Faye Ringor

Prominent US hotel chains have been implicated in decades-long sex-trafficking activities, reveals an investigation by The New Yorker and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program.  Over 60% of surveyed victims disclosed they experienced sex trafficking in hotels. Notably, a survivor named Anastasia detailed being trafficked at a Howard Johnson hotel in Pennsylvania. The hotel’s manager and […]

Zephaniah “Zephi” Trevino, once a thriving student and athlete, has been sentenced to 12 years for murder and aggravated robbery. The incident occurred in August 2019 at a Grand Prairie apartment, where Carlos Murillo, 24, was fatally shot. Zephi’s parents allege that Phillip Baldenegro, the main suspect, was trafficking their 16-year-old daughter for sex. Baldenegro,

Tony Eldridge, 42, from Maple Valley, has been arrested on charges related to sex trafficking and the exploitation of a minor. According to the Bellevue Police Department, the investigation began after officers rescued a 15-year-old girl on July 1, who reported being coerced into sex work by Eldridge at his residence. The teenager informed the

Rigoberto Hernandez Latin, 44, and Maria Olimpia Hernandez, 33, of Phelan, California were apprehended on allegations of human trafficking, child abuse, and various other related crimes. This follows a comprehensive investigation carried out in July by the Specialized Investigations Division-Crimes Against Children Detail and the Victor Valley sheriff’s office. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department

Nearly 100 individuals have been apprehended in connection with an alleged international child sex abuse ring. The FBI reported 79 arrests, 65 indictments, and 43 convictions within the US, accompanied by 19 arrests in Australia. This major breakthrough follows the tragic 2021 killing of FBI agents Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger, who were investigating this

A keen-eyed hotel worker at the Lago Motor Inn in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, led to the arrest of two suspects involved in a disturbing sex trafficking operation. Richard Flores, 44, and Maria Barrios Calero, 44, were arrested on Sunday after authorities confirmed they were coordinating the prostitution of two minors at the hotel. The

Atlanta resident Dionte Johnson is sentenced to 15 years in prison for assisting in the trafficking of an underage girl at the hotel where he worked. This is a significant development in a larger investigation of a particular trafficking victim. Attorney General Chris Carr proclaimed, “Dionte Johnson exploited his position as a hotel clerk, assisting

The Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Operation Online Guardian has resulted in the arrest of 139 individuals involved in child sex abuse and pornography. The wide-reaching operation, involving over 100 agencies, aimed to combat internet crimes against children. “Predators target those who can’t protect themselves,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney General Joe McNally, emphasizing the urgency

In Marion County, Florida, a couple has been arrested and charged with human trafficking, following allegations of forcing three women into prostitution.  Joselito Martinez and Tanya Wurster allegedly bailed the women out of jail between 2019 and 2021, offered them housing, and then coerced them into sex work, according to the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation.

Merced County authorities have unearthed a human trafficking operation linked to a local marijuana farm. Deputies executed a search warrant on Wednesday at a Vassar and Tyler Road residence where they found 60 individuals, who were later identified as victims of human trafficking, processing a substantial quantity of marijuana. According to detectives, these individuals were