Former Austin Peay coach Patrick Kugler arrested, charged in human trafficking investigation in Tennessee
Patrick Kugler, who until recently served as co-offensive coordinator for Austin Peay State University’s football team, was taken into police custody this week. He was arrested as part of a human trafficking investigation. Kugler resigned from his position as an assistant coach with the Governors. He was one of six suspects arrested in an undercover […]
Austin Peay’s Patrick Kugler arrested in human trafficking operation
Patrick Kugler resigned as Austin Peay’s co-offensive coordinator on Sunday, a day after he was arrested as part of an undercover human trafficking operation in Montgomery County, Tennessee. Kugler, 29, was one of six men arrested by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on Aug. 17 for using bait-and-switch ads to “identify individuals seeking to engage […]
JD Vance claims Harris border policies ‘lost thousands of innocent children’ to sex and human trafficking
Surrounded by law enforcement supporters at a campaign event in Georgia on Thursday, Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio argued that Vice President Kamala Harris’ border policies have left “thousands of innocent children” vulnerable to sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Vance appeared to be referring to a Department of Homeland Security inspector […]
Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who died in Texas in 2022
Guatemalan police arrested seven Guatemalans on Wednesday for smuggling 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who were left behind in a tractor-trailer in sweltering heat in Texas in 2022 and suffocated to death. They are the latest to be arrested following a years-long investigation into one of the worst human smuggling attempts into the […]
Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022
Guatemalan police arrested seven Guatemalans on Wednesday for smuggling 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who were left in a trailer in sweltering heat in Texas in 2022 and suffocated to death. They are the latest arrests following a years-long investigation into one of the worst tragedies involving migrants smuggled across the border from […]
Vance Says Harris ‘Controlling’ Inflation Response Is Like Giving ‘Epstein Control Over Human Trafficking Policy’
Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio equated Vice President Kamala Harris’ “control” over inflation to giving the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein “control” over human trafficking policy. Since Harris became the leading Democratic presidential candidate, the party’s polls have seen a significant shift in her favor over former President Donald Trump. […]
California lawmakers put sex trafficking bill on back burner
A California bill that would increase penalties for child sex traffickers could die before it gets a vote due to concerns from state finance officials about the cost of adding more inmates to prisons. The California Legislature last week placed Senate Bill 1414 on the “hold file” for its Aug. 7 meeting, a list of […]
14 Arrested, 10 Victims Rescued in Human Trafficking Sting at California Comic-Con
Fourteen people were arrested and 10 rescued in a human trafficking bust at San Diego Comic-Con in California last weekend. in press release According to California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a three-day human trafficking sting operation, part of a joint investigation with the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force (SDHTTF), resulted in the arrest of […]
Comic-Con sting operation busts sex trafficking ring — 1 minor, 9 adult victims rescued
A recent undercover operation led to the rescue of 10 victims, including one minor, and the arrest of 14 suspected sex traffickers at San Diego Comic-Con, according to a recent report. press release From the office of Attorney General Rob Bonta (D). The Attorney General’s Office, in collaboration with the San Diego Human Trafficking Task […]
14 arrested in human trafficking undercover sting at San Diego Comic-Con event: ‘Insidious crime’
San Diego authorities arrested 14 people and rescued 10 victims, including a 16-year-old, during an undercover human trafficking operation at Comic-Con International, a huge and popular event in the Southern California city last weekend. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday’s arrests were part of a joint investigation by the San Diego Human Trafficking Task […]