Jul 08 WATCH: Financier Jeffrey Epstein charged with sex trafficking of minors The 66-year-old hedge fund manager who once hobnobbed with some of the world's most powerful people was charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy and could get up to 45 years in prison. Continue reading
Apr 18 Judge scales back Weinstein suit, allows sex-traffic claim By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A federal judge eliminated 17 claims against the once powerful movie mogul who has been accused by women of seeking to trade his influence for sexual favors. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Officials discuss sex trafficking case involving Patriots owner Robert Kraft New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft visited a Florida massage parlor for sex acts the night before and the morning of last month's AFC Championship Game, which he attended in Kansas City, authorities said Monday in documents charging him with… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 6:54 Labor secretary under fire as disturbing Epstein details continue to emerge A federal judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors led by current Labor Secretary Alex Acosta broke the law when he was U.S. attorney in Florida. Acosta's team allegedly concealed a plea agreement from more than 30 underage victims who had been… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 8:40 Pimps and traffickers prey on vulnerable Rohingya girls By Tania Rashid Since the majority of Rohingya refugees are women and girls, many of whom are poor and without a male breadwinner, they are vulnerable to traffickers looking to make fast money in the Bangladeshi sex trade. Special correspondent Tania Rashid and… Continue watching
Apr 26 Inside the Bangladesh brothels where Rohingya girls are suffering By Tania Rashid “My friend said, ‘Why don’t you run away from the camps? I know people who can help you. Do you want work in a garment factory?’ I said yes.” Little did she know, her “friend” was a Rohingya trafficker. Continue reading
Dec 29 Sex traffickers target poor communities in India. This group aims to stop them By Larisa Epatko “Economic freedom doesn’t actually mean that much if you’re in a highly abusive situation,” said Elca Grobler of My Choices Foundation in India. Continue reading
Oct 17 'How do I know she's being forced?': New exhibit reveals the dark underbelly of human trafficking By Elizabeth Flock The startling exhibit in Washington D.C. reveals how labor and sex trafficking is alive and well in the U.S. and around the world. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 10:34 Sex trafficking of African migrants in Europe is a 'modern plague' By PBS News Hour African women seeking a better life in Europe face a long, perilous, often fatal journey across the Mediterranean. But when they do arrive, they confront yet another threatening prospect: conscription into sex slavery. Eighty percent of all Nigerian women who… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 8:21 In the Philippines, sex trafficking of young girls moves online By PBS News Hour Sex tourism has long been a scourge in the Philippines. But now there's a disturbing new trend in the trafficking of mostly young women and children: vulnerable victims are being lured online and tricked into the trade. Special correspondent Fred… Continue watching