Sex trafficking

Lebanon doesn't meet minimum standard for eliminating human trafficking, US State Dept. finds

Lebanon failed to approve a National Action Plan, provided only fragmented data on trafficking cases and victim identification, and failed to adequately screen potential trafficking victims.

 Meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, after the Trump administration said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 3, 2026.
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, on December 19, 2025

Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to throw out conviction for aiding Jeffrey Epstein

Sex-trafficking (Illustrative).

Three arrested in suspected international trafficking network

Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Justice Department in Washington on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

New Mexico sues US Justice Department for access to unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files


Epstein's jail guards avoid prison, judge approves pact with prosecutors

The defendants, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas, had been accused of falling asleep and surfing the internet rather than checking on Epstein every 30 minutes at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photo taken for the NY Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry

US House ethics panel opens investigation of Republican Matt Gaetz

Earlier, Representative Adam Kinzinger became the first congressional Republican to call for Gaetz to resign.

US Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 26, 2021.

Ghislaine Maxwell family lawyer: Rich do not always enjoy legal advantages

Ghislaine Maxwell's case is a perfect example.

Ghislaine Maxwell appears via video link during her arraignment hearing where she was denied bail for her role aiding Jeffrey Epstein to recruit and eventually abuse of minor girls, in Manhattan Federal Court, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. July 14, 2020 in this courtroom

Ethiopian sex-slave victims appeal to court against Deri

Several of the women, who were kidnapped between the ages of 13 and 20 and tortured in the Sinai’s sex-slave trade, had been threatened with deportation.

Ethiopian women grieve after domestic murder 390

Sex trafficking refugees given one year until possible deportation

Interior Minister Arye Deri granted the 27 Ethiopian victims of a sex trafficking ring a one-year working permit.

Sex-trafficking (Illustrative).

Rivlin to wipe the slate clean for convicted prostitutes

Rivlin said that “life in prostitution means daily, unbearable exposure to violence, poverty, addiction and exploitation."

The ultimate decider: President Reuven Rivlin

Seagram's heiress gets six years for role in cult-like trafficking ring

Bronfman, 41, pleaded guilty in April 2019 to two felony counts in connection to her involvement with Albany-based NXIVM.

Clare Bronfman, an heiress of the Seagram's liquor empire, arrives at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse, for her trail regarding sex trafficking and racketeering related to the Nxivm cult in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., January 9, 2019.

Buenos Aires honors Jewish woman who helped take down sex-trafficking ring

A Jewish woman who escaped from and helped destroy a sex-trafficking ring, is getting public recognition in Buenos Aires, the city where she became known as a symbol of feminist resistance.

Argentina's flag in Buenos Aires

Ghislaine Maxwell was interested in recruiting Paris Hilton, friend claims

"Ohhhh she’d be perfect for Jeffrey," Maxwell is alleged to have said upon seeing the young heiress at a party.

Paris Hilton poses at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, Antibes, France, May 17, 2018.

Bill Clinton was hosted at Jeffrey Epstein's private island

"Orgies were a constant thing that took place."

Bill CLINTON – creating a hostile environment for women. (Reuters)