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Newsday Investigates59 hotels on LI were hot spots of prostitution and sex trafficking, including some with minors

From small mom-and-pop motels to high-end national brands, the problem is rampant on Long Island, experts say, with victims as young as 11 years old.

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Thomas Valva's mother tells judge she is refusing to sign off on $9M settlement over 8-year-old's death

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LI postal worker charged with stealing gift cards from mail

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Fatally stabbed Plainedge deli owners remembered for hard work, building community hub

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Jury starts considering corruption case against ex-gubernatorial aide, returning Monday

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Tentative trial date set for ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO charged with sex trafficking

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Corruption case against ex-gubernatorial aide headed to jury

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DWI charges for SUV driver in Atlantic Beach crash, police say

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Police: 4 teens charged in alleged gang assault stabbing that seriously injured teen

Police: Uniondale barbershop had secret room with gambling machines

4 LIers accused in alleged JFK Airport bribery scheme

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Kings Park man charged in 2 Flagstar Bank robberies, police say

Only in NewsdaySon of man charged with murder of Gilgo Beach victim says father is innocent

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Corruption case against ex-gubernatorial aide 'full of holes,' defense lawyer says

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Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO found competent to stand trial, docs say

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LI teen accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend requests psychiatric exam at court hearing

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Wife of Mercy Hospital security guard beaten into coma says she hopes for a 'miracle'

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Gilgo Beach killings

Only in NewsdaySon of man charged with murder of Gilgo Beach victim says father is innocent

Aundrey Dykes, of Orlando, Florida, said his father, Andrew, is a loving dad and retired Army veteran and Tennessee state trooper whose family was aware of his relationship with the woman he is accused of killing and the child they shared.

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Only in NewsdayLIers, investigators still haunted by the discovery of human remains near Gilgo Beach 15 years ago this week

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First in NewsdayNew DNA techniques help lead to arrest in killing of Gilgo Beach case victim known as 'Peaches'

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First in NewsdaySources: Man charged with murder in death of Gilgo Beach victim known as 'Peaches'

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LI police fired after internal investigation

LI police were fired after videos showed them kicking a handcuffed man and lying about a crash, newly obtained records reveal. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

MORE ON THIS TOPICLI police fired after videos show them kicking handcuffed man, lying about crash, records reveal