LONDON (AP) — Following days of turmoil that have damaged the British royal family’s reputation, Prince Andrew announced Wednesday that he will step back from public duties “for the foreseeable future” because of his association with a notorious American sex offender. The second son of Queen Elizabeth II said in a statement that his ties […]
Cyntoia Brown has been doing rounds promoting her new memoir after being released from prison in August for killing a man at 16 while she was being sex trafficked. Her husband, gospel rapper Jamie Long, has been by her side through it all, accompanying his bride on her nationwide press run. While the connection between these […]
Before he was married to Cyntoia Brown, Christian singer Jaime Long was married to singer Pamela Long from the Bad Boy group, Total. If you’ll recall, after it was revealed that Cyntoia and Jaime wed while she was still incarcerated, the month that she was released from prison, Pam issued a statement that warned her to be careful of […]
Ahead of the release of her memoir, “Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption In the American Prison System” Cyntoia Brown sat down with Essence to discuss all of her life events leading up to the book’s release and how time in jail gave her the space to reflect on the life she wished to create […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein was found on the floor of his jail cell with bruises on his neck early this week while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday. It was not clear whether the injuries were self-inflicted or from an assault, said the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges Thursday, saying he poses a danger to the public and might use his “great wealth and vast resources” to flee the country. Epstein, with his hands folded before him, showed no reaction to the announcement by U.S. District […]
Women in Los Angeles can feel a little less vulnerable tonight. Melanie Danae Williams, 23, who described herself on her Instagram account as ‘the most hated hoe’ in L.A., will be a guest of the federal prison system for the next 15 years, KTLA.com reports. Williams pled guilty to sex trafficking, after being accused of […]
ABC 13 reports, three people are accused of kidnapping a Houston woman and forcing her into prostitution. Kevin Winston and Martina Chambers have reportedly been charged with aggravated promotion of prostitution, compelling prostitution, and trafficking of a person. Mikia Collins has reportedly been charged with compelling prostitution and trafficking of a person. The mother of […]
Cyntoia Brown, the Nashville woman serving life for killing a man who picked her up for sex while she was being pimped as a teenager, will receive a clemency hearing that could lead to her release, officials said on Thursday, according to the New York Times. It will be her first clemency hearing since she […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a new law aimed at curbing sex trafficking. During a White House signing ceremony Wednesday, the president said the survivors “are very brave.” Among those at the ceremony were Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, several members of Congress and families of victims. The law passed Congress overwhelmingly. It weakens […]
The intricate layers of the juvenile courts system have failed yet another Black woman. Cyntoia Brown was tried as an adult and sentenced to 51 years in prison for the murder of a 43-year-old man who purchased her for sex. Now at age 28, a recent documentary about her case is steadily gaining traction, forcing […]
Cyntoia Browan has spent the last 13 years of her life in jail. She deserves a second chance.
