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Sex Trafficking Probe At Virginia SpringHill Suites Leads To Arrest, Police Say
A Hampton man was arrested on charges tied to an alleged commercial sex trafficking operation at a Woodbridge hotel, Prince William County police said.
The arrest followed an ongoing investigation at the SpringHill Suites, located in the 14000 block of Crossing Place in Woodbridge, that began on Tuesday, Dec. 2,.
Officers located a victim, identified as a 39-year-old woman, who was reportedly being trafficked at the hotel by 42-year-old Trinell Lorenzo Bowen, police said.
Bowen was taken into custody by the US Marshals Service Task Force in the City of Hampton on Tuesday, Dec. 16, accordin…
Inside Sex Trafficking Empire With Fake Spas In VA: Cash, Luxury Apartment, Fugitive On The Run
They built a criminal empire out of fake spas, cash, and exploited women. One vanished before trial. The other just got sentenced to decades in prison.
The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office issued an update on Monday, Aug. 25, confirming the fate of Zigui “Lisa” Zheng—and the disappearance of her co-defendant, Yan Qiu, after both were convicted of running a sex trafficking ring across Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia.
Spa Boss Sentenced After Shocking Trial
Zheng, 48, was sentenced to 10.5 to 21 years in state prison on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, after a jury found her guilty of…
Sex Slave Sting: Women Held In NJ Homes, Forced Into Brothels, AG Says
Eight people have been charged with racketeering and human trafficking for running a prostitution ring out of several homes in Trenton and Camden, authorities said.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the charges on Tuesday, July 1, following a months-long investigation that began in May 2024. At least 15 victims were located during raids at five properties, investigators said.
According to the criminal complaints, Vilma Deleon Bracamonte, also known as “Janet,” 55, of Hamilton, and Maria Soledad Xec Chan, 42, of Trenton, were the alleged ringleaders. They face charges …
Child Porn Probe Leads To Drug, Prostitution Charges For Virginia Woman: Police
A Virginia woman is facing multiple felony charges after investigators linked her to child pornography, drug distribution, and prostitution, authorities said.
Destinie Love Pollard, 24, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 25, following joint investigations by the Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force and the NOVA-DC Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, according to the Culpeper Police Department.
The case began in December 2024, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) tipped off authorities about suspected child pornography possession.
Detectives with t…
