Examining individuals whose claims, organizations, public narratives, or activities became subjects of significant controversy, investigation, litigation, or evidentiary dispute.
Human trafficking is a serious issue that deserves serious scrutiny.
The individuals featured in these case studies became prominent voices, advocates, survivors, organizations, or public figures within the anti-trafficking movement. Some received media attention, public support, funding, influence, or institutional backing. Others became subjects of controversy, investigation, litigation, or significant evidentiary dispute.
These case studies do not exist to sensationalize controversy or attack individuals. They exist to examine claims, evidence, accountability, media amplification, and the consequences that can occur when narratives are accepted without adequate scrutiny.
Each case is approached using the same principles established throughout the Foundations section:
Follow the evidence.
Examine the records.
Question assumptions.
And as always:
Follow the money. Question the narrative. Uncover the truth.
Individuals
Coco Berthmann
Examining how a widely promoted survivor narrative gained public support, media amplification, and institutional credibility before facing growing scrutiny and challenge.
- Exposed: The Coco Berthmann Child Sex Slave Hoax
- BYU Stands by the Coco Berthmann Hoax
- UPDATE: Coco Berthmann Arrested, Accused of Fraud
- Coco Berthmann Asking for Donations, Claims Cancer Diagnosis
- Anatomy of a Cancer Scam
- Coco Berthmann Charging Documents Reveal Details of Utah Fraud Case
- Coco Berthmann Charged
Elizabeth Frazier
Examining the public claims, advocacy efforts, media exposure, and credibility questions surrounding anti-trafficking advocate Elizabeth Frazier.
Eliza Bleu
Examining the public claims, advocacy efforts, media exposure, and credibility questions surrounding anti-trafficking advocate Eliza Bleu.
Sascha Riley
Dr. Laura Robinson examines trafficking allegations, recovered-memory claims, and Satanic Panic narratives through public records, documented evidence, and investigative reporting.
- Sascha Riley and the Long Hangover of the Satanic Panic
- “I Have Debunked Your Article On Sascha Riley”
- The End of the Sascha Riley Story




