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Human trafficking victims work to start a new life through nonprofit organization
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Human trafficking victims work to start a new life through nonprofit organization

Human trafficking victims work to start a new life through nonprofit organization Four human trafficking victims are trying to start a new life after they were recovered during an undercover police operation in St. Paul. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension arrested 11 suspects last week, who are now facing felony charges. RELATED: 4 trafficking…

New Rules Discussed to Redefine Charges for Labor Trafficking in Minnesota
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New Rules Discussed to Redefine Charges for Labor Trafficking in Minnesota

New legislator Brion Curran is co-author of HF42 January 12, 2023 — House File 42 (HF42), which would amend the State of Minnesota’s definition of labor trafficking, as well as the related sentencing guidelines, passed out of the Minnesota House Public Safety and Finance Committee to the House Floor today. This will be the only…

St. Paul Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Conspiracy | USAO-MN
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St. Paul Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Conspiracy | USAO-MN

MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a sex trafficking conspiracy after recruiting six minor victims to engage in commercial sex acts, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, from May 2020 through December 2020, Gisela Castro Medina, 20, conspired with co-defendant Anton Joseph Lazzaro,…

St. Paul Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
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St. Paul Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Conspiracy

MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a sex trafficking conspiracy after recruiting six minor victims to engage in commercial sex acts, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, from May 2020 through December 2020, Gisela Castro Medina, 20, conspired with co-defendant Anton Joseph Lazzaro,…

How sex trafficking survivors, law enforcement are working to combat an 'invisible crime'
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How sex trafficking survivors, law enforcement are working to combat an 'invisible crime'

Sex trafficking in Minnesota is a crime hiding in plain sight. “I was exploited into sex trafficking at the age of 14,” says Flora Whitfield, with the trafficking survivor-led support group Breaking Free. “A kid that is a runaway will be more likely to be picked up by a trafficker before law enforcement within 48…

One Arrested for Soliciting Sex with a Minor During Undercover Operation in St. Paul, Minnesota
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One Arrested for Soliciting Sex with a Minor During Undercover Operation in St. Paul, Minnesota

​ST. PAUL — One man is facing felony charges following his arrest for attempting to solicit a minor for sex. Investigators with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)-led Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force, the East Metro Sex Trafficking Task Force (EMSTTF), the Tribes United Against Sex Trafficking (TRUST) Task Force and the Anoka County Sheriff’s…