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.
Jury to deliberate in child abuse/human trafficking case
After several days of hearing testimony from both sides, the jury has the case in a child abuse and human trafficking trial ...
Barn surveillance footage shown to jury in day three of Sissonville human trafficking trial
New security footage took a jury inside the shed attached to a Sissonville barn days before kids were found locked inside.
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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 ...
Man in Sissonville child abuse, trafficking trial denies allegations during testimony
Donald Lantz took the stand testifying in his own defense. Lantz and his wife Jeanne Whitefeather have been on trial for ...
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White mother accused of treating Black adopted kids as ‘slaves’ said they liked being kept in barn, trial told
A West Virginia mother who is accused ... civil rights violations, human trafficking and gross child neglect. The children, all siblings ranging in age from 5 to 16, are Black.
YWCA of Wheeling Launches STEP Program to combat human trafficking and empower survivors
The YWCA of Wheeling is committed to fighting human trafficking and advocating for victims. During human trafficking ...
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What is human trafficking? US attorneys explain signs, what to do to help
Human trafficking is not like in the movies according to William Thompson and Jennifer Herrald of the United States ...
West Virginia mother on trial for locking adopted teenagers in shed denies allegations
A West Virginia mother denied forcing two of their adopted children to stay in a shed despite police locating them in the ...