Federal Suit Seeks Damages for Men Illegally Recorded at Florida Massage Parlors, Falsely Smeared as Sex Traffickers
Two women still face felony charges, though the cases against all male defendants were dropped.
Two women still face felony charges, though the cases against all male defendants were dropped.
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Authorities "shall destroy the videos unlawfully obtained through the surveillance of the Orchids of Asia Day Spa," a federal judge says.
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The case against the popular pornography site rests on misleading data and hidden agendas.
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Charges against Kraft were (rightfully) dismissed. The women he patronized now have criminal records.
Judge Susan Brnovich said no reasonable person would question her impartiality just because her husband already says they're guilty.
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The vice presidential candidate opportunistically painted the site's co-founders as villains when they were actually helping law enforcement to catch sex traffickers.
Decriminalization bills have floundered in recent months in New York and Washington, D.C, but advocates hope that the latest push for criminal justice reform could re-energize the movement.
Biden picked a V.P. candidate whose record on police and criminal justice reform is as terrible as his own.
As a state attorney, the young GOP senator oversaw raids of more than a dozen massage parlors, but he didn’t secure a single sex trafficking conviction.
"Supreme Court jurisprudence...is heavily weighted against you," an appeals judge told state prosecutors last week.
Can the government compel speech? For Supreme Court justices, that seems to depend on the content of that speech.
Camming sites foster autonomy and creativity, while eliminating middlemen and thwarting vice cops.
In "Operation Asian Touch," federal agents coerced suspected human-trafficking victims into sex acts. Local cops seized money and threw them in jail.
We've seen this before...
The anti-prostitution pledge is unconstitutional when applied to U.S. nonprofits. But the feds say it's still OK to compel speech from these groups' foreign affiliates.
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Police departments turn to summons instead of processing people into cells—a change they should keep after this is all over.
The new bill takes aim at internet freedom and privacy under the pretense of saving kids.
Lawmakers want to get tougher on touching "with the intent to sexually arouse."
Adult performers are outraged at the proposed licensing requirements, and have vowed to fight the bill.
"If a consenting adult wants to engage in sex work, that is their right," Gabbard says.
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A potent combination of puritanism, racism, and political opportunism is putting Asian masseuses and the people who support them in needless danger.
GOP attacks on internet smut are heating up, but the porn industry has more practical threats to worry about.
The internet has turned adult performers into media entrepreneurs.
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And they're just as wrong and dangerous this time around.
The Democratic presidential candidate wants to keep prostitution customers criminalized while "decriminalizing sex work on the part of the seller."
Adultery and prostitution outweigh spousal and child abuse in USCIS guidelines, but ultimately the call is made on a case-by-case basis.
Since FOSTA passed in 2018, "sex workers have faced increased violence" and "have been forced onto the streets," the California congressman says.
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Operation Independence Day is just Operation Cross Country by a different name.
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You know, to "fight human trafficking."
The cases hinges on two laws—FOSTA and Section 230—that have been hotly contested in recent years.
Politicians accused the site of victimizing women and children. A federal investigation found otherwise.
Sealed memos fought over in federal court last week show authorities have known for years that claims about Backpage were bogus.