Parents Who Locked Adopted Children in Barn, Forced Them to Work 'as Slaves' Convicted of Human Trafficking
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 after eight hours of deliberation
Couple found guilty of nearly all charges in Sissonville trafficking, force labor case
The mother of children who were found locked in a Sissonville barn was found guilty on all charges and the father guilty of all but four in a child abuse and fo
West Virginia Couple Convicted of Forced Labor, Child Neglect, and Civil Rights Violations Against Adopted Black Children
A West Virginia couple accused of forcing their five adopted Black children into hard labor and extreme neglect has been convicted by a Kanawha County jury after eight hours of […] The post West Virginia Couple Convicted of Forced Labor,
White couple accused of treating adopted Black kids as 'slaves' found guilty of forced labour, human trafficking
White couple accused of treating adopted Black kids as 'slaves' found guilty of forced labour, human trafficking - Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz were accused of mistreating their children —
Human trafficking task force member calls recent verdict a 'significant milestone'
Wednesday's human trafficking convictions for Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz marked a major milestone in West Virginia.
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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 ...
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 ...
Abusive parents learn fate over forcing adopted kids to work hard labor like 'slaves' and in a filthy shed
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, went on trial earlier this month, each facing a slew of child neglect charges related to the treatment of their five adoptive children.
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Livingston-based attorney heads new human trafficking program
A Livingston-based attorney is overseeing a new anti-human trafficking program funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Victims of Crime.
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Beckley man pleads guilty to role in drug trafficking organization
A Raleigh County man faces 20 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed illegal drugs in Beckley and elsewhere within the Southern District ...
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Israel's ban on UN's Palestinian aid agency has come into effect. Here's what that looks like
Israel has formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory ...