The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, on Monday said it had secured more than 600 convictions and rescued over 20,000 victims of human trafficking since its inception in 2003.
A massage establishment in Flour Bluff has been ordered to close its doors for six months following an emergency shutdown order issued by the state amid suspected human trafficking activities.
Summerville Police Chief Doug Wright spoke to the Summerville Rotary Club Wednesday, Feb. 19, addressing the growing problem of human trafficking and the department’s efforts to combat it.
During the five-year trial period, studies were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the temporary law, with the findings indicating a positive shift in public perception of prostitution.Levin emphasized the importance of protecting those victimized by the prostitution cycle,
Scottsdale, AZ police arrest 202 in anti-human trafficking operation; similar action in Spain and Croatia leads to 30 arrests.
More than 200 people were arrested during a 12-day operation targeting human trafficking in Scottsdale, the city's police department announced Thursday.
A JetBlue pilot was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport on a warrant for second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to authorities. Jeremy Gudorf, 33, of Ohio, was preparing for a Boston-to-Paris flight when he was arrested Thursday night on an active warrant from North Carolina, the Massachusetts State Police said.
The goal of the task force is to end human trafficking by looking at laws across the country and crafting legislation to end human trafficking in Arizona.
TEMPE, Ariz. — Anti-human trafficking organizations are shining a light on the dangers children and women face every day at the seventh annual Night of Hope in Tempe. Arizona elected officials, law enforcement agencies, organizations and survivors were in attendance. Some even shared their own stories.
A man from Charlotte will spend the next few decades in prison after being convicted of trafficking a 15-year-old girl for sex.
Rep. Candice Pierucci argues Utah’s sentencing laws lag behind other states, but concerns over mandatory minimums spark concern.