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. The couple is now looking at decades in prison after two of their adopted Black teens were found locked in a shed in Sissonville.
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
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,
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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 ...
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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Human Trafficking in Southwest Virginia: Local nonprofit tackling growing crisis
Despite limited resources and awareness, a nonprofit in the New River Valley is working to support teenage girls who are ...