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Sex Trafficking

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Melania Trump declares 'I am not Epstein's victim'

  • Apr 10

Diddy's attorneys seek to reduce his sentence

  • Apr 9

Alexander brothers found guilty of sex trafficking

  • Mar 9
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DOJ releasing 3 million pages of Epstein files, deputy AG says

  • Jan 31

How Epstein planned to dole out his millions

  • Jan 30

Child trafficking charges dismissed against Ex-Klein ISD teacher: Docs

  • Jan 28

Klein ISD teacher and her son accused of sex trafficking teen girls

  • Jan 27

Docs reveal how former Klein ISD teacher's allegedly ran teen sex ring

  • Jan 27

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16-year-old girl rescued from child trafficking ring, police say

  • Dec 10, 2024
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Child who may have been kidnapped found safe at end of chase, HPD says

  • Nov 12, 2024
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TABC human trafficking investigation yields just 1 felony arrest

  • Oct 24, 2024
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84 people rescued in human trafficking investigation involving 9 Houston-area nightclubs, TABC says

  • Oct 24, 2024
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Only on 13: At least 50 sex trafficking victims rescued after raids on 9 Houston-area businesses

  • Oct 19, 2024
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Former Clements HS teacher charged with trafficking out of Georgia

  • Dec 14, 2023
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Migrant escapes kidnappers, rescues 4 hostages from Fort Bend Co. home

  • Sep 7, 2023
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Pimp skips last day of trial, where he's convicted by jury amid absence and sentenced to 45 years

  • Aug 25, 2023

Latest Stories

Son of former Klein ISD teacher sentenced to 20 years for role in trafficking scheme

The case came to light when a runaway managed to escape the hotel she was in with the suspect and notified authorities of what was taking place.

  • Jan 27
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Justice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files

Manhattan's top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein.

  • Jan 17

DOJ says it has 'over a million more' documents potentially related to Epstein

The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that they have "uncovered over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case."

  • Dec 24, 2025
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Years before Epstein investigated in Fla., police got tip about Ghislaine Maxwell

Years before Jeffrey Epstein came under investigation, local police in Florida received a tip Ghislaine Maxwell, according to the latest batch of files from the DOJ.

  • Dec 24, 2025
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Jeffries: DOJ release of Epstein files 'inadequate' and 'falls short of what the law requires'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday criticized the Justice Department's partial release of files relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's abuse.

  • Dec 21, 2025