dennis in the summer of 2011 at a party. She told him her age and they became friends on Facebook. On Oct. 23 and Oct. 24, 2011, she received several messages on Facebook from Dennis. He told her she could make up to $800 a day working as a prostitute. One message from Dennis read: “become a hoe n get paid n get rich.” When she declined his offer, he threatened her and sent her a message that said: “u jus nothing but a dog that needs the rite trainin n life.”
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Tilford Black offered an 18 year old runaway food, shelter, and money. She agreed, and was then forced to engage in sexual acts for money, and hand the money over to Black. Black admitted that he "knowingly recruited, solicited, enticed, obtained or transported the victim with the intent or knowledge that force, fraud or coercion was used to subject her to engage in commercial sexual activity."
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Sabil Mumin Mujahid, Sidney Lamar Greene, Rand Hooks, and Keyana "Koko" Marshall were indicted for their roles in the Anchorage, Alaska trafficking ring. At least three of the victims were minors.
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In April 2008, a NOLA vice unit was driving around in an unmarked car when Ricky Womack and an "unidentified white female" were seen flagging down cars. They stopped and he offered the girl as a prostitute to the plain-clothed cops for $100. Womack only allowed sexual liaisons to occur in his motel room so that he could protect the girl. The police officers found a "contract" handwritten by the girl in the motel room: 'I do solemnly swear to give Ricky Womack the next five years of my life. I promise never to cheat, lie, or betray him.' The detectives learned the girl was a teenage runaway from Arkansas whom Womack had lured to New Orleans.
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The perpetrator plead guilty to one count of sex trafficking. His co-defendant, name unknown plead guilty to involvement with sex trafficking on October 23, 2009.
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From DOJ Press Release - Feb 2, 2010 ====================== Arlington, Texas, Couple Convicted of Forced Labor and Other Crimes for Holding Nigerian Woman in Domestic Servitude . http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/February/10-crt-118.html . A federal jury has convicted an Arlington, Texas, husband and wife, Emmanuel and Ngozi Nnaji, of engaging in a nine-year scheme to compel the labor of a Nigerian victim as their domestic servant, the Justice Department announced. . According to the evidence at trial, Emmanuel Nnaji and Ngozi Nnaji enticed a widowed Nigerian mother of six to come to the United States to be their domestic servant by falsely promising a salary and support for her children, who she was struggling to support. . The defendants procured fraudulent immigration documents, confiscated the victim's documents, harbored her in their home, compelled her to work long hours with no days off for little or no pay, used a scheme to isolate her and restrict her communications, withheld her documents and pay, and refused her requests to return home or be paid. The defendants also failed to provide support for the victim's six children in Nigeria, limited and monitored contact with her family in Nigeria, isolated her from normal society in the United States, and refused to allow her to regularly attend church. According to the evidence at trial, Emmanuel Nnaji sexually assaulted the victim and made her fearful to call the police.
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DOJ Press Release - Feb 3, 2010 ================= Citizen of Mexico Sentenced for Role in Federal Sex Trafficking Conspiracy . http://atlanta.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/at020310.htm . ATLANTA, GA MIGUEL RUGERIO, 28, a Mexican national, lured young women from Mexico with the promise of money and legitimate jobs and then forced them into prostitution and repulsive living conditions. . According to Acting United States Attorney Yates, the indictment, and information presented in court: RUGERIO admitted in his plea that from July 2006 to August 2008, he conspired with others to use force, fraud and coercion to cause approximately five female victims to come to the Atlanta area from Mexico and to engage in prostitution for the financial benefit of the members of the alleged conspiracy. . RUGERIO further admitted to transporting a victim to states outside of Georgia, including Alabama and Florida to engage her in prostitution. RUGERIO used false promises of better lives and marriage to lure young, impoverished Mexican women to come to the United States, knowing that he would cause the victims to engage in prostitution upon their arrival. RUGERIO required his victims to engage in commercial sex with many men per night, seven days a week.
