Police: Border Agent Targeted Homicide Victims for Vulnerability

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MATT SEDENSKY / The Associated Press Sep 17, 2018 A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor charged in the killings of four women knew the victims, authorities say. Some fear more deaths at the hands of the agent remained undiscovered. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Arrested in Texas as Suspected Serial Killer

The Associated Press Sep 15, 2018 He is taken into custody in a hotel parking lot on suspicion of killing four prostitutes after a fifth woman escapes and notifies authorities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Underbelly of the Sex-Trade Industry

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Sep 11, 2018 Five years as a prostitute in Spain fueled one woman's passion to end trafficking and other forms of violence against women. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

When Doing Good Becomes Doing Bad

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig Jul 11, 2018 Sexual abuse by members of organizations that provide relief to some of the world’s most vulnerable people has been more pervasive than recently reported. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Adult Film Industry Slams Giuliani for Saying Stormy Daniels Isn’t Credible

MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Jun 7, 2018 Prominent members of the industry and the Sex Workers Outreach Project denounce the Trump lawyer's statement that Daniels cannot be believed because she is a porn actress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sex Trade’s Female Victims: ‘Spoiled Goods,’ Damaged Lives

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Apr 11, 2018 In Cambodia, South Africa and Albania—among other places—violence, poverty and extreme male dominance create a context in which men who pay for sex go uncensured, but the women and girls involved are permanently stigmatized. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

510 Arrested in Sex Trafficking Sting; 56 Victims Rescued

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 2, 2018 About 20 percent of those rescued in the California crackdown were juveniles. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges, Julie Bindel on the Movement to Legalize Prostitution (Video)

Staff and Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 23, 2017 The Truthdig columnist sits down with the activist, who argues that the international movement to legalize prostitution has been an "unmitigated disaster." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Child Sex Trafficking Victim Jailed for Killing an Abuser Gains Support

Emily Wells / Truthdig Nov 22, 2017 Cyntoia Brown was tried as an adult at 16 and is not eligible for parole until she is 67. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Pimping of Prostitution: An Excerpt

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Sep 22, 2017 A new book reveals how survivors of prostitution are bullied, harassed, vilified, libeled and slandered by pro-prostitution activists. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

A Union of Pimps and Johns

Julie Bindel / Truthdig May 19, 2017 Though backers of "sex worker" unions claim the groups promote rights, the women I interviewed seemed anything but empowered. (Pictured, Cambodian prostitutes.) Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

An Activist Hails Law Criminalizing Purchase of Sex in Ireland

By Rachel Moran Apr 6, 2017 The new legislation also sparks a sense of mourning for women who didn’t live to benefit from it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )