Sex trafficking
Human Trafficking Victims Are between 400-550 a Year, the Age Dropped Down to 14-15
The age of human trafficking victims has dropped down to 14-15. Victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation are mostly women aged 18 to 35, people trafficked for labour exploitation are of various ages, many of them over 55.
Deemed dangerous, Epstein denied bail in sex abuse case
A judge who denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges on July 19 said he poses a danger to the public and seems to still have an uncontrollable urge for sexual conduct with or in the presence of underage girls.
Financier Epstein pleads not guilty to US sex trafficking charges involving girls
American financier Jeffrey Epstein pleaded not guilty on July 8 to charges of sex trafficking as prosecutors accused him of luring dozens of girls as young as 14 to his luxury homes in New York and Florida and paying them for sex acts.
Convicted: the US sex cult leader who attracted the rich and famous
A U.S. jury on June 19 convicted a "self-help" guru of racketeering, sex trafficking and other crimes for his leadership of a cult-like organization of sex slaves he branded like cattle.
Fugitive Romanian Crime Boss Awaits Extradition from Britain
One of Romania's most wanted organised crime bosses is in detention while waiting to be returned to his home country, after a British court ruled on Wednesday to remand him in custody until September 15.
Florin Ghinea, 43, was arrested on Tuesday as he was leaving a gym in Watford, Hertfordshire, according to the National Crime Agency's Armed Operations Unit.
Child brides sold into sex slavery, domestic work, say Indian officials
Girls are being trafficked into domestic servitude or sex slavery after their parents illegally marry them off, said officials in the Indian state of Maharashtra on May 1.
Eight arrested in Athens during sex trafficking bust
Eight people believed to be members of a sex trafficking gang that exploited Eastern European women, mostly from Belarus, were arrested Monday after police raids at Athens brothels.
Police said the women were virtually imprisoned in apartments around Athens and forced into prostitution at various brothels.
Sex trafficking ring busted, 22 arrested
Police in Athens said on Monday they had smashed a prostitution and sex trafficking ring and arrested 22 people.
According to reports, the suspects face a wide range of charges, including sex trafficking, prostitution, forgery, possession of weapons, resisting arrest and others.
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Today is the European Day Against Human Trafficking
The National Commission for Fighting Human Trafficking launches its annual campaign on the 18th of October - the European Day Against Human Trafficking, reports sega.
Athens police break up sex-trafficking ring
Police arrested six people in Athens on Monday for running a sex-trafficking gang.
The suspects include four Greek men aged between 30 and 33, as well as two Romanian nationals, a 50-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman.
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