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Terrence Howard makes SHOCKING allegations against Sean 'Diddy' Combs ahead of sex trafficking trial

Actor Terrence Howard has made explosive claims involving music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, alleging that the rapper made inappropriate advances towards him, just a month before his prostitution and sex trafficking.

The Times of India

Minnesota judge says ex-senator arrested in prostitution sting can be released to halfway house

A former Minnesota state senator charged with trying to solicit a minor for prostitution and accused of attempting to obstruct the FBI’s investigation from jail can be released to a halfway house pending his trial

The Independent UK

These States Are Moving in the Wrong Direction on Prostitution Laws

Twelve states are considering harsher punishments for soliciting sex.

Reason

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GOP Senator Solicited Sex From Minor the Same Day He Introduced 'Trump Derangement' Bill: Police

A Minnesota State Senator has been arrested after allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution just days after sponsoring a bill that would recognize "Trump derangement syndrome" as a legitimate mental illness.

International Business Times

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty in court to new charges of threatening and exploiting employees

Combs previously pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution

The Independent UK

Pimping websites dubbed the ‘Etsy of exploitation’, as MPs urge Government ban

Conservative MP Rebecca Paul called on the Government to ban advertising of prostitution online.

Evening Standard

Social Media Star Who Bragged About Washing His Ferrari With Champagne Jailed For Prostitution Ring

A 58-year-old influencer who calls himself the 'king of Milan's nights' has been arrested with his ex-partner for running a drugs and prostitution ring in their elite bar.

International Business Times UK

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Popular Japanese anime producer behind Your Name jailed for child prostitution

Koichiro Ito convicted of paying underage girls for sex and explicit photos

The Independent UK

AI App Offers A Lifeline For S.Africa's Abused Women

She says she was violated by police. In Peaches' case, she said she was forced to give two police officers "services for free" to evade arrest for prostitution.

International Business Times

'Human Trafficking' Sting Yields 547 Arrests, but Only 1 for Human Trafficking

A(nother) look at how human trafficking panic gets made.

Reason

Tokyo Police Bust Alleged Prostitution Ring Targeting Tourists

Japanese police said they have arrested seven people suspected of running an illegal sex business that reportedly targeted tourists in Tokyo's busy red-light district.

International Business Times

Bullets and blues: Louis Armstrong’s difficult upbringing revealed after discovery of family police records

A new book reveals the jazz musician’s mother and sister were arrested several times for prostitution in New Orleans

The Guardian - UK

Massachusetts Court Weighs Whether All Prostitution Is Sex Trafficking

Five "traffickers" arrested for responding to an undercover cop's sex ad are challenging their convictions in the state's high court.

Reason

Owner of Vietnam’s ‘foreigners only’ restaurant charged with facilitating prostitution

Owner admits to acting as intermediary between women staff and foreign clients

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Texas Cop Chases Prostitution Suspect, Causes Car Accident, Gets Immunity

Houston police "initiated a high-speed chase to pursue a suspect evading arrest for paying $40 to solicit sexual activity from another adult," notes a Texas Supreme Court judge.

The Independent UK

Japanese city paints notorious street in red light district yellow

Prostitution is illegal in Japan but certain forms of adult entertainment such as ’soaplands’ are used as a loophole

The Independent UK

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO’s dementia may leave him incompetent to face sex charges, lawyers say

Mike Jeffries has pleaded not guilty to one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of interstate prostitution

International Business Times

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.

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The Conversation

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 Guardian - US

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

Evening Standard

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

The Conversation

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

Reason

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

International Business Times

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.

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