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I study modern-day slavery − and here’s what I’ve learned about how enslavers try to justify their actions

  • Written by Monti Datta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond

Several high-profile celebrities were slapped with human-trafficking charges in late 2024, from music mogul Sean Combs, known as P. Diddy, to Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries. Neither has been tried yet, but in 2022 the R&B superstar R. Kelly was convicted of sex-trafficking crimes that dated back decades. He was sentenced to 30 years....

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