[ad_1] Despite a glaring sun and often oppressive humidity last week, one corner of Jackson was full of energy and high spirits as crews with the charity organization Eight Days of Hope worked to build the city’s newest shelter for sex trafficking victims. At an undisclosed address, a crew ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] The leader of a Philippines-based church was charged with having sex with women and underage girls who faced threats of abuse and “eternal damnation” unless they catered to the self-proclaimed “son of God,” federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Apollo Carreon Quiboloy and two of his top administrators are among nineContinue Reading
[ad_1] BAKERSFIELD — Over the course of two years, police across California investigated seemingly unrelated crimes and disappearances: teens from the Bay Area who’d allegedly been abused by their pimp and “branded” with tattoos. A woman from the Central Valley whose 3-month-old baby was kidnapped to force her into sexContinue Reading
[ad_1] FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – On Tuesday night the Genesee County Sheriff shared during a town hall how easy it can be to fall into the trap of a sexual predator online. “I want this to scare the heck out of predators that have these underlying desires and have theseContinue Reading
[ad_1] The smell of gardenias and tuberose wafted down the street from a Corona del Mar house on Serra Street last summer. Inside, warm wax bubbled on the stovetop, and wax and wicks littered the countertops. In her kitchen-turned-laboratory, Amanda Meyer poured, cooled and formed candles, just one of theContinue Reading
[ad_1] A new report on human trafficking in Venezuela’s Bolívar state shows that forced labor camps and sex trafficking rings are rampant in the region’s illegal mines. Men, women and children are being trafficked in a swath of Bolivar state that is part of the mining region known as theContinue Reading
[ad_1] A pair of men are in custody after a human trafficking sting last week in south Montgomery County that reportedly freed four, including a minor, from “sex slavery.” Joshua Albert Regalado, 29, of Richmond, and Jamin Renfroe, 45, of Cordova, Tenn., are charged with promotion of prostitution, a third-degreeContinue Reading
[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla. — Following the Super Bowl, the I-Team reported on a rescue operation and an arrest the Tampa Bay Human Trafficking Task Force conducted in the weeks leading up to the big game. RELATED: Super Bowl LV attracted sex traffickers who sold victims for sex in Tampa BayContinue Reading
[ad_1] FORT MYERS Parents never stop worrying about their children. But if you thought you didn’t have to worry about human trafficking in Southwest Florida, think again. The two big questions parents have are: what is law enforcement doing about human trafficking? and, How do you keep your familyContinue Reading
[ad_1] CHRONICLE: The fight to stop human trafficking Updated: 8:22 PM CST Feb 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ♪ >> OMAHA’S NEWS LEADER, CHRONICLING THE STORIES OF PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S “CHRONICLE.” ROB: GOOD MORNING. 11,500 — THAT’S HOW MANY HUMANContinue Reading