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Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition Statement in Opposition to SB 14

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|Date: July 18, 2023
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Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition Statement in Opposition to SB 14

Special to the Vanguard The oversimplified narrative on SB 14 as a choice between protecting children or ...

Special to the Vanguard The oversimplified narrative on SB 14 as a choice between protecting children or shielding traffickers from accountability is simply false and misleading. As a coalition of wom ...

July 18, 2023
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‘We Can Play a Role to Combat Modern-Day Slavery’: Alameda Unveils Plan to Combat Human Trafficking

Posted by Fatimah Patel
|Date: January 17, 2023
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‘We Can Play a Role to Combat Modern-Day Slavery’: Alameda Unveils Plan to Combat Human Trafficking

By Fatimah Patel, Jonathan Lewis and Hailey Cairns OAKLAND, CA – “When you think of human trafficking, y ...

By Fatimah Patel, Jonathan Lewis and Hailey Cairns OAKLAND, CA – “When you think of human trafficking, you may think of crimes that occur in far-off places…but that is not the reality. These crimes a ...

January 17, 2023
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District Attorney Gascón Announces Promising Human Trafficking Diversion Program

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 08, 2022
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District Attorney Gascón Announces Promising Human Trafficking Diversion Program

By Tommy Nguyen LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón last week unveiled a ...

By Tommy Nguyen LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón last week unveiled a diversion program for human trafficking victims that aims to improve and restore their lives t ...

April 08, 2022
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Prosecutor Alleges Accused Human Trafficker and Pimp Continues to Engage in Prostitution Activity While in Custody

Posted by Alexander Jimenez
|Date: January 24, 2022
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Prosecutor Alleges Accused Human Trafficker and Pimp Continues to Engage in Prostitution Activity While in Custody

By Alex Jimenez OAKLAND, CA - A pretrial release hearing for Michael L Simon will carry over to Tuesday h ...

By Alex Jimenez OAKLAND, CA - A pretrial release hearing for Michael L Simon will carry over to Tuesday here in Alameda County Superior Court after the prosecutor claimed Friday that Simon continues t ...

January 24, 2022
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Defense Attorney Claims Victim is Less Vulnerable because of Older Age––Judge and Prosecutor Disagree; Bail Remains $250,000

Posted by Mary MaganaAyala
|Date: November 28, 2021
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Defense Attorney Claims Victim is Less Vulnerable because of Older Age––Judge and Prosecutor Disagree; Bail Remains $250,000

By Mary Magana-Ayala WOODLAND, CA - In a bail review hearing late this past week in Yolo County Superior ...

By Mary Magana-Ayala WOODLAND, CA - In a bail review hearing late this past week in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge David Rosenberg disagreed with the defense attorney who claimed the victim in a hu ...

November 28, 2021
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Preliminary Hearing in Alleged Human Trafficking Case Ongoing, Final Decision Due Wednesday

Posted by Samuel Van Blaricom
|Date: November 01, 2021
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Preliminary Hearing in Alleged Human Trafficking Case Ongoing, Final Decision Due Wednesday

By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA - A case involving multiple felony charges levied against Conte Watso ...

By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA - A case involving multiple felony charges levied against Conte Watson, including human trafficking, resumed Friday, with the final pieces of testimony from police ...

November 01, 2021
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Victim’s Dramatic Impact Statement Punctuates Quarter Century Domestic Violence Sentence

Posted by Samuel Van Blaricom
|Date: September 30, 2021
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Victim’s Dramatic Impact Statement Punctuates Quarter Century Domestic Violence Sentence

By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA - Judge Dave Rosenberg sentenced Eugene Stroud, previously held on a ...

By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA - Judge Dave Rosenberg sentenced Eugene Stroud, previously held on a $1 million bail, to 25 years and four months in prison this week at the sentencing hearing—punc ...

September 30, 2021
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Man’s Bail $250,000, Faces Charges Ranging from Human Trafficking to Pimping

Posted by Koda Slingluff
|Date: September 17, 2021
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Man’s Bail $250,000, Faces Charges Ranging from Human Trafficking to Pimping

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA. - Conte LeSean Watson was in Yolo County Superior Court this week, fa ...

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA. - Conte LeSean Watson was in Yolo County Superior Court this week, facing a host of alleged offenses from human trafficking to sex-related crimes and assault with a ...

September 17, 2021
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Man Faces 12 Charges; Asks Yolo Court before Trial to Dismiss Pimping, Among Others

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|Date: July 27, 2021
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Man Faces 12 Charges; Asks Yolo Court before Trial to Dismiss Pimping, Among Others

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – Timothy Charles Randle, Jr., has 12 alleged criminal charges pending, ...

By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – Timothy Charles Randle, Jr., has 12 alleged criminal charges pending, and his attorney has filed a “995” motion here in Yolo County Superior Court in an attempt to ...

July 27, 2021
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Judge Won’t Set Bail – Even $200K – for Defendant with ‘Egregious’ Rap Sheet

Posted by Stephanie Boulos
|Date: July 14, 2021
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Judge Won’t Set Bail – Even $200K – for Defendant with ‘Egregious’ Rap Sheet

By Stephanie Boulos SACRAMENTO, CA – Bail was denied defendant Dreyshawn Augustus because of his “egregio ...

