Sex Trafficking

Sex trafficking survivors can also seek justice through the civil courts Four alleged child predators are facing multiple charges in federal court for running a sex trafficking ring in Columbia, South Carolina. Per the indictment, the Post and Courier reports, at least three children were victims of this ring, and one may have been transported…

Attorneys S. Randall Hood and Julia Flumian are representing “Jane Doe” in a lawsuit against Relax Inn, Natraj Enterprises Inc, Creekside Lands Inn, and Simi Hospitality, alleging the hotels, their owners, and their management groups were complicit in her being trafficked. Ms. Doe alleges she was held against her will, threatened, intimidated, and abused by…

Well-known fashion designer and executive Peter Nygard has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, according to a press release from the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York. Nygard is facing nine charges from a decades-long investigation involving dozens of victims – and possibly more – across the…

The Human Trafficking Institute (HTI) is an organization dedicated to ending sex trafficking in the United States, providing law enforcement and criminal justice systems with their expertise and strategies. As part of their annual federal trafficking reports, HTI also provides state-by-state data on active criminal human trafficking cases. Along with South Carolina’s new lead prosecutor…

We have a lot to worry about right now with the spread of the Coronavirus radiating across the country with increasing speed. There is a lot of information for high-risk groups, such as those over the age of 65 and anyone with an underlying health condition. Receiving less headline-grabbing attention are vulnerable groups such as…

Sex trafficking is an international, profitable and heinous criminal enterprise that brings in billions of dollars annually at the physical and emotional expense of its victims. As awareness of sex and human trafficking rises throughout the country, everyone has a responsibility to report individuals they believe are exploiting others or being exploited themselves. Hospitality workers…

Although at first glance the headline “increase in human trafficking reports” may seem disheartening, it actually highlights the success of statewide efforts in 2019 to raise awareness of human trafficking – resulting in a high volume of reports of suspected trafficking and many arrests. Attorney General Alan Wilson recently released the South Carolina 2019 Human…

A recent lawsuit filed in Georgia accuses email marketing platform Mailchimp of facilitating sex trafficking, according to a December 5th article published by Buzzfeed News. The suit claims Mailchimp worked with YesBackpage.com, which is an ad marketplace used by sex traffickers after the similar website Backpage was shut down. They say Mailchimp sent an email…

Sex trafficking has two components: human trafficking and sexual slavery. These are reprehensible crimes. The crimes begin when sex traffickers groom or recruit a young woman or person to engage in forced or coerced sex acts. Businesses like hotels, truck stops or massage parlors have long been complicit in these types of crimes. They benefit…