Tag: Prostitution

Former Abercrombie CEO's partner pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges, is freed on bond

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- Matthew Smith, the partner of former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, was released on $10 million bond Tuesday...

A new Belgium law gives sex workers contracts, benefits and safety protection

PARIS -- Starting Sunday, sex workers in Belgium will be able to sign formal employment contracts and gain labor rights on par with...

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sex trafficking and prostitution charges

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- The former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch pleaded not guilty Friday to federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution...

Former Abercrombie & Fitch chief Mike Jeffries arrested on federal sex trafficking charges

NEW YORK -- Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries and two other men have been arrested on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution...

Sex workers are hit hard by Congo's mpox outbreak but say their only option is to keep working

KAMITUGA, Congo -- It's been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered from mpox, but as a sex worker, she said, she's still struggling...

Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison, fined $3M for money laundering

PHOENIX -- Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison and fined $3...