matt gaetz Matt Gaetz Using Donors' Dollars on Legal Bills as Feds Investigate Possible Sex Trafficking The embattled congressman’s surge in legal spending began in July 2020
true crime Disturbing Charges Against Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Are at the Center of True Crime Podcast ‘Evil By Design' The host of the investigative true crime podcast “Evil by Design” has been on the trail of allegations against fashion mogul Peter Nygard for 10 years. In December, Nygard was arrested on charges of forced sex trafficking and trafficking of minors, among others. Host Timothy Sawa joined LX News to talk about his decade-long efforts to shed light on these allegations.
operation underground railroad A Children's Book About Imaginary Monsters Is Protecting Them From the Real Danger of Trafficking Operation Underground Railroad is a nonprofit that breaks up child sex trafficking rings around the world. And now a children’s book about imaginary monsters is helping protect kids from these real-life monsters. Author Evan DeMarco joined LX News to talk about “Mia and the Go Away Monster Spray” and Operation Underground Railroad.
porn Porn and the Pandemic: From PornHub to OnlyFans, COVID-19 May Have Changed Sex Work Forever As pandemic restrictions tightened in 2020, the amount of porn people were watching at home surged right at the same time the professional porn industry was slowing way down. So performers and fans flocked to new porn platforms — particularly OnlyFans, where amateurs and professionals alike earn subscription income by posting adult content. Meanwhile, job losses are sending more people...
sex trafficking A Jewelry Business Started by a Sex Trafficking Survivor Is Giving Jobs to Other Victims Holly Hayes is a survivor of trafficking and the founder of Sanctuary Project, a nonprofit jewelry business that is giving job training and steady employment to other victims. Hayes joined LX News to discuss how her project is helping women through the long healing process survivors face.
human trafficking Human Trafficking and Forced Labor Happen More Often Than You Think — and the Pandemic Is Making It Worse The pandemic has increased economic instability, which has made more people vulnerable to human trafficking and forced labor. Amy Rahe, a director of The Freedom Fund, joined LX News to debunk common misconceptions about modern slavery and to explain that it’s happening in the U.S. more often than you think.
Stolen Digital Learning Has Kids Online More Than Ever — and That Puts Them at Greater Risk of Sex Trafficking Children have been more online than ever this year as the pandemic has moved learning out of the classroom and onto the internet. NBC San Diego has conducted a yearlong investigation, titled “Stolen,” into sex trafficking and the exploitation of children and found that the problem is much more widespread than most people realize. Investigative reporter Monica Dean joined LX...
sex trafficking How These Two Sisters are Using Social Media to Battle Online Sex Trafficking Two sisters discuss their battle against online sex trafficking on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2020.
sex trafficking Cyntoia Brown Long, Granted Clemency for Murder, Is Fighting for Other Victims of Sex Trafficking Cyntoia Brown Long says sex trafficking is often not “black and white” and there is no “perfect victim,” as evidenced by her own case and the ongoing case of Chrystul Kizer, a teenager who is accused of killing her alleged sex trafficker and was released on bond last week.
