Prostitution

A Minnesota State Senator has been arrested after allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution just days after sponsoring a bill that would recognize "Trump derangement syndrome" as a legitimate mental illness.

A Virginia cop has been fired after his car was allegedly stolen by a prostitute while he was in the bathroom.

Former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz has taken to social media to address the recently released report from the House Ethics Committee, accusing him of breaking federal and state law.

Authorities in Southern California have arrested a woman accused of running brothels out of her chain of skin care spas across Ventura and Orange counties.

An undercover sting nicknamed "Operation Skin So Soft" resulted in the arrest of 21 spa workers across 12 establishments in Florida.

More than a dozen Texas police officers have faced disciplinary action for engaging in 'inappropriate acts' during an undercover prostitution sting.

The trafficker coerced the victims to commit commercial sex acts with extreme physical violence, authorities revealed.

Owner agrees to shut down multiple establishments following investigation into illicit activities and human trafficking.

Jemeire Perry was charged with sexual extortion, unlawful imprisonment and related charges after threatening a woman with arrest unless she agreed to have sex with him

A woman known as "Barbie" has been arrested for allegedly running a prostitution ring.

A 49-year-old man was arrested for reportedly forcing his teen daughter into sex work and then getting her pregnant.

Sex trafficking couple arrested and charged with operating a human sex trafficking ring.

A homeless man and convicted sexual offender in New York was arrested and charged on Monday after he beat and held captive an alleged prostitute for five days, forcibly raping her multiple times.

A pimp who assaulted a pregnant woman after she tried to save a 16-year-old girl from him was sentenced to more than eight years behind bars.

Four Disney employees were reportedly arrested during a recent massive operation focused on human trafficking, prostitution, and child predators in Florida.

Corinna Slusser, a woman believed to have been lured into a sex-trafficking ring in New York, is still missing after 4 years, and her mother Sabina Tuorto wonders if she'll ever be found again.

Accused Sarah Lawrence sex cult leader Larry Ray and his alleged victim-turned-accomplice, Isabella Pollok, will face separate trials over allegations they brainwashed a group of students and made a profit by forcing some into prostitution, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

A judge declared mistrial of Michael Lacey, James Larkin, and four other Backpage employees who were accused of facilitating prostitution and laundering money.

A pilot, who died in a 2005 plane crash in Brazil, has been identified as the serial killer responsible for the deaths of at least three women in Florida in 2000.

The Houston Police Department has identified a young woman who remains at large on Monday after she allegedly trespassed into a couple’s suburban Houston home and doused them with gasoline before setting them on fire on Aug. 6.

Myles Frazier has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for having paid for sex with minors, producing child pornography, and cyberstalking targets for extortion.

Dee Kosh, a Singaporean Youtuber, and radio DJ has been charged with sexually exploiting minors and soliciting sex acts from them after being accused of sexual grooming.

Ridgefield Park residents stumbled upon the grim discovery of a naked body of a female escort crammed into a 55-gallon barrel on a New Jersey street on Friday after it was reportedly dumped from a residential luxury Wall Street building.

A former member of K-pop group BIGBANG, Seungri, has been convicted and sentenced to three years in prison for prostitution and illegal gambling in relation to the "Burning Sun" scandal.

Minnesotan Republican strategist Anton Lazzaro has been arrested on Thursday for allegedly soliciting sexual favors from minors.

A Dallas man was reportedly found guilty of pimping and sex trafficking a 14-year-old girl and an adult woman into prostitution out of hotels rooms in Dallas and California. 

A shift away from prosecuting prostitution has led to open prostitution becoming a common, uninterrupted occurrence in New York City.

Hollywood producer Dillon Jordan may face up to 20 years behind bars for allegedly pimping women to Johns across the U.S. between 2010 and 2017 in “an extensive and far-reaching” prostitution ring, according to an indictment filed in the Southern District of New York on Thursday.

A Grayson County, North Texas sex predator has been nabbed by law enforcement last week after he allegedly preyed on an 8-year-old child, offering to pay her $800 an hour for sex, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) announced on Wednesday. 

A British influencer embroiled in a sex work probe by police in Dubai is vowing to clear her name after being accused of soliciting for sex and posting on a site for wealthy men seeking “friends with benefits.”