Human Trafficking

If you've recently been to a U.S. airport, you might have seen posters depicting an attractive, unsmiling young person. These posters are accompanied by sensationalist, hyperbolic claims that young people are at risk of predation from human traffickers. They include a contact number to report suspected trafficking.

Domestic violence not the same as sex trafficking, defense says May 13 - Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, a rhythm and blues singer known as "Cassie," is expected to testify on Tuesday as the prosecution's star witness in the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking case, a day after jurors saw a video of Combs hitting and kicking her in a hotel in 2016. Prosecutors say Combs lured women into romantic relationships, forced them to take part in days of drug-fueled sex parties and then blackmailed them with videos he recorded...

The New Yorkers range in age from 30 to 74. Eight are men and four are women. Sean "Diddy" Combs sits before U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian as jury selection continued at his sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, May 6, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. Sean "Diddy" Combs sits before U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian as jury selection continued at his sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, May 6, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. Sean "Diddy" Combs sits before U.S. District Judge Arun...

The trial, estimated to last eight weeks at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in New York, will not be publicly broadcast. Last week, prosecutors provided jurors with a list of 190 names — including celebrities and public figures — that could surface during testimony. Combs’s family members, who have attended pretrial hearings, are expected to appear again in a united front. Survivor advocates, protesters, content creators and “Free Puff” supporters are likely to converge outside the courthouse and online as the case unfolds. And just days before the trial...

When Sean Combs goes on trial for sex-trafficking charges beginning this week, the case could turn on disturbing video footage that the rap impresario’s defense team fought to keep out. The footage shows Combs assaulting and dragging an ex-girlfriend in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. Federal prosecutors say it backs up the allegations of the woman and three other alleged victims who are expected to testify that he abused, threatened and coerced them into participating in drug-fueled sex parties. Lawyers for Combs say the video has been distorted and...

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