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The Latest Breaking News from Prostitution

From Soi Cowboy in the bustling Sukhumvit corridor of Bangkok to Pattaya's Walking Street, the sex trade remains an open secret that authorities are often reluctant to acknowledge, despite its visible presence.

Bangkok Post

Norwegian implicated in Thai boxing camp sex scandal dies

An 80-year-old Norwegian man who financially supported a Muay Thai boxing camp in Rayong and was accused of sexually abusing boys there died two days before police raided the camp and arrested its supervisor, authorities said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

New Homeland Security Task Forces Target Immigrants Over Sex Work

The Trump administration is protecting Americans from an invasion of illicit handjobs.

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Indian-origin motel manager arrested in Los Angeles for profiting off prostitution, sex-trafficking

An Indian-origin motel manager was among the 10 people arrested and charged as several agencies targeted locations near the notorious Figueroa Corridor in Operation Broken Blade. Figueroa Corridor, an area of South LA, is known for trafficking and underage prostitution. 45-year0old Mukeshkumar Rambhai Patel, the on-site manager of the motel,…

The Times of India

World Cup 2026 Sparks Fears of Rising Sex Trafficking as Demand for Prostitutes Hits 'Unprecedented' Levels

Human rights experts warn of increased sex trafficking risks during World Cup 2026 in Mexico, the US, and Canada, as demand for prostitution rises amid large influxes of fans.

International Business Times UK

Football Star Alessandro Bastoni Dragged Into Child Prostitution Investigation

Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni is under investigation for alleged involvement in underage prostitution linked to a VIP events company. Bastoni's lawyer denies the allegations.

International Business Times UK

Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni under investigation for underage prostitution

The Inter and Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni is under investigation over alleged underage prostitution as part of an inquiry into an events company

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Mother imprisoned for forcing daughter, 12, into prostitution in Japan

The Criminal Court on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old woman who forced her daughter into prostitution to a long term in prison.

Bangkok Post

Mother imprisoned for forcing daughter, 12, into prostitution in Japan

The Criminal Court on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old woman who forced her daughter into prostitution to a long term in prison.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong gangster jailed for forcing 2 Thai women into prostitution

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 70-year-old gang member to a year in prison for forcing two Thai women into prostitution, after they fell for job scams claiming to be hiring massage therapists and were trafficked from Thailand to the city in 2023.

Bangkok Post

U.S. Rejects Mexico's Claims of Bad Faith, Citing Arrest of Child Prostitution Fugitive

For its part, Sheinbaum's administration accused Washington just weeks ago of a lack of reciprocity in similar requests that have been denied, despite both governments highlighting strong cooperation on security matters.

Latin Times

Young Thai girl allegedly forced by family into prostitution in Nigeria

A 17-year-old Thai girl has been rescued after allegedly being forced into prostitution in Nigeria for two months by members of her family, including her mother.

Bangkok Post

Dr Melanie Walker says Donald Trump introduced her to Jeffrey Epstein. Then she met Bill Gates...

The story matters because Walker appears to have been both a beneficiary of Epstein’s patronage and one of the people who helped him gain access to Gates’s circle after his 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.

The Times of India

LAPD reviews additional sexual assault allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Combs was sentenced last year in New York to 50 months in prison on charges of transporting women for prostitution

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Latin Times

Report: Mexico World Cup Matches Could Boost Forced Prostitution Controlled by Drug Cartels

Forced prostitution cases carry an impunity rate of about 97% in Mexico, according to data from the Mexican Senate.

Reason

Indiana Police Misplace More Than $30,000 Seized in Massage Parlor Raids

The raids took place after a detective with the state Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans Law Enforcement Task Force got four penis massages.

Latin Times

MAGA Influencer Craig Long Arrested in Florida Prostitution Sting

A Florida social media personality self described as MAGA was among 266 people arrested in a sweeping undercover operation targeting prostitution, human trafficking and child predators in Polk County, authorities said.

International Business Times UK

5 Photos of Craig Long's Wife: The Woman Behind the 'MAGA to the Core' Influencer Arrested for Human Trafficking

Influencer Craig Long was arrested in a Florida human trafficking sting, drawing attention to his wife. No charges against her have been made, but speculation persists.

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International Business Times UK

50 Football Players, One F1 Racer Busted In Illegal Prostitution Sting Operation In Italy

A prostitution scandal involving footballers and a Formula 1 driver has been uncovered in Italy, leading to a national controversy.

The Independent UK

Woman arrested for running prostitution ring allegedly catered to police officers

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Texas woman accused of running $1,000 a session prostitution ring that catered to cops alongside husband in the town of Godley

The Godley Police Department allegedly helped the Ketchersides compile information about local public officials, according to prosecutors

The Times of India

“Political prostitution”: Candace Owens slams identical posts defending President as AI Jesus image sparks backlash

Candace Owens criticized Trump supporters after two identical posts defended Donald Trump’s AI Jesus image. The posts by Graham Allen and David J Harris Jr raised questions online. At the same time, Trump faced backlash for the image and his comments about Pope Leo XIV, with even some supporters calling…

Radio France Internationale

France's prostitution law helps victims, but clients vanish behind closed doors

In the ten years since France passed a law decriminalising prostitution, but making it illegal to pay for sex, investigators have shifted their approach to sex workers to consider them as victims and not criminals. But it has become difficult to identify clients, who increasingly operate online, behind closed doors…

Radio France Internationale

Prostitution of minors in France rises by 43 percent in four years

Prostitution of minors in France has risen by up 43 percent over the last four years, according to official figures published Friday. The government insists it remains committed to cracking down on exploitation networks, a decade after a landmark law made paying for sexual services a crime.

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Diddy’s Lawyers Try To Overturn Conviction By Arguing ‘Freak Offs’ Were Amateur Porn, Not Prostitution

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers are are asking a US appeals court to overturn his Mann Act conviction and shortening his sentence.

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