Parents Who Locked Adopted Children in Barn, Forced Them to Work 'as Slaves' Convicted of Human Trafficking, Neglect
The West Virginia couple, who is White, were accused of severely neglecting and mistreating their five adopted Black children ...
West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids
A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children have been convicted by a jury ...
Advocates call for state law against torture in West Virginia
In West Virginia, there is not currently a state law against torture. After the verdict of a human trafficking trial in ...
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Wheeling YWCA promotes STEP to combat human trafficking
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the Wheeling YWCA is hoping to get the word out on one of the only programs in West Virginia designe ...
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Prosecutors look at recent human trafficking, child neglect case as learning experience
Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Debra Rusnak and Kanawha County Sherriff Joe Crawford came on 580 Live Thursday after the ...
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West Virginia sex trafficking fugitive arrested in Kentucky
A man from Kanawha County was arrested on sex trafficking charges. According to a press release, 48-year-old Tiwan Robert Bailey, also known as “Quick,” of ...
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West Virginia mother on trial for locking adopted teenagers in shed denies allegations
A West Virginia mother denied forcing two of ... civil rights violations, human trafficking and gross child neglect. Whitefeather and Lantz were arrested in October 2023 when neighbors reported ...
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Mother on trial in West Virginia denies locking adopted teens in shed
Whitefeather and Lantz, who are white, each face more than a dozen felony counts that include forced labor, civil rights violations, human trafficking ... moving again to West Virginia in 2023 ...