By Stephanie Boulos SACRAMENTO, CA – Bail was denied defendant Dreyshawn Augustus because of his “egregious” rap sheet—according to prosecutor Ashley Pane—here Monday in Sacramento County Superior Cou ...

July 14, 2021
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AG Announces Plan to Increase Efforts to Dismantle Human Trafficking and Children Exploitation in California

Posted by Angie Madrid
|Date: June 28, 2021
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AG Announces Plan to Increase Efforts to Dismantle Human Trafficking and Children Exploitation in California

By Stephanie Boulos, Neha Malhi and Angie Madrid LOS ANGELES, CA – As human trafficking cases increased, ...

By Stephanie Boulos, Neha Malhi and Angie Madrid LOS ANGELES, CA – As human trafficking cases increased, California Attorney General Rob Bonta launched the Human Trafficking and Sexual Predator Appreh ...

June 28, 2021
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Manhattan DA Candidate Lucy Lang Releases Plan to Combat Human Trafficking

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 08, 2021
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Manhattan DA Candidate Lucy Lang Releases Plan to Combat Human Trafficking

By Sally Kim NEW YORK - Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Lucy Lang has released a comprehensive plan ...

By Sally Kim NEW YORK - Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Lucy Lang has released a comprehensive plan to end human trafficking in Manhattan, prioritizing the health, safety, and well-being of surv ...

February 08, 2021
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Judge Mulls Jurisdiction in Human Trafficking Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 27, 2020
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Judge Mulls Jurisdiction in Human Trafficking Case

By Özge Terzioğlu MERCED – Two issues emerged in a human trafficking preliminary hearing here Tuesday in ...

By Özge Terzioğlu MERCED – Two issues emerged in a human trafficking preliminary hearing here Tuesday in Merced County Superior Court—one of substance and the other of legal theory. The defense for co ...

August 27, 2020
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Judge Denies Violation of Probation in Bessolo-Marsh Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2019
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Judge Denies Violation of Probation in Bessolo-Marsh Case

By David Greenwald and Kristen Tuntland Judge Dave Rosenberg, in a hearing that went most of the day on M ...

By David Greenwald and Kristen Tuntland Judge Dave Rosenberg, in a hearing that went most of the day on Monday, determined that Jeremiah Bessolo-Marsh was not responsible for a bullet found on his win ...

March 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Bessolo-Marsh Finds His Plea Agreement in Jeopardy as He Faces Charge of Violating Probation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2019
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Bessolo-Marsh Finds His Plea Agreement in Jeopardy as He Faces Charge of Violating Probation

It was a high profile case where the Yolo County District Attorney made regional headlines accusing 21-ye ...

It was a high profile case where the Yolo County District Attorney made regional headlines accusing 21-year-old Jeremiah Bessolo-Marsh of human trafficking. But Mr. Bessolo-Marsh, who had no priors, ...

February 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Human Trafficking Case That Was Never Human Trafficking

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 08, 2018
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Commentary: The Human Trafficking Case That Was Never Human Trafficking

There were sensational headlines, overblown charges and a reasonable resolution in the case of Jeremiah B ...

There were sensational headlines, overblown charges and a reasonable resolution in the case of Jeremiah Bessolo-Marsh this week. The problem is that, because the original press coverage and charging ...

August 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Human Trafficking Charges Go Away in Plea Deal for Bessolo-Marsh

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 07, 2018
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Human Trafficking Charges Go Away in Plea Deal for Bessolo-Marsh

By Aska Smith In a high profile case this May, the DA announced the arrest of 21-year-old Contra Costa Co ...

By Aska Smith In a high profile case this May, the DA announced the arrest of 21-year-old Contra Costa County resident Jeremiah Bessolo-Marsh. He was arrested on a no bail warrant that included: pimp ...

August 07, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: The Phantom Human Trafficking Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: The Phantom Human Trafficking Case

The Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as a form of “modern-day slavery (which) i ...

The Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as a form of “modern-day slavery (which) involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act ...

July 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Man Held to Answer on Multiple Counts in “Human Trafficking” Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 28, 2018
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Man Held to Answer on Multiple Counts in “Human Trafficking” Case

By Luke Stocker Jeremiah Eli Bessolo-Marsh of Yolo County was arraigned on 10 charges yesterday including ...

By Luke Stocker Jeremiah Eli Bessolo-Marsh of Yolo County was arraigned on 10 charges yesterday including human sex trafficking, statutory rape, and furnishing a controlled substance to a minor. All t ...

June 28, 2018
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Prosecution and Defense Attorney Object During Intense Cross-Examination

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 19, 2014
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Prosecution and Defense Attorney Object During Intense Cross-Examination

By Saghi Nojoomi Deputy District Attorney Ryan Couzens and Defense Attorney Rodney Beede continuously obj ...

By Saghi Nojoomi Deputy District Attorney Ryan Couzens and Defense Attorney Rodney Beede continuously objected to “badgering” questions by defense attorneys, Dean Johansson and James Granucci, during ...

August 19, 2014
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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