‘Do not call her my mother’: Teenager testifies against former adoptive parents in trial
The trial of a Sissonville couple accused of human trafficking reached a tipping point on day four. In The State of West ...
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Text message evidence being shown during Friday’s trial for Sissonville couple charged with child abuse
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Explicit text messages off one of the defendant’s cell phones are under review during the fourth day of ...
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 ...
White mother accused of treating Black adopted kids as ‘slaves’ said they liked being kept in barn, trial told
Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, are charged with human trafficking, child abuse and forced child labor ...
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.
Human trafficking, forced labor case underway in Kanawha County
A human trafficking, child abuse and forced labor case is underway in Kanawha County.Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are ...
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After 12 delays, ex-police chief who raped teen is sentenced to federal prison
Larry Clay Jr., a former West Virginia police chief ... for losses they endured because of the trafficking. Martina Vandenberg, president of the Human Trafficking Legal Center, said those funds ...