Sports Reporter Facing More Prostitution Charges
A sports reporter accused of running a prostitution ring is now facing an additional seven charges, including a count of witness intimidation. Massachusetts prosecutors filed documents on Thursday that said Kevin Provencher told two women who he allegedly employed as prostitutes that his lawyer would “tear them apart” in the media if they spoke to [...]
Body of Missing Girl Found, Two Face Charges
The body of five-year-old Shaniya Davis of North Carolina was discovered on Monday, near a rural road, almost a week after she was reported missing. Shaniya’s mother, twenty-five-year-old Antoinette Davis, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and felony child abuse, because authorities allege she was trying to sell her daughter for prostitution. Her sister, [...]
Missing Girl’s Mother Faces Court Appearance
The mother of a missing North Carolina girl is expected to appear in court. She has been accused of offering her five-year-old daughter for prostitution. Authorities are continuing their search for Shaniya Davis, who was reported missing by her mother on Tuesday. Police arrested twenty-five-year-old Antoinette Davis on Saturday on charges of human trafficking, felony [...]
Judge Throws Out Craigslist Adult Services Lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit against Craigslist’s ‘adult services’ section. The suit was intended to remove prostitution ads from the site. United States District Court Judge John Grady said that not all postings on Craigslist’s ‘adult services’ section were advertisements for prostitution, and that other legitimate services appeared there. “A woman advertising erotic [...]
Former Law Grad Turned Prostitute Receives in Home Detention Sentence
A Standford law graduate turned escort was ordered to pay the government $243, 000 dollars in back taxes that she owed during her year long stint as a escort. She would also have to serve a year under house arrest which includes wearing an electronic monitoring device. Defendant, Christina Warthen, earned an estimated $82, [...]
“Victimless Crimes” Should Be Decriminalized
Posted by Allen P Wilkinson on September 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
A “victimless crime” is any activity that does not physically harm a person or property of another, or to which the act was in fact consented and is currently illegal if based on statutory laws. In a victimless crime, there is no apparent victim and no apparent pain or injury. The crimes most often described [...]
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