Human trafficking is a huge problem here in the Coachella valley, and local nonprofits are doing something about it. Representatives with Safehouse of the Desert speak with Sandie Newton to share a little bit about why it’s so important that we recognize human trafficking as an issue.
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An Indio man suspected of soliciting a prostitute while employed as the security director of the Coachella Valley Unified School District was scheduled for a court appearance in September Thursday. Adam Sambrano Jr., 40, was arrested on Jan. 27 during a sting operation and later charged with one misdemeanor prostitution solicitation count. Riverside County Superior […]
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A probable cause affidavit released by Florida prosecutors on Monday alleges that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft sought out sex acts with a prostitute at an illicit massage parlor twice the weekend of the AFC Championship Game. Authorities in Jupiter announced the 77-year-old Brookline, Massachusetts, resident has been charged with two counts of soliciting another […]
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(CNN) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged with two counts of soliciting someone to commit prostitution, stemming from a major sting involving several day spas and massage parlors in Florida, police said. Kraft, 77, is among dozens of people linked to a sex trafficking operation in central Florida. During a monthslong investigation, the […]
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A Houston woman has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies after she was accused of trying to prostitute her 2-year-old daughter for $1,200. Sarah M. Peters, 25, pleaded guilty Thursday to felony offenses of sexual performance of a child, attempted human trafficking and promotion of prostitution of a child, according to the Montgomery County, Texas, district […]
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Indio, CA A Hemet man who posed as a woman on Facebook and solicited women and teenage girls to engage in sex acts for money, including two high school students from Indio who disclosed his activities to authorities, was sentenced to more than 122 years in state prison today. Eliberto Cruz Jacobo, 46, was convicted in March of […]
