Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force

Prince George's County Pair Sentenced on Federal Charges Related to Sex Trafficking of Minors
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Prince George's County Pair Sentenced on Federal Charges Related to Sex Trafficking of Minors

Willis Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, and Brittany Jones, 33, of Suitland, Maryland, were sentenced  for their roles in a sex trafficking operation involving teenage victims. Lewis was sentenced to life in prison; Jones was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The result was announced by United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Assistant Attorney…

Building Trust One Person at a Time: The Victim-Centered Approach to Human Trafficking
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Building Trust One Person at a Time: The Victim-Centered Approach to Human Trafficking

Connections are being made one woman at a time by offering support and meeting a few basic needs near Atkinson Street in Boston, ground zero of the city’s opioid epidemic. For many women, this is where substance use disorder and human trafficking intersect. Clinical psychologist Dr. Abigail Judge and peer advocate Sandra Andrade hit the…

Anti-Sex Trafficking Operation Results in Trafficked Juvenile Being Removed from Streets …
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Anti-Sex Trafficking Operation Results in Trafficked Juvenile Being Removed from Streets …

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WA – On December 14, the FBI Spokane Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force conducted an anti-sex trafficking operation at the Northern Quest Resort Casino in Airway Heights, WA. The operation resulted in contacts with six women involved in trafficking and/or commercial sex work, according to a release from the Spokane Police…

Washington police warn of alarming sex trafficking trend before holidays – Fox News
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Washington police warn of alarming sex trafficking trend before holidays – Fox News

The Washington police department that handled a murder case involving a father accused of stabbing his daughter’s 19-year-old boyfriend to death for allegedly selling her into a sex trafficking ring in the Seattle area issued a new warning Wednesday on the “fastest growing criminal industry in the world today.” The Spokane Police Department posted to…

Eighteen arrested in Sparks undercover prostitution sting – KOLO
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Eighteen arrested in Sparks undercover prostitution sting – KOLO

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) -A two-day undercover operation in Sparks targeting men soliciting adults and children for prostitution results in eight felony arrests and 10 misdemeanor arrests. The operation was Thursday ad Friday at an undisclosed Sparks location and several agencies were involved, according to a statement sent Saturday. Six of the arrested people attempted to…

Multiple stories: Six Iowa and Nebraska Trafficked Adolescents Freed in FBI Operation, Without Sex Buyers…, Online Grooming Training, more
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Multiple stories: Six Iowa and Nebraska Trafficked Adolescents Freed in FBI Operation, Without Sex Buyers…, Online Grooming Training, more

Six Iowa and Nebraska Trafficked Adolescents Freed in FBI Operation Six adolescents in Iowa and Nebraska are safe following a recent human trafficking investigation. Federal, state and local police in Iowa and Nebraska freed the children as part of a nationwide law enforcement campaign dubbed “Operation Cross Country,” according to a statement from the FBI’s…