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Security cameras in Singapore homes have been hacked, with the footage stolen and shared online. Clips from the hacked footage have been uploaded on pornographic sites recently, with several explicitly tagged as being from Singapore. The videos, which can last from under a minute to more than 20 minutes, feature couples, breastfeeding mothers and evenContinue reading “Footage from ‘50,000’ home cameras hacked and sold on porn sites”

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A Craighead County man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty in a human trafficking case, according to KATV content partner Region 8 News. Tyler Scott Sowell, 26, of Brookland pleaded guilty to patronizing a minor victim of human trafficking.null Jonesboro police arrested Sowell and Olivia Grace Deroeck, 27, ofContinue reading “Arkansas man sentenced to 15 years in prison in human trafficking case”

RENO  — A Nevada defensive tackle who was expected to start this season was among 28 suspects arrested in Reno as part of a week-long human-trafficking sting led by the FBI, authorities said Friday. Christopher Green, 21, has been suspended from the Wolf Pack football team pending further investigation, Nevada spokesman Chad Hartley said. Hartley toldContinue reading “California college football player arrested in FBI sex trafficking sting”

FULTONDALE, Ala. — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday multiple law enforcement agencies shut down a human trafficking operation in Fultondale on Thursday. In conjunction with the FBI and the Fultondale, Trussville, Gardendale, Bessemer police departments, the JCSO Vice and Narcotics Team busted a human trafficking operation in the 1700 block of Fulton Road.Continue reading “Multiple law enforcement agencies bust human trafficking operation in Fultondale”

One person is dead and an FBI agent is injured after a shooting in Madison Heights. The FBI confirms that during an arrest an agent was shot and the suspect was killed on Friday evening near John R and 12 Mile Road. The location was near a Texas Roadhouse restaurant. Eric Allport was fatally shotContinue reading “FBI agent injured, suspect dead after Madison Heights shooting”

After the breakdown of their marriage, the unnamed man was supposed to move out of the home he shared with Josieli Lopes, 36 in Itapema, Brazil. He is alleged to have poisoned a piece of meat and fed it to her when he found out she had already started a relationship with another man. However, theContinue reading “Jealous dad ‘poisons ex-wife’ but accidentally kills his own baby when tot drinks her breast milk, police say”

The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security say they focus on these sex crimes – arresting prostitutes, pimps, Johns, and also drug dealers – because it helps them identify victims of human trafficking.  The surveillance video the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office provided to FOX 5 does not include the victims of human trafficking. Continue reading “Georgia prostitution bust: Human trafficking victims rescued, 18 arrested”

The U.S. Marshals Service is joining the hunt for a 22-year-old Oklahoma man accused of sexually assaulting a 6-month-old, recording the encounter and sharing it on social media. Brice Gage Watkins may have been in the Oklahoma City area as of Tuesday afternoon, and he has ties to Norman and Enid, authorities said. The Marshals Service is getting involvedContinue reading “US Marshals seek man accused of molesting infant, sharing video to social media”

The number of people being trafficked into the UK could increase as criminals look to exploit those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, an expert has warned. Unseen UK chief executive Andrew Wallis said thousands of victims arrive in the country each year through traffickers, having been promised a chance to escape poverty or supportContinue reading “Coronavirus may lead to increase in human trafficking, expert warns”

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WPMT) — A Pennsylvania man convicted in June of being the leader of a human trafficking operation was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo, U.S. Attorney David J. Freed announced Friday. Miguel Scott Arnold, 33, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit sex traffickingContinue reading “Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for role as leader of human trafficking ring”