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8 Investigates: Is Maine doing enough to crack down on sex trafficking?

Norah Hogan
April 23, 2025
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WMTW (Channel 8)
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Meet our new U.S. attorney, a 'big fan' of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate

Terrence T. Mcdonald
March 26, 2025
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New Jersey Monitor
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Opinion: Matt Gaetz should simply never as U.S. Attorney General. Here's why

Lauren Hersh
November 21, 2024
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AOL
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Anti-Trafficking Ministries Oppose Trump's Pick for Attorney General

Emily Belz
November 18, 2024
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Christianity Today
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The 9 horrific abuse lawsuits levelled at Diddy - drug-fuelled 'freak offs' to blackmail & why cops took so long to act

Kevin Adjei-Darko
September 19, 2024
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The U.S. Sun
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What's Next for Diddy? Lawyers Weigh in on Bombshell Indictment

Andre Gee
September 19, 2024
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Rolling Stone
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'A culture of silence and deference': A sex trafficking expert analyzes the allegations against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

August Brown
September 18, 2024
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Los Angeles Times
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FBI offering up to $250k reward for 'Top 10 Most Wanted' fugitive who may be in Tampa

Genevieve Curtis
July 12, 2024
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Fox 13 Tampa Bay
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Gilgo beach arrest anniversary: We're still not moving fast enough to protect sex workers

Rebecca Zipkin
July 11, 2024
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Lohud
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Guest column: A fuller life on the other side of the sex trade

Lindsay Casagranda
April 7, 2024
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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March Madness Sparks Sex Trafficking Concerns as NCAA Final Four Nears

Aisha Khan
March 17, 2024
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Hoodline Phoenix
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A survivor’s call to combat human trafficking and sexual violence in Maine

Opinion Contributor
February 12, 2024
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Bangor Daily News
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Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender by 2008. Why did the powerful stick with him?

Aysha Bagchi, Dan Morrison and Sudiksha Kochi
January 14, 2024
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USA Today
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Court hearings to be open as feds seek charges against clients in Mass. brothel bust case

Abbey Niezgoda and Mike Pescaro
December 21, 2023
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NBC Boston
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Good Day Street Talk with Rachel Foster

Antwan Lewis
November 11, 2023
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Fox 5 NY
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3 arrested in Mass., Va. brothel bust, but who were the clients?

Abbey Niezgoda and Asher Klein
November 9, 2023
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NBC Boston
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Sex trafficking survivors call for justice after Boston, DC brothel network bust

Abbey Niezgoda
November 9, 2023
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NBC Boston
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Advocates push states, including Pa. to take up ‘survivor-centered’ trafficking laws

Cassie Miller
November 3, 2023
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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Opinion: Gilgo Beach murders are a chilling reminder of the deadly dangers of sex trade

Lauren Hersh and Rebecca Zipkin
October 10, 2023
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CNN
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Opinion: What It Means to Call Prostitution ‘Sex Work'

Pamela Pau
August 17, 2023
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The New York Times
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Advocate discusses dangers of illicit sex businesses in NYC

Spectrum News Staff
August 4, 2023
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Spectrum News New York 1
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Gilgo Case Shows 'No Way To Tell' Client Is A Killer, Advocate Says

Peggy Spellman Hoey
August 2, 2023
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The Patch (Massapequa, NY)
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Gilgo Beach killer operated in plain view. We need to take sex buying seriously

Lauren Hersh & Rebecca Zipki
August 1, 2023
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northjersey.com
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Overturning Roe puts Florida sex trafficking survivors at risk

Caitlen Macias
July 25, 2023
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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Activists say many efforts to help sex trafficking victims in New York are stalled

Ali Bauman
July 20, 2023
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CBS News New York
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Maine to become first state to decriminalize prostitution -- only for selling sex, not paying for it

Phil Hirschkorn
July 19, 2023
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WMTW 8 ABC
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The Devastating Impact of Decriminalizing the Sex Trade

Lauren Hersh
July 15, 2023
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Alliance Magazine
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Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signs law partially decriminalizing prostitution

Associated Press
June 27, 2023
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AP
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Sex trade survivors back partial decriminalization and more exit services

Chris Van Buskirk
May 18, 2023
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Boston Herald
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There used to be tens of thousands of prostitution arrests annually in NYC. Now? About 100

Matt Katz
December 27, 2022
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The Gothamist
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Hardly anyone gets arrested for prostitution anymore, so what’s the future of sex work in NYC?

