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West Virginia Couple Deny Child Confinement and Labor Charges
In Charleston, West Virginia, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and her husband Donald Ray Lantz are on trial, accused of exploiting ...
Human trafficking, forced labor trial to continue in Kanawha County this week
The human trafficking, child abuse and forced labor trial for Sissonville couple Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz will continue Tuesday.
West Virginia mother on trial for locking adopted teenagers in shed denies allegations
A West Virginia mother denied forcing two of their adopted children to stay in a shed despite police locating them in the ...
Human trafficking, forced labor case underway in Kanawha County
A human trafficking, child abuse and forced labor case is underway in Kanawha County.Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are ...
White mother accused of treating Black adopted kids as ‘slaves’ said they liked being kept in barn, trial told
Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, are charged with human trafficking, child abuse and forced child labor ...
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‘Operation Silence Shattered’ raises awareness of human trafficking in Virginia
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.” ...
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Virginia receives $1.29 million grant to support young victims of human trafficking
Virginia Attorney General Jason ... combatting child and youth labor and sex trafficking. "No child should ever have to endure the horrors of human trafficking,” Miyares said in the grant's ...
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Virginia lawmakers take up bills to address human trafficking
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — As lawmakers begin the general assembly session, they are considering a series of proposals to address human trafficking. In August 2023, News 3 talked with a woman named ...