Man sentenced to 20 years in human trafficking case

ICE arrests Chinese man charged with midcoast sex trafficking

Immigration officials have started removal proceedings for a Chinese citizen who was recently charged with sex trafficking in the midcoast. Tian Tao, 54, was arrested on the sex trafficking charges on Feb. 20 by Rockland police and officers from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, according to ICE. On March 6, ICE announced that Tao faces removal to China. He first entered the U.S. legally in 2016, but violated the terms of his admission,…

Man sentenced to 20 years in human trafficking case

William Tidwell, 52, received the sentence Wednesday after pleading guilty to multiple felonies.

Suspects convicted in Mississippi human trafficking case

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Several suspects were found guilty or pled guilty in connection to a human trafficking case in Mississippi. On January 27, 2024, Jasper County deputies began investigation a human trafficking and sexual battery case involving a juvenile female. They said she was being traded to obtain drugs for sex. Mississippi pastor, deacon charged with embezzling church funds Investigators identified the seven suspects as C…

The judicial police of Cap-Haïtien arrested, on Tuesday, March 4, Cadet Jean Philippe, a man who was carrying thirteen unaccompanied minors, apparently in the direction of Chile. The information was reported this Saturday, March 8 by Le Nouvelliste. An investigation conducted by the Brigade de protection des mineurs (BPM) and the IBESR-Nord revealed the existence of eighteen false travel permits. Eleazar Henry-Claude, director of the IBESR, expr…

Kentucky Man Sentenced for Sexually Exploiting Minors in the Philippines

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of Public AffairsA Kentucky man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in the Philippines.According to court documents, from February 2021 through November 2021, while living in the Philippines, Robert Maxwell Werner, 46, of Walton, purchased access from a Filipino individual to dozens of minor victims for in-person, livestreamed, and recorded sexual acts. For severa…