Matt Katz
December 27, 2022
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New York Public Radio
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National Group Emerges in Oregon, Pledging to Oppose Future Campaigns to Decriminalize Sex Work. World Without Exploitation is a New York-based nonprofit that has previously opposed efforts to decriminalize sex work in Rhode Island and Vermont

Aaron Mesh
May 11, 2022
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Willamette Week
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Making prostitution legal in Rhode Island: The out-of-state money behind the push

Amanda Milkovits
April 29, 2022
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Boston Globe
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Sex Trafficking Victims Are Being Punished. A New Law Could Change That.

Dr. Devin J. Buckley And Erin Regan
April 26, 2022
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Marie Claire
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What Larry Ray teaches us about sexual exploitation: Lessons in the Sarah Lawrence predator’s crimes

Op-ed by Lauren Hersh
April 9, 2022
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New York Daily News
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A conversation with Rachel Foster and Mary Speta

Rachel Foster and Mary Speta
March 21, 2022
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Write the Book Podcast
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Those opposed to the decriminalization of sex work in Washtenaw County voice concerns

Karen Drew & Kayla Clarke
March 20, 2022
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Click on Detroit, WDIV Local 4
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Rachel Foster: Burlington controversy part of effort to decriminalize sex trade

Rachel Foster
March 16, 2022
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Vermont Digger
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A note about prostitution to a John (Oliver, that is)

New York Daily News
March 9, 2022
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Write the Book Podcast
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Ashley Judd calls out John Oliver for insensitive comments about sex work: 'Listen to survivors'

David Artavia
March 8, 2022
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Yahoo News
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New city councilors, investment in infrastructure and all the results from Burlington's Town Meeting Day

Carolyn Sistrand
March 2, 2022
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NBC 5 Burlington TV
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Law would shield sex trafficking victims who fight back

Devin Buckley and Erin Regan
February 18, 2022
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Wisconsin Cap Times
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Burlington to vote on changing sex work language in city charter

Sid Bewlay
February 16, 2022
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NBC 5 Burlington TV
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Human Trafficking Investigation

Caitlen Macias
February 16, 2022
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CBS12 in Florida
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A Proposed Tweak to Burlington’s Charter Sparks Impassioned Debate Over Sex Work

Courtney Lamdin
February 2, 2022
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Seven Days
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Burlington City Council taking action on issues that could land on Town Meeting Day ballot

Carolyn Sistrand
January 24, 2022
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NBC 5 Burlington TV
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Anti-trafficking groups raise concern over Burlington sex work measure

Melissa Cooney
October 25, 2021
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WCAX
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Fox 5 Good Day Street Talk

August 28, 2021
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Fox 5 New York
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New York City, sex trafficking hub? An Op-ed by Lauren Hersh

Op-ed by Lauren Hersh
July 28, 2021
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New York Daily News
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Illegal massage parlors outnumber Starbucks 2 to 1 in NYC – and here’s why

Gabrielle Fonrouge
July 26, 2021
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New York Post
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NYC sex workers rampant in open-air prostitution market amid lax enforcement

Larry Celona, Social Links for Larry Celona
July 15, 2021
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New York Post
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Maine governor faces pressure to decriminalize prostitution

LIZ CRAMPTON
June 29, 2021
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Politico
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Vote to protect exploited women

June 20, 2021
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NY Daily News
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Manhattan’s New Policy on Prostitution

Letter to the Editor from Lauren Hersh
April 23, 2021
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The New York Times

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