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Real Estate Titans' Alleged Rapes Date Back to High School

More on the indictment against the Alexander brothers

(Newser) - Two big names in luxury real estate are accused of violently drugging and raping dozens of victims while operating a sex trafficking ring for a decade, alongside a third brother. But who are the Alexander brothers? For starters, twins Oren and Alon Alexander, 37, and their brother, Tal, 38, were...

Prosecutors: Diddy Is Doing Shady Stuff From Jail

They say Sean Combs is trying to obstruct justice by attempting to reach out to possible witnesses

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs has tried to reach out to prospective witnesses and influence public opinion from jail in a bid to affect potential jurors for his upcoming sex-trafficking trial, prosecutors claimed in a court filing urging a judge to reject his latest bail request. The government accusations were made...

Florida Man Accused of Bailing Out Prisoners for Sex

Russell Moncrief, 75, accused of bailing out female inmates in exchange for sex with him, others

(Newser) - Officials have charged a bail bondsman in Florida with racketeering and human trafficking after he allegedly used his position to prey on female inmates, reportedly offering to bond them out from behind bars in return for having sex with himself and others, per NBC News . Per a release from state...

Ex-Abercrombie CEO Enters Plea in Sex Trafficking Case

Mike Jeffries pleaded not guilty on Friday on Long Island

(Newser) - Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution, with his lawyer entering the plea for him in court in Long Island's Central Islip, reports the AP . The 80-year-old—who the Washington Post notes was accompanied by...

Fiddy Takes On Diddy in Upcoming Netflix Documentary

Streaming platform is producing 50 Cent's docuseries on allegations against Sean Combs

(Newser) - There's a documentary currently in production about the history of Sean "Diddy" Combs' alleged crimes, on the heels of his arrest earlier this month on sex trafficking, racketeering, and other charges —and it's in the hands of a fellow rapper. A publicist for Curtis Jackson, better...

Sean Combs Denied Bail
Sean Combs Denied Bail
Sep 17, 2024 4:49 PM CDT

Sean Combs Denied Bail

Prosecutors say hip-hop mogul 'poses a significant danger to the community'

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail at a hearing Tuesday and will remain in federal detention on charges including racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. The rap mogul was arrested at a Manhattan hotel Monday night. Judge Robyn Tarnofsky told him her concern was that "...

'Diddy' Charges Allege Sex Trafficking, 'Freak Offs'

Hip-hop giant Combs also charged with racketeering

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors unsealed felony charges against Sean "Diddy" Combs on Tuesday that could see the rapper jailed for decades should he be convicted, reports TMZ .
  • The 54-year-old is charged with racketeering; sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. As the AP puts it,
...

Sean Combs Arrested by Feds at NYC Hotel
Feds Arrest
Sean Combs
at NYC Hotel
Sep 17, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Feds Arrest Sean Combs at NYC Hotel

'Diddy' may be facing sex trafficking charges, his lawyer says

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested by federal agents Monday night at a Manhattan hotel after the rapper was indicted by a grand jury. Officials have not announced the charges, but the federal probe of Combs was revealed in March, when the Department of Homeland Security raided the rapper's...

Judge to Defendant: You Can't Be 'Instrument of Reckoning''

Chrystul Kizer sentenced to 11 years for killing man she said trafficked, abused her

(Newser) - A Wisconsin woman who killed a man accused of sexually trafficking her as a teenager was sentenced to 11 years Monday on a charge that could have sent her to prison for up to 30 years. Chrystul Kizer, 24, was 17 years old when she killed 34-year-old Randall Volar. He...

Suit: Epstein's Psychiatrist Raped, Trafficked Women

Accuser's New York filing says she was sent to doctor for treatment

(Newser) - A woman who says she was a sexual abuse victim of Jeffrey Epstein has sued his psychiatrist, accusing him of raping and trafficking her. The federal suit filed Monday in Manhattan says Epstein sent her to Dr. Henry Jarecki for treatment after she became distressed when the money manager abused...

Girl, 17, Rescued After Texting 911 for Help

Authorities say she was trafficked from Mexico to California

(Newser) - A 17-year-old girl saved herself from an alleged sex trafficking scheme by texting 911 for help, southern California authorities say. The girl sent the text asking for help, in Spanish, on May 9, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office says in a news release . In subsequent communications with call takers...

