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Berks is fourth in Pa. in human-trafficking cases – Reading Eagle
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Berks is fourth in Pa. in human-trafficking cases – Reading Eagle

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Berks, Montgomery and Chester counties were among the counties in Pennsylvania with the highest number of human-trafficking offenses during the most recent five-year period for which those statistics are available. There were 116 human trafficking-related offenses filed in Montgomery County Court between 2017 and 2021, representing about 11% of the statewide total and second only…

Lancaster County human trafficking task force marks first year with more than two dozen arrests
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Lancaster County human trafficking task force marks first year with more than two dozen arrests

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A year ago, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams announced the creation of a human trafficking task force to fight commercial sex exploitation. And in that year, the task force made more than two-dozen arrests, focusing almost exclusively on men who buy sex. In the task force’s first sting, more than 100 people responded to…

Montgomery, Berks and Chester counties among leading counties filing human trafficking charges
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Montgomery, Berks and Chester counties among leading counties filing human trafficking charges

ByEyes on Trafficking News

NORRISTOWN — From January 2017 through December 2021, there were 259 human trafficking cases involving a total of 1,096 human trafficking-related offenses filed statewide and Montgomery, Berks and Chester counties were among those counties leading the state in the number of such filings, according to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts. There were 116 human trafficking-related…