The law, passed in 1910, prohibits the interstate or foreign transportation of an individual for sex. It has at times been used as a tool for political persecution.
Category: Human Trafficking
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Jury in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial Reaches Verdict on All Counts but Racketeering Conspiracy
The judge decided the jury should keep deliberating on a racketeering conspiracy charge after it said there were “unpersuadable opinions on both sides.”
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8 Key Text Exchanges at the Sean Combs Trial
The words sent between the mogul and his girlfriends have been cited as crucial evidence by both sides in a case that turns on whether sex marathons he directed were coercive.
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At the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial, Jurors Are Ready to Deliberate
The panel of 12 will be asked to decided whether the music mogul is guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
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What Happened in the Closing Arguments of the Sean Combs Trial
The jurors will begin deliberating on Monday. The music mogul has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial: Takeaways From Defense’s Closing Arguments
Mr. Combs’s lead lawyer made a final appeal to the jury, arguing in often sarcastic tones that the government’s evidence contradicted its case against the hip-hop mogul.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial: Takeaways From Prosecution’s Closing Argument
After seven weeks of testimony, the government detailed to jurors why it says the mogul is guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial: Prosecution Rests as End Nears
The government concluded its case after 28 days of testimony in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial. Defense attorneys are expected to be more brief.
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As Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Took a Victory Lap, He Planned Sex Nights, Prosecutors Say
Questioning its final witness, the government laid out flight plans, escort prices, hotel reservations and a web of payments for sexual encounters in 2023.
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Aide Who Was Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s ‘Right Hand’ Draws Scrutiny at His Trial
Kristina Khorram, the mogul’s former chief of staff, was not charged in his indictment, but the government has identified her and other staff as co-conspirators.
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The Question for the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Jurors: What Qualifies as Coercion?
The jury will be asked to determine if two women who engaged in marathon sex sessions with escorts did so willingly or because they were under threat.