The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Pimp Who Trafficked 16-Year-Old Girl Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

Raymorris Asencio (left) and his accused accomplice Briana Sparkman (right). Raymorris Asencio, 32, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison after being convicted on federal charges of human trafficking and transporting a minor across state lines to engage in prostitution. Asencio and an accomplice, 18-year-old Briana Sparkman, were arrested in 2017 […]

Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking of ‘Fun Size’ Girl, 15

Abdul Bangura Jr. (left) and Christian Hood (right) were sentenced to prison. Recent news from the Department of Justice: A Virginia man was sentenced [July 20] to 186 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for multiple crimes related to the prostitution and exploitation of a 15-year-old minor. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. […]

Police Make Sex Trafficking Arrest

  Recent news from Milford, Connecticut: Two Rhode Island residents facing charges related to human trafficking and prostitution were released on bail Friday in Milford District Court. Michael Quinones, 29, of 155 Cranston St., Providence, was charged with deriving support from prostitution, conspiracy to commit a crime and trafficking a person for sexual servitude, according […]

Suspect Charged With Trafficking Girl, 17

  Recent news from Florida: A man suspected of selling sex with an underage runaway was arrested on human trafficking charges after the girl’s rescue in May, authorities said Thursday. State Attorney Aramis Ayala, joined by Ron Stucker, the director of the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation, announced the arrest of Timothy Bernard White, 22, on […]

ICE Seeks Fugitive Sex Trafficker

  A recent press release: A documented associate of the brutal international gang MS-13 is at-large and wanted for his role in operating an interstate prostitution ring, which also included the trafficking of a known minor. Ramon Raudel Campos Murillo, a native of Mexico, who sometimes also goes by Raudel or the alias “Chilango,” is […]

Murder, Lies and Feminism

1994: L.A. police pursue murder suspect O.J. Simpson. The word “mansplaining” was inspired (although not coined) by Rebecca Solnit, whose book Men Explain Things to Me became a bestseller. In this book, Ms. Solnit writes: “So many men murder their partners and former partners that we have well over a thousand homicides of that kind […]

Violence Against Women Update

  DeKalb County, Georgia: The suspect accused of fatally stabbing a 14-year-old girl and a man Sunday morning in a Decatur apartment has been arrested, DeKalb County authorities said Monday afternoon. Authorities say Royce Stewart stabbed Shykia Ward-Reese and an unidentified male at the Trinity Walk Apartments, then stole a silver 2014 Ford Mustang convertible, […]

Violence Against Muslim Teen in Texas

  In January, 16-year-old Maarib Al Hishmawi was reported missing in Bexar County, Texas. She was last seen leaving Taft High School in San Antonio. Was she a victim of right-wing anti-Muslim violence? No, she was a victim of her parents: She was located in mid-March when she was taken in by an organization that […]

« go back — keep looking »