History Thread for “prostitution”

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August 28, 2026 Breaking

Israel uncovers trafficking network

Israeli authorities have investigated and prosecuted international human trafficking networks involving the recruitment of women from Brazil for sexual exploitation in Israel. Reported ca...

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February 27, 2026 Breaking

Modeling scout tells Epstein “sometimes I catch, sometimes no fish”

On February 27, 2026, newly released U.S. Department of Justice documents revealed a 2014 email from European modeling scout Daniel Siad to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that sta...

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03

February 25, 2026 Breaking

Lawrence Summers announces Harvard resignation

Harvard University · Cambridge · Massachusetts · United States

On February 25, 2026, Harvard University confirmed that Lawrence Summers will resign from his academic and faculty positions at the end of the 2025–2026 academic year amid scrutiny over h...

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February 24, 2026 Breaking

Bard College opens independent review of Botstein’s Epstein ties

Bard College · Annandale-on-Hudson · New York · United States

On February 24, 2026, Bard College announced it had opened an independent review into the relationship between its longtime president Leon Botstein and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epst...

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February 24, 2026 Breaking

Bill Gates addressed Epstein association at foundation town hall

On February 24, 2026, Bill Gates spoke during a Gates Foundation town hall meeting and acknowledged that he had two extramarital affairs with Russian women while married to Melinda French...

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February 16, 2026 Breaking

Hyatt executive chairman Thomas Pritzker retires amid Epstein ties

Chicago · Illinois · United States

On February 16, 2026, hotel magnate Thomas Pritzker announced he will retire as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, effective immediately, after details of his affiliation wit...

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07

February 12, 2026 Breaking

Dr. Oz Invited Epstein: New Revelations from DOJ Files

New York City · New York · United States

On February 12, 2026, newly released U.S. Department of Justice documents revealed that Dr. Mehmet Oz — administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Trump admini...

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February 10, 2026 Breaking

Howard Lutnick Mentioned in Epstein Files

New York City · New York · United States

On February 10, 2026, United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faced questioning before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee after the release of documents connected to the Jeffr...

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09

February 7, 2026 Breaking

Head of Sweden’s UNHCR fundraising agency Joanna Rubinstein resigns after Epstein file revelations

Stockholm · Stockholm County · Sweden

Head of Sweden’s UNHCR fundraising agency Joanna Rubinstein resigns after Epstein file revelations On February 7, 2026, Joanna Rubinstein stepped down from her role as chair of...

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February 1, 2026 Breaking

The Life and Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein: A Timeline of Key Event

Metropolitan Correctional Center · New York City · New York · United States

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11

December 10, 2025 Breaking

Ex‑Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Fit to Stand Trial, Prison Officials Say

New York Supreme Court · New York City · New York · United States

On December 10, 2025, federal prison officials informed a U.S. District Court in New York that former Abercrombie & Fitch chief executive officer Mike Jeffries is now competent to stand t...

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November 16, 2024 Breaking

Questions linger around diddy’s legal saga and unanswered issues

Sean “Diddy” Combs, the music mogul currently serving a 50‑month federal prison sentence for two counts of transporting individuals to engage in prostitution, remains at the center of ong...

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March 17, 2019 Breaking

14,000 Sex Workers in Israel, 3,000 of Them Minors

Knesset · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

A report presented in Israel in March 2019 estimated that about 14,000 people were engaged in sex work in the country, including an estimated 3,000 minors. According to the data, some ind...

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January 1, 2005 Breaking

Samuel Little and media visibility

United States

Media coverage and public recognition of serial homicide have been examined by criminologists and researchers studying race, victim demographics, offender characteristics, and news report...

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October 1, 1942 Breaking

Charlie Chaplin and Joan Barry

Los Angeles · California · United States

Joan Barry was an American actress who became involved with Charlie Chaplin during the early 1940s. Their relationship later resulted in a highly publicized paternity dispute and a crimin...

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June 7, 1940 Breaking

Samuel Little murder investigation

Reynolds · Georgia · United States

Samuel Little, born Samuel McDowell on June 7, 1940, in Reynolds, Georgia, was an American serial killer who was convicted of multiple murders and later confessed to dozens of additional ...

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December 1, 1930 Breaking

The 1930 Crackdown on Zwi Migdal

Zwi Migdal was a criminal organization active mainly in Argentina from the late 19th century until the 1930s. It was composed largely of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe The group ...

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June 27, 1930 Breaking

Zwi Migdal: Organized Human Trafficking Ring

Buenos Aires · Argentina

Zwi Migdal was a criminal organization formed by Jewish immigrants from Poland in the late 19th century. The group controlled extensive prostitution and human trafficking networks in Arge...

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April 16, 1889 Breaking

Charlie Chaplin’s controversial life

London · England · United Kingdom

Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, filmmaker, composer, and producer who became one of the most prominent figures of twentieth-century cinema. His career included silent films, sound f...

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