D.C. Could Become Only U.S. City to Decriminalize Prostitution
A new bill would remove all criminal penalties in the District for buying or selling sex.
A new bill would remove all criminal penalties in the District for buying or selling sex.
Two cases give the Court a chance to reconsider its counterintuitive conclusions about commitment and registration.
An appeal asks SCOTUS to decide the question, noting that the program has released just one "patient" in 23 years.
The exceptions in 2016 were Minnesota and Texas, according to newly released FBI data.
The bill is being pitched as a way to help teens avoid harsh child-porn laws.
The Washington Supreme Court's ruling implies that adolescents who engage in consensual sexting are child pornographers.
Claims of "frightening and high" recidivism rates, endorsed by the Supreme Court, have no basis in fact.
There was no trafficking victim here-just a couple attempting private sexual activity with another consenting adult. But Maryland cops don't care.
A federal judge rules that Colorado's online database violates the Eighth Amendment.
A new paper in the Wake Forest Law Review explores "the virtues of unvirtuous spaces" when it comes to stopping sexual exploitation.
Prosecutors say the former professor poses no threat but should be locked up anyway.
In one case, a person whose legal identity was listed as male was arrested for sitting at a bus stop while "dressed as a woman" and carrying condoms.
The "Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act" would not stop sexual exploitation. But it could blow up the legal framework that supports the internet as we know it.
The court says retroactive application of the requirements violates the constitutional ban on ex post facto laws.
Marion County Attorney Ed Bull promises not to prosecute a teenager who took pictures of herself in her underwear.
Making matters worse, the report concludes, was "the tone at the top."
An article in the Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities says "yes."
Studies showing an ostensible link between watching porn and committing rape are full of flaws.
But a California court says he was was denied a fair hearing
The justices say the law's "unprecedented" and "staggering" scope violates the First Amendment.
Judge says that University of California, Santa Barbara, may have denied accused male student due process
Even the police can't control human-trafficking hysteria anymore, and it could backfire for them.
Understanding why the folks who look at kiddie porn often get longer sentences than the people who molest children in real life.
The decision highlights the importance of drawing distinctions among "sex crimes."
Former Oakland cop Brian Bunton is one of dozens of area police officers who've been implicated in the sexual exploitation of "Celeste Guap."
Former NYPD officer Michael Rizzi is accused of running an upscale prostitution service and its 50 related websites.
Alberto Randazzo's shameless defense: He developed an addiction to child porn after the death of his former police partner.
The 2nd Circuit says the recommended prison term was "substantively unreasonable."
The judge thinks committing a crime and looking at pictures of it are basically the same thing.
Kansas CPS said Anthony Long was to stay far away from then 16-year-old Hope Zeferjohn. He didn't listen. Now she's being treated as his accomplice.
Police say she was "acting on her own" and "not a victim of human trafficking."
Arizona is the only state that does not require proof of sexual intent to convict someone of molesting children.
A bill related to sex trafficking and Section 230 could have far-reaching consequences for web content, publishers, and apps.
U.S. kids are no more likely to be abducted today than they were decades ago, and much more likely to be returned safely when they are.
All sorts of normal behavior are now triggering financial surveillance as banks try to comply with confused government policies on human trafficking.
Momentum is gaining to end criminal statutes of limitations for sex crimes. But this betrays both victims and those accused.
The fear and disgust triggered by this subject help explain why laws dealing with sex offenses involving minors frequently lead to bizarre results.
Courts assume a "frightening and high risk of recidivism," based on an unsupported claim in Psychology Today.
"This has become a crucially important channel of political communication," Justice Elena Kagan observes.
The court says the law "bears no reasonable relationship to protecting the public."
No, there haven't been an "unprecedented" number of child sex-trafficking rings busted since Donald Trump took office.
Michigan State University accused Nathan of pushing Melanie, something even Melanie says he didn't do.
State also mandates that hotels keep all guest records for six months, train staff on how to spot prostitution.
Austin Yabandith won't go to prison or register as a sex offender. But his mistreatment isn't over yet.