State Police, faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 15 years. Federal authorities have charged 13 people in a sex slave ring that forced young Mexican women into prostitution in New York and New Jersey. Officials say this case is part of a concerted effort to crack down on the disturbingly common crime of human trafficking.
It's been a top priority of Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa, who equates the practice with modern day slavery. Experts have expressed fear that Philadelphia's location and accessible transporation systems could make it a hub for this illegal activity. Local law enforcement officials say that unless steps are taken, Philadelphia is poised to become a major hub of human trafficking, in which victims are sold for sexual or other purposes.
A Philadelphia judge has imposed sentence in a human trafficking, theft, and abuse case, saying he simply can not imagine how the defendants, or any human beings, could inflict such cruel abuse on others.
A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison as part of a plea deal for his role in a human trafficking and torture case. A year-old Philadelphia man is facing charges of human trafficking, rape and prostitution after allegedly luring a teenage girl to Minnesota with the purpose of prostituting her.
Marc A. Branch, 39, of Ventnor, was arrested just after 11 p. Human trafficking victims and their advocates plan to testify before an Assembly committee that's due to consider legislation that aims to end the practice in New Jersey.
