Sex trafficking

US says financier Howard Rubin and assistant have been indicted on sex trafficking charges

Between at least 2009 and 2019, Rubin ran an extensive network where he recruited women, often former Playboy models, to engage in sex in exchange for money

 U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference in Washington, January 24, 2023.
 Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend Casandra "Cassie" Ventura reacts during testimony to prosecutor Emily Johnson at Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., May 13, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' chief accuser to resume testimony at sex trafficking trial

  Sean 'Diddy' Combs', with his mom seated in the back, attends a hearing in federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 10, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.

Federal court to hear jury disputes in Diddy sex trafficking case

 Sean "Diddy" Combs stands as he is arraigned on superseding charges in front of Judge Arun Subramanian, at the federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., March 14, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to expanded sex trafficking indictment


R. Kelly's sex trafficking conviction is upheld

A federal court rejected R. Kelly’s appeal, saying evidence showed he controlled and abused victims through coercion and threats.

R. Kelly performs in the "Mr. Show Biz Presents: The Light it Up Tour" of 2006

Feds mistakenly whisk Alexander twin to New York, resulting in no-show at Miami bail hearing

Edwin Torres, the chief judge of the magistrate court in Miami, acknowledged there was a “miscommunication of orders” with the Marshals in New York.

 Oren Alexander, 37, arrives to his bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami. Oren, along with his twin brother Alon Alexander, have been charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape.

US-Israeli real estate mogul brothers will remain in custody following charges

Last week, a judge in Miami rejected a $115 million bail package proposal that would have allowed all three men to be released pending trial in New York City.

 Alon Alexander, 37, right, and his twin brother, Oren, left, attend their bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami, Fla.

Three US-Israeli real estate mogul brothers charged for alleged rape gang trafficking

Law enforcement appealed to more victims and witnesses to step forward.

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Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs cannot be trusted if released from jail, prosecutor says

Lawyers say that Diddy has demonstrated that 'either he cannot or will not follow rules.'

 Sean 'Diddy' Combs sits during a bail hearing in federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., September 18, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.

Norwegian talkfest ‘Sex’ is an utterly unsexy film - review

Norwegian film "Sex" revives mumblecore with a dialogue-heavy story, but its slow, unremarkable conversations fall flat.

 THORBJORN HARR and Jan Gunnar Roise in Dag Johan Haugerud’s film, ‘Sex.’

Interpol: Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis

 Organized crime rings that fueled an "explosion" of human trafficking and cyber scam centers during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network

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Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew expected to be named in unsealed Epstein documents

US District Judge Loretta Preska had previously ruled that there was no legal justification for maintaining the concealment of names. 

 US financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019.

Pornhub owner reaches deal with US prosecutors over sex trafficking ties

Aylo - whose brands also include YouPorn and Brazzers - knew that its proceeds from those websites stemmed from illegal activity, prosecutors said.

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UK Sex Workers’ Union mocked for signing statement of solidarity with Palestine

“We mourn for the loss of civilian lives, of Palestinians, Israelis and foreign nationals, who have been made victims of the ongoing occupation and conflict," the union wrote.

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Alleged victims of influencer Andrew Tate being intimidated, their lawyers say

The accusations were denied by a Tate spokesperson.