Tag: Sex Trafficking
Zengzeng Liu, Sex Trafficking, Massachusetts 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Chinese national, Zengzeng Liu, also known as ‘Bella’, has been indicted for running a sex trafficking operation in Boston, specifically in the Allston and Brighton areas. Liu, 40, allegedly managed an international sex trafficking operation, recruiting women from Japan, Vietnam, China, and the Philippines to engage in commercial sex acts…
Jazzmen La Vone Gaskins, Sex Trafficking, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jazzmen La Vone Gaskins, a 39-year-old Texas man, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sex trafficking in Florida. Between July 2023 and March 2024, Gaskins used force, threats, and coercion to force his victim into commercial sex acts. The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and…
Marcus Keon Ruffin, Sex Trafficking, Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read Marcus Keon Ruffin, a 36-year-old Petersburg man, has been convicted of sex trafficking children, transporting a minor for prostitution, and producing and distributing child sexual abuse material. The crimes occurred in the Richmond area, where Ruffin recruited victims online and through other means, promising them weekly income and upfront payments. However,…
Alfredo Manuel Zambrano-Hurtado, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, Nebraska 2026
⏱ 2 min read Two minors, aged 15 and 16, were transported to an Omaha hotel by Alfredo Manuel Zambrano-Hurtado to be sold for commercial sex. The victims were advertised online by Michel Daiana Martinez-Gonzalez and Eduardo Jose Perdomo, who arranged commercial sex acts with buyers. The sex trafficking operation was uncovered by the Omaha…
Lorenzo Turner, Sex Trafficking, Maryland 2024
⏱ 2 min read Lorenzo Turner, a 43-year-old recidivist sex offender from Washington D.C., has been charged with sex trafficking minors in Baltimore. Between May 2024 and August 2024, Turner allegedly recruited, enticed, and transported two minor victims to engage in commercial sex acts. The crimes were committed in Baltimore, and Turner is now facing…
Elias Abdul Shabazz, Sex Trafficking, California 2025
⏱ 2 min read Elias Abdul Shabazz, a 34-year-old former Riverside County resident, was found guilty of forcing and coercing a victim into commercial sex acts on Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. The crimes occurred when Shabazz led the victim to believe they were in a romantic relationship, but he soon turned violent, demanding the…
Jacob Tyler Henriques, Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Cyberstalking, Massachusetts 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jacob Tyler Henriques, the former Assistant Admissions Director at Emmanuel College in Boston, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for soliciting underage college applicants for commercial sex and cyberstalking. The 27-year-old was arrested in May 2025 and pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one count of attempted sex trafficking of…
Kai Whitney Sommers, Sex Trafficking, California 2024
⏱ 2 min read Kai Whitney Sommers, a 38-year-old registered sex offender from Ventura, California, has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking two minors just two months after his release from state prison. Sommers, who was convicted of child sex crimes in 2021, was arrested in June 2024 and has been in federal custody ever since.…
Kevin Hedgpeth, Sex Trafficking, South Carolina 2026
⏱ 3 min read A 48-year-old Hanahan city official has been caught in a harrowing child sex trafficking scheme, using social media to target and exploit at least 19 underage victims. Kevin Hedgpeth, a former city councilman and mayor pro tem, allegedly posed as a minor on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Telegram, and X to pressure…
Brandon Sartor, Sex Trafficking, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read Brandon Sartor, a 33-year-old Maryland man, has been accused of forcing two adult women into prostitution in Miami and other locations. The alleged sex trafficking occurred from December 2024 to April 2025, with Sartor transporting the victims across state lines for his financial gain. The indictment, returned by a federal grand…
