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New alliance (Alliance to Fight Human Trafficking in SWLA) formed to combat human trafficking – American Press
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New alliance (Alliance to Fight Human Trafficking in SWLA) formed to combat human trafficking – American Press

Published 11:45 am Thursday, September 21, 2023  Southwest Louisiana is a target for human traffickers due to its location on the I-10 corridor between Houston and New Orleans. To combat human trafficking in the area, local, state and federal partners have collaborated to create the Alliance to Fight Human Trafficking in SWLA. This was announced…

Jessie’s Place director: ‘Human trafficking in Citrus County is not like the movies’
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Jessie’s Place director: ‘Human trafficking in Citrus County is not like the movies’

  As of July 24, the movie “Sound of Freedom” has sold more than 8.9 million tickets and grossed just over $14.2 million on its opening weekend – and moviegoers are exiting the theaters with a passion to spread awareness on child trafficking. Melissa Bowermaster, executive director of the Citrus County Children’s Advocacy Center (“Jessie’s…

Intermediate League donates $10,000 to Children’s Advocacy Center
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Intermediate League donates $10,000 to Children’s Advocacy Center

Money slated for anti-human trafficking training   The GFWC Intermediate League of Butler recently donated $10,000 to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Butler, the largest of a series of charitable donations which totaled $20,000 to 12 different nonprofit groups. The Children’s Advocacy Center will use the money to bring in experts from the Human Trafficking…

DPS: 30 children found in human trafficking operation
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DPS: 30 children found in human trafficking operation

MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) – On Tuesday May 9, Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division (CID) ran a missing and exploited child operation and found a total of 30 children. The age of youngest child recovered was 13 years of age. Law enforcement’s goal was to find or recover children reported missing in Midland…

Cameron, Wagers kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month in McLean – Messenger-Inquirer
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Cameron, Wagers kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month in McLean – Messenger-Inquirer

  State Attorney General Daniel Cameron made two stops March 23 in McLean County, alongside Heather Wagers, executive director for the Office of Trafficking and Abuse Prevention and Prosecution within the Kentucky Office of Attorney General, to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month. During the McLean County Chamber of Commerce meeting at the McLean County…