Mother on trial in West Virginia denies locking adopted teens in shed
A woman accused with her husband of forcing their adopted children to perform hard labor denied confining two of the children ...
Shining a light on Human Trafficking: Local efforts to protect the vulnerable
Law enforcement and advocates are raising awareness about how traffickers target the vulnerable, including children, and what ...
Human trafficking, forced labor trial to continue in Kanawha County this week
The human trafficking, child abuse and forced labor trial for Sissonville couple Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz will continue Tuesday.
'Don't call her my mother, please. That's my only request to you,' teen asks on the stand
She said Whitefeather laughed at them through the cameras and called them "stupid." She described being made to stand all day ...
‘Do not call her my mother’: Teenager testifies against former adoptive parents in trial
The trial of a Sissonville couple accused of human trafficking reached a tipping point on day four. In The State of West ...
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Maryland man gets 18 years for operating multi-state sex trafficking ring
A Maryland man who used the drug dependencies of multiple women to control and force them into commercial sex work, including ...
White mother accused of treating Black adopted kids as ‘slaves’ said they liked being kept in barn, trial told
Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, are charged with human trafficking, child abuse and forced child labor ...
Abusive West Virginia parents forced adopted children into back breaking manual labor, court hears
The white couple from West Virginia accused of locking their adopted black kids in barn also forced them into grueling manual ...
Trial starts for West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their 5 children to forced labor
Trial has started for a West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their five children to forced labor and locking two of ...
Human trafficking, forced labor case underway in Kanawha County
A human trafficking, child abuse and forced labor case is underway in Kanawha County.Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are ...
Man charged with human trafficking after allegedly keeping Florida woman in building on his property in Gilmer County
A Gilmer County man allegedly hired a nursing assistant from Florida and then kept her “in fear for her safety” in a building ...
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Kern Medical establishing Human Trafficking Task Force
Kern Medical will host an event Jan. 23 to highlight its newly established Human Trafficking Task Force. According to a news release from Kern Medical, the hospital is launching the Human ...