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• Advocate of justice for sex trafficking victims files lawsuit against Prince Andrew

  August 10, 2021 7:18 AM

  NEW YORK - A woman who says she was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring when she was a teenager has filed a lawsuit against the British royal family's Prince Andrew, saying Epstein forced her to perform sexual acts with the Duke of York. According to BBC... more »

• Grand jury indicts third suspect tied to disturbing Livingston rape case

  March 3, 2020 5:40 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Melanie Curtin, the third person arrested in a case involving a former deputy and school teacher accused of sexually abusing children , was formally charged Tuesday. Court records show a grand jury indicted Curtin on charges of aggravated rape and video voyeurism. Curtin was arrested last... more »

• Traffic stop in Port Allen leads to human trafficking arrest

  January 9, 2020 4:00 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A traffic stop in West Baton Rouge Parish lead to the rescue of a 22-year-old woman and a human sex trafficking arrest Wednesday morning. State Police say they pulled over 44-year-old Ruben Guadarrama Delgado of California around 7:30 a.m. on I-10 near Port Allen. Troopers became... more »

• Illicit website under investigation for promoting illegal sex shut down

  April 6, 2018 5:04 PM

  SEDONA, Arizona – A website widely associated with prostitution and other sex crimes investigations in Baton Rouge and other areas was shuttered and the FBI said Friday, it had raided the Arizona home of the website's founder, Michael Lacey. Media outlets in Arizona first reported information late Friday afternoon.... more »

• Two arrested, pistol-whipped teenager rescued from sex trafficking in Baton Rouge

  December 22, 2017 4:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Two people, one a 16-year-old girl, were rescued from a sex trafficking operation, WBRZ learned Friday. Two men from out-of-town were arrested in connection with the sex sale through known prostitution site Backpage.com. Aaron Hayes was booked with trafficking juveniles for sex purposes and Malcolm Ford... more »

• Woman sentenced to 16 years in sex trafficking case

  June 30, 2016 3:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE – U.S. Attorneys say a Baton Rouge woman was sentenced to 16 years in prison for trafficking a minor for sex. Last year, a federal grand jury indicted 37-year-old Kellie M. Dominique with sex trafficking of a minor, attempted sex trafficking of a minor, obstruction of justice... more »