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Surviving R. Kelly is a Lifetime documentary series covering the sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and racketeering case against singer Robert Sylvester Kelly, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2022.

R. Kelly: The Verdict is a 2021 Apple TV documentary directed by Jordan Hill about R&B star R. Kelly's federal conviction on all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking in Brooklyn, New York.

Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich is a Netflix four-part documentary about financier Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse and trafficking of teenage girls, his lenient 2008 plea deal, and the 2019 federal case that ended with his death in jail.

I Am Jane Doe is a 2017 documentary film about real child sex-trafficking cases tied to Backpage.com, streaming on Apple TV. Directed by Mary Mazzio.

Ghislaine: Partner in Crime is a four-part documentary series about Ghislaine Maxwell's central role in Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation and her 2021 federal conviction in New York.

Prince Andrew: Banished is a 2022 documentary on Viaplay and Peacock examining Prince Andrew's links to Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking network and Virginia Giuffre's civil allegations.

Diabolical: The Epstein Files is a 2026 documentary on DRTV investigating Jeffrey Epstein's federal sex-trafficking empire, Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction, and the public release of the Epstein files.

The Rettendon murders are a 1995 triple homicide in which three Essex drug dealers were shot execution-style in a Range Rover on a farm track near Rettendon, England.

The Backpage.com case is a US federal prosecution of the classified-ad site's principals for facilitating prostitution, sex trafficking and money laundering, culminating in convictions in 2023–2024.

The NXIVM case is a U.S. federal racketeering and sex trafficking case in which Keith Raniere ran a self-help organization as a cover for coercion, branding and abuse of women.

The R. Kelly case is a U.S. federal sexual-abuse and trafficking case in which R&B singer Robert Sylvester Kelly was convicted in 2021 and 2022 of racketeering, Mann Act violations and child-pornography offenses.

The Hunter Moore case is a US federal revenge-porn and computer-hacking case centered on the site IsAnyoneUp.com, which posted nude images without consent from 2010 to 2012.

The Sarah Lawrence cult case is a US federal sex-trafficking and racketeering case in which Larry Ray manipulated and abused college students from 2010 until his 2020 arrest.

The Sean Combs case is a US federal prosecution filed in September 2024 against rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs for racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution.

The Jeffrey Epstein case is a US sex trafficking case in which financier Jeffrey Epstein abused dozens of underage girls at his Florida and New York homes between at least 2002 and 2005.

Ghislaine Maxwell is a British socialite who in December 2021 was convicted of sex trafficking and other crimes related to her role as Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator in years of sexual abuse of underage girls. She was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in June 2022. Maxwell was arrested in July 2020 after months in hiding following Epstein's death in custody.

Human trafficking is one of the most underreported crimes in the world. These podcast episodes — selected by the truecrime.news editorial team based on relevance to trafficking, coercion, forced labour, and systemic exploitation — bring some of the most important cases to light.

Sean Combs, the Grammy-winning rapper and producer known as Diddy, was convicted on July 2, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on two counts of transportation for prostitution under the Mann Act. The high-profile trial concluded with a mixed verdict after months of proceedings.