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Matt Gaetz Goes Off on Ethics Report in Emotional Tweetstorm: 'Giving Funds to Someone You're Dating Is Now Prostitution?!?'

Former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz has taken to social media to address the recently released report from the House Ethics Committee, accusing him of breaking federal and state law.

International Business Times

The Glasgow Lock Hospital for Unfortunate Females was supposed to help vulnerable girls and women in the 19th century – instead it continued their abuse

Nine-year-old Annie McGuire and seven-year-old Elizabeth Martin were among thousands of women and girls admitted to the Glasgow Lock Hospital for Unfortunate Females, one of a network of Lock hospitals built across Britain and its colonies in the 19th century, between 1846 and 1947.

The Conversation

Inquiry launched in Peru after alleged prostitution ring uncovered in Congress

Prosecutors look into sex-for-votes scandal after killing of Congress lawyer leads to investigation of her former boss

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs appears 'astonishingly thinner and greyer' at latest court hearing, eyewitness reports

The music mogul has been formally charged with sex trafficking by force, transportation for prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy

Evening Standard

I’m a former assistant DA who works with survivors of sex trafficking − here’s why a recent Philly sting marks a shift in how Pennsylvania confronts the commercial sex industry

Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry and the Pennsylvania State Police announced the arrests of 22 people connected to a long-standing, Philadelphia-based human trafficking ring on Oct. 22, 2024.

The Conversation

African sex traffickers arrested

Three Africans have been arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang that traffics women from Africa into prostitution in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

North Carolina Goes Drug War on Prostitution

Plus: Idaho's "abortion trafficking" law can mostly take effect; updates on state age verification suits; the threat the Florida and Texas social media laws pose to X

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Partner Of Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Trafficking

The partner of the ex-CEO of the Abercrombie and Fitch clothing line pleaded not guilty Tuesday in US federal court to charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution and was released on $10 million bond.

International Business Times

Belgian Sex Workers Gain Access to Paid Leave, Right To Refuse Sex Acts

Belgian sex work groups are cheering the new law. But it could come with some downsides.

Reason

‘For the very first time I really enjoyed sex!’ − how lesbian escort agencies became a form of self-care in Japan

In Japanese society, prostitution is often framed as a necessary evil – a way to maintain social harmony by providing men with an outlet for their pent-up sexual desires.

The Conversation

Four Africans held for prostitution in Phuket

Three Ugandan women and one woman from Tanzania have been arrested in Phuket for selling sex.

Bangkok Post

Texas Cops Fired for 'Inappropriate' Sexual Contact With Massage Workers

As a result of the internal affairs investigation, three Lewisville officers were fired, one was demoted, and seven were suspended without pay.

Reason

Supreme Court hears case on Canada’s prostitution laws

The Supreme Court of Canada is currently hearing arguments about the constitutionality of Canada’s prostitution laws. The case, R v. Kloubakov, is the first time Canada’s highest court will consider whether Canada’s legislation on prostitution complies with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The Conversation

Arizonans Approve Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking a Minor

This isn't a policy that corrects for injustice but one that increases it.

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Texas Cops Accused of 'Inappropriate Acts' with Suspected Prostitutes While Posing as Clients: 'Embarrassing and Disappointing'

More than a dozen Texas police officers have faced disciplinary action for engaging in 'inappropriate acts' during an undercover prostitution sting.

Reason

How the Feds Destroyed Backpage.com and Its Founders

By prosecuting the website's founders, the government chilled free speech online and ruined lives.

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Protesters Rally Against Illegal Prostitution In AOC's District

Residents protest illegal activities in Queens neighborhood as Rep. Ocasio-Cortez games. Rally calls for police crackdown and community cleanup.

Evening Standard

Ex-Abercrombie boss denies prostitution and sex trafficking charges

Jeffries, who was Abercrombie & Fitch chief executive from 1992 to 2014, denied the charges at a court in Long Island, New York, on Friday.

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Ex-Abercrombie boss to be arraigned on sex trafficking and prostitution charges

Ex-chief executive Mike Jeffries, 80, was arrested in the US on Tuesday morning.

The Independent UK

Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch head to be arraigned on sex trafficking and prostitution charges

The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is expected to be arraigned on federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges in a New York court

Evening Standard

Who is Mike Jeffries? The former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO facing sex-trafficking charges

Prosecutors in New York have charged Jeffries and two colleagues with interstate prostitution and sex trafficking

Fortune

Former CEO is finally facing the music for alleged sex trafficking and prostitution ring during his time at Abercrombie

An official indictment has been a long time coming for the embattled ex-CEO.

The Independent UK

What to know about sex trafficking charges against former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries

Former fashion CEO presided over prostitution ring and sex parties in Hamptons on Long Island, New York City and hotels in England, France, Italy, Morocco and Saint Barthélémy, according to federal indictment

The Independent UK

Watch live: Police update on former Abercrombie CEO ‘arrested on sex trafficking charges’

Watch live as federal prosecutors, FBI officials, and New York Police Department (NYPD) officials announce the arrests and charges in a sex trafficking and interstate prostitution case.

The Independent UK

Former Abercrombie & Fitch chief Mike Jeffries arrested on federal sex trafficking charges

A spokesperson for federal prosecutors says former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries and two other men have been arrested on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges

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