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 ...
Human trafficking task force member calls recent verdict a 'significant milestone'
Wednesday's human trafficiking convictions for Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz marked a majorEven before the guilty ...
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 couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids
A West Virginia jury has convicted a couple ... civil rights violations, human trafficking and child neglect. The jury convicted Whitefeather on all 19 counts against her, including the civil ...