Sex Trafficking can happen anywhere

By Sue Kientz

A small rural community in Alabama has been devastated by news that seven of their neighbors were criminally charged with allegedly sex trafficking at least 10 children ranging in age from 3 to 15, some of whom are the children of four of the perpetrators.(1) The victims were reportedly drugged, sexually abused, and in some cases tortured in an underground concrete storm bunker. More victims and more arrests are expected, Bibb County Sheriff Jody Wade said during an emotional press conference on July 23, 2025.(2)

The horror of the details was on display astrologically at the time of the announcement, with the Sun at 1 Leo (both the Sun and Leo represent children) opposite (positioned 180 degrees apart) to Pluto (2 Aquarius), symbolizing a relationship (the opposition) of control, manipulation, and selfish intent (negative Pluto). In addition, the Sun was closely square (90 degrees apart) dwarf planet Haumea (1 Scorpio), indicator of a crisis (the square) that impacts someone in a drastic, life-changing way (negative Haumea: terrible change, disaster) with potential to cause emotional, mental, and/or physical injury.(3) The fact that those accused included parents who had used their own children in these heinous acts, is also represented by Mars (21 Virgo) rising above the eastern horizon as the press conference began, squared by Venus (21 Gemini), representing that the people arrested were accused of a grievous error (Mars), especially heinous as involving a loved one in particular (Venus), and children who always deserve care and protection (Venus).

Townspeople were quoted as being stunned that something like this happened in their quiet corner of America, as it seemed a more plausible crime to be found in elite circles. Certainly, the same disturbing astrological figures appear in those other high profile cases, too. The Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries along with two others were indicted(4) in 2024 on a day when the Sun (24 Libra) and Haumea (1 Scorpio) were square Pluto (29 Capricorn) and Mars (23 Cancer), and opposite the Moon (27 Aries), a figure called a grand cross (planets forming four equidistant points, each roughly 90-degrees from each other) that spells serious trouble for those accused. In another notable case, Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein in his infamous abuse of young girls by facilitating his access to them and participating in the abuse as well(5), at Sun (8 Capricorn) square dwarf planet Makemake (8 Libra), the latter when negatively placed indicating someone who is eccentric, abnormal, or aberrant, an apt description of what the jury’s verdict declared. Add to that, Mercury (24 Capricorn), Venus Retrograde(6) (24 Capricorn), and Pluto (25 Capricorn), closely conjunct, repeat the theme of extreme coercion and manipulation (Pluto) of young women (Venus) and young minds (Mercury). This nefarious group was square Haumea (29 Libra), symbolizing again the horrific damage done, lives changed forever or requiring lengthy care, treatment and recovery.

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Notes and References

1. Bailey, Holly, “Reeling over alleged child sex ring, Alabama community asks: ‘Did no one know?’,” Washington Post, 3 August 2025, 6:00 a.m. ET, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/08/03/alabama-child-sex-trafficking-bunker-brent/
2. WBRC Digital Staff, “Bibb County authorities address child sex abuse case in news conference,” WBCR, 23 July 2025, 10:46 a.m., https://www.wbrc.com/2025/07/23/bibb-county-authorities-address-child-sex-abuse-case-news-conference/ ; 10 a.m. used for beginning of press conference
3. Kientz, Sue, “Pluto and Haumea: Having Power, and Using that Power,” 30 June 2015, NCGR eNews, Issue 215, https://moreplutos.com/articles/Pluto&Haumea-for-NCGR-News-WebVersion.pdf
4. Grand Jury Indictment: United States of America versus Michael S. Jeffries, Matthew C. Smith, and James T. Jacobson, United States District Court, EDNY, 17 October 2024, https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/media/1374206/dl?inline
5. Garsd, J., and V. Romo, “Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls,” NPR, 29 December 2021, 7:23 p.m., https://www.npr.org/2021/12/29/1066219689/ghislaine-maxwell-verdict-trial-jeffrey-epstein
6. All planets including dwarf planets can appear to move retrograde, or backward in degrees as observed from Earth, due to the position of Earth sometimes moving faster than other bodies, so the other planets seem to drift backwards in the sky. Sun and Moon never appear to move retrograde.

For keywords and example personalities of the new dwarf planets, see “Dwarf Planet Basics,” 6 November 2024, ANS, https://astrologynewsservice.com/articles/dwarf-planet-basics/ For more details about the angles or relationships between planets, see Lynne Hyde’s “Astrology Basics,” 12 November 2024, ANS, https://astrologynewsservice.com/articles/astrology-basics/