Sex trafficking
- Days Before He Died by Suicide, Jeffrey Epstein Gave Specific Reason for Why He Would Never Take His Own Life - Epstein died by suicide in his cell on Aug. 10, 2019, but a suicide risk assessment form dated Aug. 1 of that year listed Epstein's "overall acute suicide risk" as "low"
- Public release of Epstein records puts Maxwell under fresh scrutiny amid her claims of innocence - Days after Ghislaine Maxwell asked a judge to immediately free her from a 20-year prison sentence, the public release of grand jury transcripts from her sex trafficking case returned the spotlight to victims whose allegations helped land he
- Sex trafficking in L.A. made worse by California law, Republican candidate for governor says - California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on Monday visited a notorious sex-trafficking corridor in South L.A. and vowed to rescind a law that decriminalized loitering, a measure critics say endanger, not help, victims.
- Hearing on whether ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is mentally fit to stand trial for sex trafficking set - The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch faces a March court hearing to determine whether he’s competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges after being hospitalized in recent months for dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms. If he’s found