(KRON) — On Wednesday, a judge sentenced Lamar Nolan Ryan, 42, to nine months in prison for possessing a loaded firearm and attempting to coerce a woman to be his commercial sex worker, United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey said. On July 1, Ryan possessed a loaded, semi-automatic Glock handgun with an “obliterated” serial number […]
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office released information about a recent successful operation to rescue seven victims of human trafficking. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) worked together with local organizations on-site to ensure any victims received the support and resources needed. During the same operation, a 43-year-old male from Ferndale was arrested for attempted commercial sex abuse of a minor, felony communicating with a minor, and attempted distribution to persons under the age of eighteen.
A North Shore man was indicted Monday in federal court in Boston on sex trafficking charges after investigators say he preyed on women who were struggling with employment and housing when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020.
Four days after ruling that court hearings for several people accused of paying for sex in a commercial sex ring would be public, Supreme Judicial Court Frank Gaziano has again halted those hearings.
Three people at the center of a commercial sex ring catering to prominent clientele at “sophisticated high-end brothels” in Massachusetts and Virginia have been indicted by a federal grand jury, the U.S. Attorney said Friday.