Sex Trafficking
Duluth Woman Charged With Aiding Sex Trafficking
A Duluth woman has been charged with aiding and abetting sex trafficking in the 1st –degree. According to the St. Louis County Attorney’s office, 22-year-old Tabbatha Lee Olson solicited and promoted several juvenile females for prostitution in the Duluth area. Along with 32-year-old Markeace Arque Canty, Olson used internet advertising as a means to promote child prostitution in several cities throughout the Midwest.
Man Convicted Of Contempt In Sex Trafficking Case
A man who repeatedly refused to testify in a sex trafficking case involving alleged Somali gang members has been convicted by a federal jury of contempt and obstruction charges.
5 Charged In 2-Year Ramsey Co. Sex Trafficking Ring
Two St. Paul brothers, their uncles and a woman are now facing charges of sex trafficking that spanned over the last couple years, the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
SD Man Found Guilty In Child Sex Trafficking Case
A South Dakota man has been found guilty in a child sex trafficking case.
Ad Campaign Promotes Bill To Help Sex Trafficking Victims
A media blitz is underway to draw attention to a need for housing to deal with the growing number of children caught up in sex trafficking.
Minneapolis Woman Gets 11 Years In Sex Trafficking Case
A 34-year-old Minneapolis woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison in federal court Monday in connection with a case involving the sex trafficking of a minor.
Mpls. Police Stepping Up Efforts To Thwart Sex Trafficking
On Wednesday, the Minneapolis City Council got their first report on the latest efforts to stop child sex trafficking in the city.
Hotel Workers Learn How to Spot Child Sex Trafficking
Law enforcement officials are working with Twin Cities hotels to put a stop to child sex trafficking.
2nd Man Convicted In Sex Trafficking Case
A jury has convicted a 26-year-old man for sex trafficking and promotion of prostitution in Chicago and eventually Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
Mpls. Man Held On Sex Trafficking Charges
A Minneapolis man is charged with running a juvenile sex trafficking operation out of his home, while an Eagan man is charged with giving the operation business.
Village Voice Being Sold; Backpage.com Left Behind
The Village Voice is being sold, along with all of its affiliated free arts weeklies, but the deal excludes the online classified site Backpage.com, whose listings have drawn fire for promoting the illegal sex trade.
City Pages Faces Boycott For Sex Trafficking Allegations
A national movement is calling for advertisers to boycott City Pages in response to adult classifieds. The controversy is over the website Backpage.com, which, along with City Pages, is owned by Village Voice Media.
Authorities, Hotels Team Up To Fight Sex Trafficking In Ramsey Co.
A growing number of children in Minnesota are becoming victims of sex traffickers.
Mpls. Calls For Shut Down Of Child Trafficking Website
The Minneapolis City Council approved a resolution on Friday calling on Village Voice Media to end publication of its online classified section that facilitates the trafficking of minors for sexual exploitation.
Jury Finds Guilty Verdict In Sex Trafficking Case
Edward Andre Washington was convicted Friday by a Hennepin County jury to two counts of promotion of prostitution/sex trafficking, and one count of kidnapping.
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