Category: Human Trafficking

Texas School Superintendent Suspended After Arrest in Child Sex Trafficking Sting

A Texas school superintendent has been suspended following his arrest in a six-month child sex trafficking sting in Houston, according to authorities. The Itasca ISD Board of Trustees on Monday suspended Superintendent Michael Stevens after authorities arrested him for allegedly planning to travel to Houston to engage in sex acts with someone he believed was…


Five Greek Police Officers in Custody Pending Trial for Assisting Illegal Migrant Crossings

Five police officers accused of cooperating with human traffickers to facilitate the entry of at least 100 migrants into Greece are being held in custody pending trial. The five officers had been testifying before an examining magistrate since Saturday morning at the border town of Orestiada, in northeastern Greece. Agents from the internal affairs division…


5 Greek Police Officers in Custody Pending Trial for Assisting Illegal Migrant Crossings

Five police officers accused of cooperating with human traffickers to facilitate the entry of at least 100 illegal immigrants into Greece are being held in custody pending trial. The five officers had been testifying before an examining magistrate since Saturday morning at the border town of Orestiada, in northeastern Greece. Agents from the internal affairs…


Immigration, Population Growth: Nuances Amid Hyper-Polarization

Commentary Immigration has been an important and divisive issue in most Western societies for years now. Complicating this issue is that fertility rates have been dropping in developed nations for decades. The media and public have just caught on to the reality of fewer babies in the last few months. There are many nuances to…


Supreme Court Throws Out Lawsuit Against Reddit Over Child Pornography

The Supreme Court refused to take up a lawsuit on May 30 against Reddit over its alleged hosting of child pornography on the social media website. The case is Doe v. Reddit Inc., court file 22-695. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition in an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its…


US Marshals Rescue 225 Endangered or Missing Children in National Operation

The U.S. Marshals Service announced this week that 225 missing or endangered children were recovered as part of a 10-week, multi-state effort dubbed “Operation We Will Find You.” In a news release on May 24, the federal law enforcement agency said the children include runaways as well as abductees by non-custodial individuals. The operation, described…


Upstate New York Officials Tell NYC Mayor to Stop Bussing Illegal Immigrants to Their Regions

The Democrat Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, is continuing to send recently arrived migrants from the City to other parts of the state, without notifying the local authorities in advance or receiving their permission. County authorities, who have been receiving illegals by the busload, have demanded that Adams immediately cease his operations. New York’s migrant…


In-DEPTH: Child Sex Traffickers Are Victimizing Children Across the US

On any given day—in communities across the nation—thousands of children are being victimized by sex traffickers. In 2022, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received 31.9 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation—up from 29.3 million reports in 2021 and 21.7 million in 2020. NCEMC is a national nonprofit founded in 1984…


Labour Human Trafficking Investigation Linked to Three Provinces Nets Four Arrests

Police say a months-long labour trafficking investigation with links to three provinces has led to four arrests. Ontario Provincial Police say officers carried out arrests in the Toronto area and Simcoe County last week in connection to an investigation launched in February into the suspected trafficking of Mexican labourers. The four accused, between the ages…


Woman Feared Kidnapped From Bus at Gunpoint in East Los Angeles

A woman was possibly kidnapped while boarding a bus in East Los Angeles, authorities said May 23. The incident occurred about 8:40 p.m. Monday in the 3800 block of East Third Street where a man confronted the victim from behind as she attempted to board a Montebello Transit bus, according to the Los Angeles County…