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close Video Human trafficking victim recounts horrors of life at the mercy of criminals Karla Jacinto never wanted to become a statistic, but at 12 years old she was trafficked in Mexico. She describes the brutal torture she endured for four years at the hands of pimps and criminals, and how she reclaimed her life. EAGLE PASS, Texas – Karla Jacinto estimates she has been raped more than 40,000 times. A victim of human trafficking, she was forced to have sex between 30 and 40 times per day from the ages of 12 to 16 years old. "It was always [an] apology after a beating, after the massacre on the floor, after making bruises on my body, after seeing me cry and suffer, they gave you a rose saying they loved you," Jacinto said. Human trafficking survivor Karla Jacinto walks near the southern border Jan. 10, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Hannah Ray Lambert/Fox News Digital) WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING? In the years … [Read more...] about Human trafficking victim recounts horrors of life at the mercy of criminals

WASHINGTON — Last fall, tensions in Washington reached a crescendo as Moscow made persistent nuclear threats and U.S. intelligence reported discussions among Russian military leaders about the use of such weapons. Concerns remain over Russia using a nuclear weapon, but the tensions have since abated. Several factors explain why, officials said: A more stable battlefield, China’s warnings against the use of nuclear weapons , improved communications between Moscow and Washington and an increased role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Ukraine have contributed to a measure of stability. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, a senior U.S. official said recently, may well have come to the conclusion that the threats, which he once saw as leverage, were backfiring. The possibility of nuclear escalation continues to influence American decisions over what advanced weaponry to give Ukraine. But nearly a year into the war there, American policymakers and intelligence analysts … [Read more...] about Fears of Russian Nuclear Weapons Use Have Diminished, but Could Re-emerge

1 Crime & Safety A career criminal, Jermaine Mandley shot Maya Smith, 24, eight times inside her car including five times in her face, sources have said. John Ferak , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply JOLIET, IL — The Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow has added two child endangerment charges for Jermaine Mandley, the 47-year-old Bolingbrook resident already charged with first-degree murder in the death of 24-year-old mother, Maya Smith. Mandley now faces a total of three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of endangering the life or health of a child. Mandley has been detained in the Will County Jail since the night of Jan. 10. His bail is $5 million. Mandley is accused of killing Smith by shooting her a total of eight times, including five times in her face. The homicide happened in a Joliet alley on the city's west side, in the 1200 block of Clement Street, early Saturday … [Read more...] about Maya Smith’s Joliet Murder: More Charges For Jermaine Mandley

See the article in its original context from July 17, 1988 Section Page Buy Reprints View on timesmachine TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. WEAPONS are being sharpened these days on the arcane battlefields of literary criticism where recent disclosures that one of the leaders of the field entertained Nazi beliefs have raised a troubling question: How should we treat the reputations of intellectuals who at one time or another have been snared in the trap of objectionable politics? The debate, which began last year, concerns … [Read more...] about IDEAS & TRENDS: The de Man Affair; Critics Attempt to Reinterpret A Colleague’s Disturbing Past

The National Police Agency (NPA) of Japan published statistics on Thursday showing that the country experienced an increase in criminal activity in 2022 for the first time in 20 years. The report tracked the number of police reports on documented crimes in addition to arrests. Among the crimes identified as seeing a significant rise in frequency were rape, child abuse, and street crimes, such as muggings and bicycle thefts. The rates of domestic violence and child abuse hit “all-time highs,” according to a report by the Indian news site First Post. Police also referred a record number of children to consultation centers after finding evidence of abuse. The increase follows a dramatic drop in crime following the eruption of the coronavirus pandemic originating in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. Japan shut its schools in February 2020 and sternly encouraged mask usage and “social distancing.” Relatively lax, compared to other parts of the world, government coronavirus restrictions … [Read more...] about Post-Pandemic Japan Sees First-in-a-Generation Crime Spike

An Orange County judge accepted a plea deal Thursday and set a sentencing date in the case of Zac Stacy, a former NFL football player who was arrested in late 2021 after he was caught beating the mother of his child in a viral video. Stacy, 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal mischief, according to records filed in the Ninth Judicial Circuit. In exchange for meeting requirements including no contact with the victim, his felony battery charges will be dropped. Stacy faces up to 120 days in jail and a maximum fine of $6,000, court records said. In November 2021, a video of Stacy attacking the mother of his then-infant son went viral after it was shared online by the victim. Days later, the former running back for the St. Louis Rams and New York Jets was arrested at Orlando International Airport as he exited a flight from Nashville. In the viral video shared with investigators, Stacy was seen knocking the woman to the ground and throwing her into a nearby … [Read more...] about Ex-NFL player Zac Stacy enters plea deal in domestic violence case