In Charleston, West Virginia, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and her husband Donald Ray Lantz are on trial, accused of exploiting four of their adopted Black children for labor and confining them in harsh conditions.

A West Virginia mother denied forcing two of their adopted children to stay in a shed despite police locating them in the shed behind a locked door.

The human trafficking, child abuse and forced labor trial for Sissonville couple Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz will continue Tuesday.

A human trafficking, child abuse and forced labor case is underway in Kanawha County.Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are both accused in a 20-count indictm

Law enforcement and advocates are raising awareness about how traffickers target the vulnerable, including children, and what can be done to stop it.

Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, are charged with human trafficking, child abuse and forced child labor

The Virginia State Police, in collaboration with the Human Trafficking Institute and Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, announces the launch of “Operation Silence Shattered.”

Idaho News 6 talks with the executive director of the Idaho Anti-Trafficking Coalition as Ada County continues investigating Eagle sex trafficking case

A woman accused with her husband of forcing their adopted children to perform hard labor denied confining two of the children to a shed

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Sometimes in tears, the woman accused of neglecting and abusing four of her adopted children, who prosecutors say were human trafficking victims forced to do farm labor, took to the witness stand Tuesday as the defense started presenting its case.

Officials announced the Tuesday capture of a Charleston fugitive that was wanted on federal charges related to the sex trafficking of multiple victims, including a minor.

The YWCA of Wheeling is committed to fighting human trafficking and advocating for victims. During human trafficking awareness month, the YWCA is highlighting the