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Boston-area brothel bust hearings to be public, Mass. high court justice rules
Initial hearings for 28 people accused of paying for sex at high-end brothels operating in the Boston area will be open to the public, a justice on Massachusetts’ highest court wrote Friday. But documents in the case will be sealed before the hearings to protect private information for anyone for whom probably cause is not established at the hearings, Supreme…
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Alleged clients in Mass. brothel bust case push to keep initial hearings private
At least half of the 28 people accused of paying for sex in a high-end brothel network are pushing back on efforts to make initial hearings in the case public, citing their privacy rights. The arrests of three people in connection with the brothel organization alleged to have been operating in Massachusetts and Virginia drew public attention, and acting U.S….
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Public hearings suspended for alleged clients in Mass. brothel bust case
A Massachusetts Supreme Court judge has suspended hearings set in the cases against 28 people accused of paying for sex in a high-end brothel network while the courts address questions of what information will be made publicly available in the case. The arrests of three people in connection with the brothel organization alleged to have been operating in Massachusetts and…
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Probable cause hearings announced for alleged clients in Mass. brothel bust case
Dates have been set for probable cause hearings in the cases against 28 people accused of paying for sex in a high-end brothel network alleged to have been operating in Massachusetts and Virginia. The names of the accused have yet to be released, but the hearings will be open to the public after requests from NBC10 Boston and other news…
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Court hearings to be open as feds seek charges against clients in Mass. brothel bust case
Federal authorities announced plans this week to bring charges against 28 people accused of paying for sex in a high-end brothel network. The names of the accused have yet to be released, but the first court appearances will be open to the public, a court ruled Thursday in response to requests from NBC10 Boston and other news outlets. “Show cause…
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Man recruited teen girl into selling sex, including in mom's Boston basement: feds
A Boston man recruited a 16-year-old girl to work as a prostitute under threat of violence, bringing her across state lines for the work before he was caught, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Tramonte Jamier Queen, 23, allegedly had the girl have sex with clients in his mother’s basement in Dorchester, as well as at hotels — including in Rhode Island,…
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3 charged with coercing women into prostitution across Northeast
Three people have been arrested on sex trafficking charges for allegedly coercing five women into prostitution throughout New England and in New York and New Jersey, federal officials said Friday. The trio were arrested Wednesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts, over allegations dating back to 2012-2016. Jermall Anderson, Jennifer Fortier and Latasha Anderson are accused of...
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Texas Girl Found Locked in North Carolina Shed Used Gaming Chatroom Before Being Kidnapped, Mother Says
The mother of the 13-year-old girl kidnapped and sexually assaulted by a man in North Carolina tracked her daughter’s online activity.
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Missing Texas Girl Found Locked Inside Man's Shed in North Carolina
A man is facing a number of felony charges after a 13-year-old girl reported missing in Dallas two weeks ago was rescued from a locked outbuilding at his North Carolina residence.
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A Victim-Centered Approach to Human Trafficking
Building trust and helping victims overcome trauma is a critical part of breaking the cycle of human trafficking.
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Building Trust One Person at a Time: The Victim-Centered Approach to Human Trafficking
Connections are being made one woman at a time by offering support and meeting a few basic needs near Atkinson Street in Boston, ground zero of the city’s opioid epidemic. For many women, this is where substance use disorder and human trafficking intersect. Clinical psychologist Dr. Abigail Judge and peer advocate Sandra Andrade hit the pavement building relationships and...
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‘It's Soul Crushing': Trafficking Victims Exploited Up and Down the East Coast
They’re promised a better life – instead the victims of human trafficking are raped, beaten and tortured. Union Street in Lynn is known by advocates as an open-air market where women are sold for sex. Mary Speta, head of the nonprofit Amirah, is on a personal mission to help end the cycle of exploitation. “There have been some pretty...
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Boston Man Accused of Trafficking 2 People, Including 17-Year-Old, for Sex
A Boston man is facing federal charges in an alleged sex trafficking operation, accused of victimizing a young woman and a 17-year-old girl. U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins of Massachusetts announced Friday that 30-year-old Leon Blount had been charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, as well as three counts of transporting a minor with intent to engage...
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GirlsDoPorn Founder on FBI Most Wanted List Caught in Spain
The founder of San Diego-based website GirlsDoPorn.com, who had been on the lam for the past three years while facing federal sex trafficking charges, was arrested this week in Spain, the FBI announced Friday.
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Iowa Teen Who Killed Rapist Escapes From Probation Center
Iowa authorities say an 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her escaped from a women’s center where she was serving her probation sentence.
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Tufts Medical Center Fires Doctor Arrested in Child Sex Trafficking Bust
The anesthesiologist charged with attempted sex trafficking of a child in federal court this week has been fired by Tufts Medical Center, the Boston hospital said Friday. Sadeq Ali Quraishi was arrested Wednesday after exchanging money with an undercover federal officer for what he thought would be sex with a teenage girl, authorities say. The doctor’s lawyers say he...
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Tufts Medical Center Doctor Arrested in Child Sex Trafficking Bust, Feds Say
A Tufts Medical Center anesthesiologist was arrested Wednesday in a federal child sex trafficking sting, authorities say. Sadeq Ali Quraishi was charged with attempted sex trafficking of a child and ordered held without bail in federal court in Boston Thursday. The charge includes a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison, and could land him there up to life, if…