Category Archive for : ‘HUMAN TRAFFICKING’

News 12 Long Island
By News 12 Staff
1/28/25

DA Tierney: Human Trafficking is ‘Prevalent’ in Suffolk County

On Tuesday, two women were arraigned in connection to the case of a Patchogue teen who was missing for weeks.

District Attorney Ray Tierney said human trafficking is “prevalent” in Suffolk County during an exclusive interview with News 12.

On Tuesday, two women were arraigned in connection to the case of a Patchogue teen who was missing for weeks. They face charges of sex trafficking and endangering the welfare of a child.

“Anyone that played a role in the

Long Island Press
By Nicole Formisano
10/28/24

Shirley Man Forced Homeless Teen into Sex Acts for Shelter, DA Says

A Shirley man offered shelter to an 18-year-old girl experiencing homelessness. Then, he forced her to engage in sex acts with others to “repay” him.

Javesh Persaud, 34, of Shirley, pleaded guilty on Oct. 28 to sex trafficking and other related charges for forcing the unhoused teenager into performing sex acts on others so she could make money to “repay” him for the shelter he had promised her, said Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney.

“This conviction

Dylan Stableford

Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite who was convicted late last year of helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison. “A sentence of 240 months is sufficient and no graver than necessary,” U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan said while issuing the verdict. Nathan addressed those gathered inside the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan, including Maxwell and some of her victims. “Ms. Maxwell directly and repeatedly and over the course of many years participated in a horrific scheme,” Nathan said. “Ms.

By: News 12

R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse.

The singer and songwriter, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year at a trial that gave voice to accusers who had once wondered if their stories were being ignored because they were Black women.

U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly imposed the sentence after hearing from several survivors who attested to how Kelly’s exploitation reverberated across their lives.

“You made

By Brie Stimson

Federal prosecutors in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial said Wednesday the British socialite, convicted of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls, should be sentenced to at least 30 to 55 years in prison, reflecting federal sentencing guidelines.

Maxwell, 60, was convicted of sex trafficking last December in a New York courtroom for grooming four girls to be abused by Epstein between 1994 and 2004. “Her practice of targeting vulnerable victims reflects her view that struggling young girls could be treated like disposable objects,” prosecutors said in their recommendation, calling her

By Lorraine Taylor

Federal prosecutors say embattled R&B star R. Kelly should spend at least 25 years in jail for sexually abusing women and girls.

The recommendation comes after a New York City jury found the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer guilty of racketeering, including acts of bribery and sexual exploitation of a child, and other counts at a sex-trafficking trial last year.

Kelly, 55, is set to be sentenced on June 29. Prosecutors allege Kelly was operating what amounted to a criminal enterprise because his entourage of managers and aides would