West Virginia, Human Trafficking

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 after eight hours of deliberation
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
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,
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,
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.
WTOV Steubenville on MSN35m
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 ...
West Virginia MetroNews1d
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 ...
WVNS on MSN9d
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 ...
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 ...
West Virginia MetroNews1d
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 ...
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.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle6h
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.