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The following news story from the AJC provides the story, Atlanta News 4:10 p.m. Thursday, March Man arrested on sex trafficking charges By Kristi E. Swartz The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Federal agents have arrested a 25-year-old Louisiana man accused of taking minors from Atlanta to Birmingham for prostitution. More Atlanta/Fulton news » * Rainy Sunday on the way * Civil rights icon in hospital * Murder-suicide possible cause of deaths of former state Sen. Schaefer and husband * Four indicted on tuition reimbursement scheme * Atlanta/South Fulton * North Fulton Dmarcus Antwain Ward, 25, of Minden, La., was indicted on charges of sex trafficking of minors and transporting them for the purposes of prostitution, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Ward was indicted last week before a federal grand jury in Atlanta. Ward is accused of taking two minors to Birmingham and back to Atlanta – between Sept. 2009 and Nov. 7, 2009 – to have them engage in prostitution in both cities, according to U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. “We are committed to aggressively prosecuting anyone who exploits children through sex trafficking,” Yates said Thursday. The sex trafficking charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. The transportation charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Each count also carries a fine of up to $250,000. The FBI has formed the Metro Atlanta Child Exploitation Task Force in efforts to stop human trafficking in the area.
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The sex trafficking charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. The transportation charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Each count also carries a fine of up to $250,000.
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Kasiem Brown, 36 years old pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor girl by force, fraud and coercion, and conspiracy to deal in firearms without a license.In the US Camden Court.
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The article: AUSTIN (KXAN) - A victim of a suspected human trafficking ring escapes, appearing at a North Austin convenience store bloody and wearing very little clothing. One man, 44-year-old Santiago Ramirez Cruz, is charged with unlawful restraint expose to serious bodily injury and immigration and naturalization service detainer, both felony charges. Austin police say the victim escaped through the window of the Mi Casa apartment complex at 7200 Duval Street. The victim stopped for help a couple of blocks away at the Haven Food Mart at 614 East St. Johns Avenue. The victim had injuries to the hands from breaking the glass during the escape. The family allegedly paid the suspected smugglers $2,100 to bring the victim into the country.
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Yes. Police were called on May 11th 2010. A report was filed. Pictures were taken. MPD does not want to support it's victims.
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From an article in the Seattle Times on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 titled, "Arrest made in prostitution, child-pornography case." The trafficker, Alexander Dalgardno,a 20-year old man from Mukilteo and "convicted child rapist" has been arrested for "allegedly forcing a young woman into prostitution and possessing nude photos of her and a teenage girl." With the assistance of a 16-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy, the woman was lured through a "social networking site" and was offered a job in "hospitality work." According to the article, after meeting them, they "drove her to Bellevue Square, where they bought her $500 worth of clothes and lingerie. Later, in a hotel room they told her she'd be in the 'escort business'...The young woman wanted to leave but...'They threatened to harm her family and threatened to break her fingers if she did not comply,' a Bellevue detective said." This article also explains that Delgardno raped the woman, and "advertised her as an adult escort on a website and hosted those who replied at the Bellevue hotels...[and]three men had sex with the 18-year-old during three nights in early March, according to the police."
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Officials said Robertson was part of a ring that kidnapped a 14-year-old teen from San Antonio, forced her to have sex with clients and dance at a Texas strip club last year.
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Opas Sinprasong, was a citizen of Thailand and has been in the United States on a "non-immigrant principal investor" status since at least 1994. He was the owner of several Asian restaurants in Boulder, Louisville and Broomfield. He held Thai immigrants as slaves and forced them to work 32+ hours of overtime for no compensation. He held the immigrants through the use of bonded labor, by requiring them to pay-off exorbitant fees for bringing them into the country.
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Strip clubs along Broadway are owned by organized crime and corruption runs rampant. Traffickers are owners and managers who employ underaged girls, encourage prostitution in private rooms and steal money as well as soliciting sex from the girls. Girls pay a fee to work in the clubs and often times managers will coerce young women into favors to pay for these astronomical fees.
