Man sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for sex trafficking, kidnapping
Prosecutors said that Dennis Williams, 33, trafficked five victims out of his Chicago home and in motels in Lansing in 2022 and 2023.
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Prosecutors said that Dennis Williams, 33, trafficked five victims out of his Chicago home and in motels in Lansing in 2022 and 2023.
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for running a violent sex trafficking operation out of his home and motels in south suburban Lansing.
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A jury on Tuesday convicted Dennis Williams, 33, on all seven sex trafficking and kidnapping counts against him following a week-long trial.
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested on charges of sex trafficking and engaging in interstate prostitution.
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Federal agents have raided the property of music mogul, Sean "Diddy" Combs. Sources tell CBS News that the searches are part of a possible sex trafficking investigation. Legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff joined the stream to discuss the history of allegations brought against Diddy, and the next possible legal steps against him.
Authorities confirm rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs is the target of a sex trafficking probe that led to raids on two of his homes. Agents with the Department of Homeland Security were seen going in and out of his Los Angeles area mansion for several hours on Monday. Two men eventually were taken into custody there. His home in Miami also was searched.
Agents armed and wearing tactical gear entered the mogul's estates in Los Angeles and Miami on Monday. Sources tell CBS News, the simultaneous searches are part of a possible sex trafficking investigation by the feds.
So far, there has been no comment from Combs' attorneys.
The list of names could include Epstein's accused co-conspirators and others named in a settled lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell.
Epstein killed himself in prison in 2019 after being charged with child sex trafficking in federal court. He was a millionaire who socialized with the famous... from former presidents to British royalty.
"Nobody hears that they were sexually abused by that individual for years. That they were sex trafficked by that individual for years, or that they were bought by that individual when they were a child."
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The teenage girl already had a history of being trafficked for sex – and DCFS placed her in a home with someone now accused of forcing her into prostitution. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports.
Sex trafficking is a complicated problem that for many reasons is difficult for law enforcement to address and enforce.
Sex trafficking is a complicated problem that for many reasons is difficult for law enforcement to address and enforce. But as CBS 2's Joe Donlon found as he rode along for a sting operation earlier this summer, those challenges are not stopping efforts to fight trafficking.
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