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Cases of human trafficking among celebrities have been on the increase.
Human trafficking refers to the unlawful act of transporting or coercing people to benefit from their work or service, typically in the form of forced labor or sexual exploitation.
We take a look at prominent personalities who have allegedly been arrested for human trafficking.
P Diddy
Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly enticed participants into a sex trafficking ring by offering proximity to his “popularity”.
He implied those in his inner circle would have access to celebrities, athletes, and even royalty like Prince Harry, according to a civil lawsuit filed by Rodney Jones, a former producer, last month.
Combs’ former girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura was the first to go public with allegations last November when she filed suit accusing her ex of “rape, sex trafficking, and domestic violence.”
Properties connected to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs were raided on Monday by federal agents.
The Department of Homeland Security said it had pursued the “law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation” in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.
Two properties were searched in Los Angeles and Miami as part of the probe.
Officials did not specify the reasons for the raids or whether they were tied to Mr Combs.
P Diddy posing
P Diddy P Diddy posing
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Jeffrey Epstein
Epsteins records which have since been made public detail Epstein’s alleged sexual abuse and trafficking of underage girls.
It also includes the names of 150 people who were in contact with him. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Julie K. Brown, author of “Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story.”
It was alleged that he paid girls as young as 14 for sex and used them to recruit other young girls between 2002 and 2005.
Jeffrey Epstein charged with human trafficking and sexual abuse
R Kelly
Kelly was jailed in June 2022 for three decades for sex trafficking and racketeering after a trial in New York.
Several months later, he was convicted in a second federal trial in Chicago of enticing minors for sex and producing child sexual imagery.
Andrew Tate
US singer R Kelly has been found guilty of exploiting his superstar status to run a scheme to sexually abuse women and children over two decades.
Eleven accusers, nine women and two men took the stand over the searing six-week trial to describe sexual humiliation and violence at his hands.
He has welcomed his first child.
He has welcomed his first child.
Andrew Tate
Following the arrest of Influencer Andrew Tae in December 2023, the 36-year-old was indicted on charges of rape and human trafficking in Romania.
He is a former professional kickboxer.