TAMPA, Fla. — Weeks before the Super Bowl, Tampa Bay’s Human Trafficking Task Force conducted multiple undercover operations aimed at nabbing sex traffickers and rescuing their victims. FBI agents working with Tampa Police, St. Petersburg Police and Homeland Security officers set up in rooms and staked out local hotels. ThereContinue Reading
This year’s Super Bowl will be hosted in Tampa Bay. Wings, nachos, and assorted goodies are always associated with the big game. Even casual football fans host get-togethers for a football-themed party. But the Super Bowl also brings an insidious element to the city hosting it. Sex trafficking. Recent newsContinue Reading
Cathy Dobson This is the second story in a two-part series on human trafficking Local residents skeptical that human trafficking is a real problem might be surprised by the role the Internet plays in targeting vulnerable women and girls, says the lead researcher of a sweeping new report. Over theContinue Reading
The Super Bowl will bring thousands of people to the Sunshine State and Tampa, but that’s got state and local law enforcement renewing their warnings about sex trafficking. What You Need To Know Sunday’s Super Bowl in Tampa is expected to be the biggest in-person event since the start ofContinue Reading
A Republican lawmaker’s bill will allow victims of sex trafficking to sue their pimps and anyone else involved in the crime. Rep. Shawnna Bolick, R-Phoenix, touted her bill during the Criminal Justice Reform Committee hearing on Jan. 20 as a common sense approach to allowing victims to seek damages againstContinue Reading
This year’s Super Bowl will be hosted in Tampa Bay. Wings, nachos, and assorted goodies are always associated with the big game. Even casual football fans host get-togethers for a football-themed party. But the Super Bowl also brings an insidious element to the city hosting it. Sex trafficking. Recent newsContinue Reading
U.S. authorities are highlighting the issue of human trafficking, the exploitation of others for labor or sex work, which often targets children. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee and Mike O’Sullivan show how law enforcement and social agencies are working together to rescue victims and help them recover. Camera: Genia Dulot and Roy KimContinue Reading
TAMPA, Fla. — Kimberly is a sex trafficking survivor. She told ABC Action News her trafficker sold her for sex for three years in North Florida. “I was hit multiple times. There were times I would be dragged across the pavement,” she said. Kimberly, whose last name we are notContinue Reading
Cathy Dobson A woman who became a victim of human trafficking wants Sarnians to know it happens here and how to help prevent it. “People are definitely taken aback when they hear my story, said Alicia, 31, who was 20-years-old and when her life spiralled into drugs and trafficking. “IfContinue Reading
CLEVELAND — January is a time to start anew. But January is also a time to remember some of our community’s most vulnerable individuals, as it is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. According to the Ohio Department of Health, human trafficking is “one of the fastest-growing criminal industries in the world,”Continue Reading