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DAVIS, 36, is charged with one count of sex trafficking involving a minor through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, and a maximum fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. This case is being prosecuted by the Complex Frauds Unit. Assistant United States Attorney Amanda Kramer is in charge of the prosecution. The charges in the criminal Complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Follow-up January 20, 2011: Lawrence Taylor to Register as Sex Offender http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/13/sportsline/main7243830.shtml Hall of Fame Linebacker Lawrence Taylor Pleads Guilty to Two Misdemeanors for Sex With 16-Year-Old Prostitute (AP) NEW CITY, N.Y. - Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor pleaded guilty Thursday to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute, misdemeanor charges that carry no jail time but require him to register as a sex offender. The 51-year-old ex-linebacker, who led the New York Giants to Super Bowl titles in 1987 and 1991, will serve six years probation. “She told me she was 19,” Taylor said in court as he admitted having sex with a prostitute who turned out to be a 16-year-old Bronx runaway. Harry Carson, his former teammate and fellow Hall of Famer, was in the courtroom and gave Taylor a supportive greeting when he arrived. Taylor was arrested in May at a suburban hotel. He previously had pleaded not guilty to third-degree rape, patronizing a prostitute, sexual abuse and endangering a child. He had been resisting a plea deal for months. Prosecutors said in December he had been offered a six-month jail term and 10 years' probation in exchange for pleading guilty to a felony. Taylor would have had to register as a sex offender. Defense attorney Arthur Aidala had called that offer unacceptable but said he would listen to any other offers. Two other members of the Giants' 1991 Super Bowl team are behind bars. Mark Ingram Sr., a star receiver, is spending nearly 10 years in federal prison for money laundering, bank fraud and bail jumping. And the electrifying kick returner Dave Meggett was sentenced last year to 30 years for criminal sexual conduct and burglary. Taylor's trial would likely have started within a few weeks. He was arrested May 6 after the underage girl's uncle contacted New York City police. Officers from Ramapo woke him at a Holiday Inn in Montebello. Police said he was cooperative and no drugs were found in the room, although a bottle of alcohol was. Taylor has a history of drug offenses but has been to rehab and his lawyer says he has been sober for years. In a related case, federal prosecutors in Manhattan filed a complaint last year against a man who is accused of acting as the girl's pimp. Court papers in that case say Taylor admitted to sex acts with the girl but said he was told the girl was 19. Ramapo police Chief Peter Brower said after Taylor's arrest that ignorance of a minor's age is not a defense to third-degree rape. Aidala had claimed that Taylor's arrest was illegal because police did not have a warrant when they burst into his suburban hotel room in May. Prosecutors said no warrant was required and state Supreme Court Justice William Kelly rejected the claim. But he granted a pretrial hearing on whether statements Taylor made upon his arrest were admissible. Aidala said in December he was relishing the chance to cross-examine the arresting police officers. Taylor was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999. A fierce, athletic linebacker, he redefined his position and was selected to the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team. In 2009, he competed in ABC's “Dancing With the Stars.” He had also been a spokesman for the NutriSystem weight-loss company, but he was dropped after his arrest.
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Eight people have been indicted on charges that include sex trafficking or promoting prostitution as a result of the investigation. The pimps sometimes started off as boyfriends or had acquaintances recruit friends and schoolmates from local high schools and middle schools, luring girls with promises of cash and “a generous lifestyle,” he added. Instead, the men used threats and violence to force the women to meet quotas of $500 a day or more, meeting clients at sex parties or through the “adult services” categories of Craigslist and other Web sites.
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The defendant forced Filipino victims to work in her elderly care business and confiscated their passports, threatening them if they left
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Jinfu F. Jin, 44, of Algonquin, is accused of offering to perform a sex act for the officer who was in the business as part of an investigation into ongoing complaints about it from its neighbors and others. Police also are questioning a second woman working at the parlor, but she was not been charged at this time. A patron inside the business when police made the arrest was not charged because there was not enough evidence to prove he was doing something illegal, said Master Sgt. Tim Sebastian of the North Central Narcotics Task Force.