Agents Raid Combs' Properties
Agents Raid Combs' Properties
Mar 25, 2024 6:40 PM CDT

Agents Raid Combs' Properties

Hip-hop mogul faces accusations of sex trafficking in lawsuits

(Newser) - Federal agents searched homes in Miami and Los Angeles on Monday that are associated with Sean Combs, who has been accused in lawsuits of sexual assault and sex trafficking. The raid was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, NBC News reports, under warrants issued by the Southern District of...

Britt Sticks to Sex Trafficking Tale

No one else can find story's relevance to Biden's border policies

(Newser) - Pressed Sunday about the sex trafficking story she included in her Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address, Sen. Katie Britt said everyone should have listened to her more carefully. In her nationally televised appearance Thursday night, she described the horrific sexual abuse of a woman...

2 Women Fight Back at Ex They Say Sexually Trafficked Them

'Cosmopolitan' details their sex-trafficking lawsuit

(Newser) - There is the "Hollywood version" of sex trafficking, write Christopher Johnston and Erin Quinlan at Cosmopolitan —one in which a girl is abducted off the streets and sold into a brutal underworld. But "a more insidious scenario often goes unrecognized: the one where the 'unmarked van'...

Feds Investigate Vince McMahon on Sex Trafficking Allegations

WWE founder's legal trouble escalates

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors in New York spent months investigating sex trafficking allegations against World Wrestling Entertainment founder Vince McMahon before a former WWE employee detailed her allegations in a lawsuit last week. Federal agents executed a search warrant for McMahon's phone and delivered a grand jury subpoena for documents related...

Lawsuit Accuses Vince McMahon of Sex Trafficking
WWE Founder
McMahon
Resigns
UPDATED
Jan 27, 2024 6:30 AM CST

WWE Founder McMahon Resigns

This following a suit accusing company's founder of sexually assaulting former employee

(Newser) - Vince McMahon has cut ties with the WWE. The AP reports that the wrestling giant's 78-year-old founder resigned his position Friday as executive chair of the board of TKO Group Holdings, WWE's parent company, a day after former WWE staffer Janel Grant filed a suit accusing McMahon and...

Ex-Abercrombie Chief at Center of FBI Probe

Investigation follows allegations that Mike Jeffries sexually abused more than 100 men

(Newser) - The FBI has reportedly launched a criminal investigation of former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries following claims that he lured male models into an international sex-trafficking ring . The agency has subpoenaed potential witnesses and begun interviews as part of an investigation led by agents specializing in sex crimes, as...

One Day After Suit Against Combs, a Resolution

Hip-hop mogul, R&B singer Cassie say they've reached a settlement 'amicably'

(Newser) - A day after R&B singer Cassie filed a federal complaint against hip-hop mogul Sean Combs (aka Diddy, aka Puff Daddy), accusing Combs of rape, physical abuse, and sex trafficking over their decadelong relationship, the two arrived at a settlement, reports the AP . In a Friday statement sent by Douglas...

'Canada's Jeffrey Epstein' Indicted on US Charges
Fashion Tycoon Convicted
of Sexual Assaults
UPDATED
Nov 13, 2023 12:30 AM CST

Fashion Tycoon Convicted of Sexual Assaults

'Canada's Jeffrey Epstein' is also fighting extradition to US on other charges

(Newser) - "Canada's Jeffrey Epstein" was convicted in Toronto on Sunday of sexually assaulting women between the late 1980s and 2005. Fashion tycoon Peter Nygard, 82, was found guilty of four counts, the Guardian reports. He was acquitted on the fifth count of sexual assault as well as one count...

Lawsuit: Abercrombie CEO Ran Sex-Trafficking Ring

Retailer enabled Mike Jeffries' sexual abuse of models, filing says

(Newser) - A former model for Abercrombie & Fitch on Friday sued the fashion retailer, alleging it allowed former CEO Mike Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking organization during his 22-year tenure. Jeffries, who left Abercrombie in 2014, converted the chain from an struggling retailer of hunting apparel to a seller of must-have...

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