sex trafficking

A San Diego man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal sex trafficking charge for recruiting and soliciting teenage girls and women to engage in prostitution.

Parents in National City say they woke up to find their 11-year-old daughter not in her bed. After a city-wide manhunt and rescue, the girl is now safe and police say the 20-year-old accused of taking her is in jail.

Police rescued an 11-year-old girl who was kidnapped from her National City home. The case shines a light on the channels predators use to contact children. NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas has the details.

The host of the investigative true crime podcast “Evil by Design” has been on the trail of allegations against fashion mogul Peter Nygard for 10 years. In December, Nygard was arrested on charges of forced sex trafficking and trafficking of minors, among others. Host Timothy Sawa joined LX News to talk about his decade-long efforts to shed light on these allegations.

High-profile events that draw out-of-town visitors are natural targets for human traffickers

Holly Hayes is a survivor of trafficking and the founder of Sanctuary Project, a nonprofit jewelry business that is giving job training and steady employment to other victims. Hayes joined LX News to discuss how her project is helping women through the long healing process survivors face.

A cameraman who filmed about 120 videos for the defunct San Diego-based website GirlsDoPorn.com pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Theodore Wilfred Gyi, 42, is the second of six defendants to plead guilty in connection with the website, which prosecutors allege produced and featured pornographic videos that were created under coercive circumstances. Prosecutors…

The pandemic has increased economic instability, which has made more people vulnerable to human trafficking and forced labor. Amy Rahe, a director of The Freedom Fund, joined LX News to debunk common misconceptions about modern slavery and to explain that it’s happening in the U.S. more often than you think.

Children have been more online than ever this year as the pandemic has moved learning out of the classroom and onto the internet. NBC San Diego has conducted a yearlong investigation, titled “Stolen,” into sex trafficking and the exploitation of children and found that the problem is much more widespread than most people realize. Investigative reporter Monica Dean joined LX...

A porn actor and producer who worked for disgraced San Diego-based website GirlsDoPorn.com pleaded guilty today to federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Ruben Andre Garcia, 31, was one of six people charged with filming pornographic scenes that prosecutors allege involved coercing and defrauding scores of young women over the course of several years. The website and its operators were…

The recruiter and actor for a San Diego based porn company pleaded guilty to sex trafficking. NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia has more.

Federal prosecutors in New York have charged Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard in connection with an investigation into allegations he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of girls and women for years. The nine-count indictment out of the Southern District of New York also charges the 79-year-old Nygard with racketeering and other crimes. He was taken into custody in Canada Monday…

The self-improvement guru was sentenced on charges that he turned female members of the group into sex slaves and even branded some with his initials.

What advice, encouragement, or warning would you give the younger version of yourself? It’s a thought-provoking question for anyone but especially for survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation.

We hope that every STOLEN viewer is inspired to become an ally in the fight to save those young lives that were snatched from underneath them. Survivor resource groups that we consulted for this project say there are a few ways you can help.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to develop an ordinance to crack down on human and sex trafficking, targeting motels, hotels, massage parlors and sports and entertainment venues. Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Janice Hahn co-authored a motion calling for enforcement at the local level. “Organized criminal enterprises have been known to transport victims — many of them…

We hope that every STOLEN viewer is inspired to become an ally in the fight to save those young lives that were snatched from underneath them. Survivor resource groups that we consulted for this project say there are a few ways you can help.

The novel coronavirus pandemic has impacted nearly every aspect of society. In particular, it has aided in the rise of sex trafficking on national and global levels.

Federal authorities say nearly 40 missing or endangered children have been rescued by federal and state agents in Georgia.

From NBC 7 comes STOLEN; an expansive documentary series about sex trafficking and the exploitation of children in San Diego County and beyond.