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Iowa DPS launching study on human trafficking at Iowa State Fair – KCCI Des Moines
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Iowa DPS launching study on human trafficking at Iowa State Fair – KCCI Des Moines

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Public Safety is starting a new study to determine if there is a problem with human trafficking at the fair and other large Iowa events. They also want to determine if the crimes take place at the fair, or at areas around the fairgrounds. They define it as…

Brattleboro spa busted in what police describe as a human trafficking raid – vtdigger.org
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Brattleboro spa busted in what police describe as a human trafficking raid – vtdigger.org

A sign at Brattleboro’s Rainbow Therapeutic Spa makes no mention of a Wednesday visit by authorities, who arrested the operator for allegedly profiting off prostitution. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Following months of surveillance, authorities raided a Brattleboro spa Wednesday and charged one person with profiting from prostitution at the site, according to Vermont State Police….

ND advocates say more victims come forward, but human trafficking crimes continue to rise – KFYR
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ND advocates say more victims come forward, but human trafficking crimes continue to rise – KFYR

  1. ND advocates say more victims come forward, but human trafficking crimes continue to rise  KFYR
  2. Raising Awareness: Human traffickers target vulnerable individuals, youths for forced labor, sexual exploitation  Iredell Free News
  3. Survivor raising human trafficking awareness  KELOLAND.com
  4. CTIP Student Guide to Preventing Human Trafficking  DoDEA
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Sturgis and sex trafficking: advocates say the problem is growing each year – Dakota News Now
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Sturgis and sex trafficking: advocates say the problem is growing each year – Dakota News Now

STURGIS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – At the invitation of The Buffalo Chip, the human trafficking survivor-led organization, Treasured Lives, is holding a fundraiser at the campground, with a meal and auction. Tickets for the event held on Friday, Aug. 12 are still available at SturgisRallyWrapParty.Com. While most people go to Sturgis for the fun,…

FBI warns of human trafficking in Tennessee, shares signs – WBBJ TV – WBBJ-TV
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FBI warns of human trafficking in Tennessee, shares signs – WBBJ TV – WBBJ-TV

JACKSON, Tenn. — Human trafficking is a global crime that has emerged in Tennessee. We sat down with officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to discuss a rising crime affecting children. They say when you think of human trafficking, you must think about the vulnerable. “That is why they’re victimized. And the vulnerabilities run…

Governor Ron DeSantis Reappoints Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez and Jeanette Rubio to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking – Governor Ron DeSantis
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Governor Ron DeSantis Reappoints Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez and Jeanette Rubio to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking – Governor Ron DeSantis

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez and Jeanette Rubio to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking.  Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez Lieutenant Governor Nuñez was elected Florida’s first-ever female Hispanic Lieutenant Governor in 2018. She previously served as a State Representative of the Florida House of Representatives…

Human Trafficking Operation Results In Prostitution Arrest | News Ocean City MD – The Dispatch
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Human Trafficking Operation Results In Prostitution Arrest | News Ocean City MD – The Dispatch

OCEAN CITY — A Texas woman was arrested on prostitution and solicitation charges this week after local law enforcement conducted a human trafficking sting operation in the resort. On Tuesday, members of the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Narcotics-Vice Unit and the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team conduced a human trafficking operation in the resort….

CHR urges Philippine gov't to continue taking proactive measures vs. human trafficking
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CHR urges Philippine gov't to continue taking proactive measures vs. human trafficking

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday urged the government to continue taking proactive measures against human trafficking, saying that new technologies and trafficking crimes continue to emerge and evolve. The CHR said stronger actions are needed “to prosecute and convict more traffickers and holding to account officials allegedly complicit to trafficking crimes.” “Human…

Tim Tebow’s faith-filled fight against human trafficking: ‘Called to’ do this – Fox News
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Tim Tebow’s faith-filled fight against human trafficking: ‘Called to’ do this – Fox News

Tim Tebow isn’t resting — not at all. For years Tebow has been actively involved in efforts to stop human trafficking all over the globe. A committed Christian, he firmly believes it is “a calling” for him to help others who are innocent victims of such a terrible crime. Now, ahead of his 35th birthday…

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking – The Crozet Gazette
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking – The Crozet Gazette

Most people think of human trafficking as a faraway problem, a misery confined to big cities or lonely deserts where organized networks of criminals use violence and drugs to collect souls. The residents of quiet communities like Crozet might believe the buying and selling of persons can be happening only somewhere else, not here, but…