Cambridge Brothel Case: What's the Point?
Abandoning the "sex slave" narrative exposes the hollowness at the center of cases like this.
Abandoning the "sex slave" narrative exposes the hollowness at the center of cases like this.
Plus: "Black Nazi,” Oprah interviews Kamala, and yet another looming government shutdown.
Diddy’s indictment turns the typical sex trafficking charge on its head.
Friday A/V Club: The boxer who just got a posthumous presidential pardon was a central figure in one of the first battles over movie censorship.
The White Slavery Panic of the late 19th/early 20th centuries caused Congress to pass the vaguely-worded Mann Act. It allowed the FBI and prosecutors broad discretion to go after individuals they didn't like.
A related measure would open digital platforms to liability for past crimes committed by users.
Snapchat and Facebook exchanges with a 15-year-old have Wisconsin officer Basil O'Kimosh facing life in prison.
Hear from the real victims of this cruel FBI charade.
With sweeping "sex trafficking stings," the FBI returns to its roots as the nation's vice squad.
And the results will be just as disastrous, for "perpetrators" and "victims" alike.
Another reminder who really gets targeted under U.S. sex trafficking statutes.
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