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Three charged with human trafficking of teenager after undercover investigation
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Three charged with human trafficking of teenager after undercover investigation

The undercover investigation began last month after the 16-year-old girl at the Community Intervention Center in Oklahoma City said she was a victim of human trafficking. A lot of “bad stuff” had been done to her, she told agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control. She said she had been “dogged…

Personal View: Human trafficking is a community problem
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Personal View: Human trafficking is a community problem

Since 2015, the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking has run ads and billboards with the message “It Happens Here, Too.” Recent local arrests as part of a human trafficking sting — including a former school superintendent — have really awakened people to the notion that human trafficking is not someone else’s problem. Since news of…

The UAE is Attempting to Stop Organ Trafficking with a New Law
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The UAE is Attempting to Stop Organ Trafficking with a New Law

The UAE has issued regulations to govern organ transplantation, ruling out the possibilities of organ trafficking in the country. The rules are applicable at all stages of organ donation including conservation, transportation and transplantation. The regulation also aims at protecting the rights of organ recipients and preventing the exploitation of both recipients and donors. The…

Eastlake City Council President John Meyers charged for 'attempting to buy sex' – WEWS
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Eastlake City Council President John Meyers charged for 'attempting to buy sex' – WEWS

A multi-agency task force comprised of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Wickliffe Police Department and the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force arrested half a dozen people for trying to pay for sex, according to a news release from the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Among those arrested was Eastlake City Council President…

City council president, 5 others arrested in Lake County human trafficking sting
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City council president, 5 others arrested in Lake County human trafficking sting

PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) -The Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, alongside the Wickliffe Police Department and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, arrested six men for attempting to buy sex. Among these men was the president of the Eastlake City Council, 47-year-old John Meyers, according to an announcement from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. 19 News…

Events like the All-Star Game can bring in human traffickers | KSL.com
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Events like the All-Star Game can bring in human traffickers | KSL.com

Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Along with all the excitement during the NBA All-Star weekend, a dark problem comes that most people won’t even realize is happening alongside all of the events. As tens of thousands flood Utah, behind the scenes, people like Candace Rivera and Amber Kehl are paying attention…

Educator talks danger that follows drugs; human trafficking in rural areas – The Corry Journal
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Educator talks danger that follows drugs; human trafficking in rural areas – The Corry Journal

With a number of drug arrests in the past few weeks, the Corry community may have to keep its eyes peeled for another issue — human trafficking. Although not something that necessarily happens often, Amy Blackman, director of prevention education and co-assistant director of the Crime Victim Center of Erie County, said it is something…

Local human trafficking survivors share stories, guidance for how to protect youth
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Local human trafficking survivors share stories, guidance for how to protect youth

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Jasmine Myers’ trafficker was a family member, who repeatedly sold her to adult men for sex from the time she was 5 until she was removed from her home at age 17. Taylor Venezuela met her trafficker through a false modeling job, where he lured her into pornography when she was 19….

Idaho Republicans Want to Charge People With “Human Trafficking” for Helping Minors to …
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Idaho Republicans Want to Charge People With “Human Trafficking” for Helping Minors to …

Republican lawmakers in Idaho want to expand the definition of “human trafficking” to include helping a minor get an abortion. The bill, which was introduced Tuesday, would prohibit “recruiting, harboring, or transporting” a person under the age of 18 to get an abortion or abortion medication, either in Idaho or out of state. It would…