West Virginia, human trafficking

West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids in WA
The couple each faced over a dozen counts involving their adopted children, including child neglect, civil rights violations, human trafficking, and forced outdoor labor - which the eldest says mostly occurred in Washington state.
White West Virginia Couple Convicted of Using Adopted Black Children as Slaves
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather was convicted of a forced labour, civil rights violations, human trafficking and child neglect. Her husband, Donald Ray Lantz, was found guilty on 12 counts out of 16. He was acquitted of four counts of civil rights violations.
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
White couple accused of treating adopted Black kids as 'slaves' found guilty of forced labor, human trafficking
Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, were accused of mistreating their children — all of whom are Black
WV couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids
A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz went on trial in mid-January and each faced over a dozen counts,
Jury Convicts West Virginia Couple Accused of Neglect, Forced Labor Involving Their Adopted Children
A West Virginia jury has convicted a couple who were accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children, including locking them in a shed, forcing them to sleep on the floor and use
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,
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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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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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 ...
Closing arguments made ahead of deliberations in child abuse, trafficking trial
Jury deliberations are approaching after the nearly three-week trial for Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz.
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Jury finds Kanawha County couple guilty on charges of abusing, trafficking adopted children
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 12-member jury in an ongoing trial for a Sissonville couple charged with 35 counts of human ...
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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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‘An Ecosystem of Dysfunction:’ West Virginia Still Has a Child Welfare Worker Shortage, and It’s Taking a Toll on Foster Kids and Families
As West Virginia’s foster care system struggles to hire and retain workers amid low pay and overwhelming caseloads, it ...
Morrisey says fentanyl, immigration crackdowns go ‘hand-in-hand’
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey says more people in West Virginia have been detained on suspicion of immigration violations, and that the state will continue ...