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“The problem of human trafficking isn’t somewhere else: It’s part of our whole community, and it’s part of my community,” Rachel VerWys, CEO of Safe Haven Ministries and contributor to West Michigan’s Human Trafficking Coalition, told Chimes. In the last 10 years, research on trafficking has increased, according to Stacia Hoeksema, social work professor, and…
ATLANTA (WUPA) – A Metro Atlanta woman, whose identity is being withheld for her protection, shared how she made a daring escape after two years of being trafficked against her will. “Me and another friend of mine, we actually climbed through a window,” she said, describing what led to the unthinkable circumstances that warranted an…
Homeland Security Investigators and officials in New Jersey on Wednesday, unveiled new ways to fight the growing issue of human trafficking, including ways to report it and what police should look out for. “I was abused, I was violated, I was mistreated, I was mistreated worse than I was at home,” victim Treia Boozier said….
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For one Central Alabama woman, January is more than just Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It’s about sharing her story with those who need to hear it most. Shaylene Burlage says people in general have a perception about human trafficking. “When people think about human trafficking, they think about the big organized business…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – It’s been nearly two weeks since National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Yet just days ago, investigators with the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force arrested 15 people connected to prostitution, drugs and human trafficking. Members of a human trafficking task force in North Alabama area explain the trauma these victims face….
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A first-of-its kind home in Louisville will provide a safe haven for survivors of human trafficking. That’s what Cindy Crawford envisions for the new home. “They’ll take a shower, sleep in a warm bed, they’ll have love and all the food they need,” Crawford said. Crawford is the founder and executive…
Vulnerable children in East Tennessee are being targeted by traffickers seeking to get them to perform free labor or sex for profit, according to Lisa Bolton of the Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking (CCAHT). She spoke online recently to the Women’s Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge. Offering various real-life scenarios during her online presentation, Bolton…
A California pastor and his wife were sentenced to prison time earlier this month after pleading guilty to a charge related to what federal prosecutors described as a church labor trafficking scheme that victimized the homeless. Victor Gonzalez, the head pastor of California-based Imperial Valley Ministries (IVM), was sentenced to six months in prison and…
Human trafficking is the second-largest criminal activity in the world and the fastest-growing. Awareness in the United States has increased, but human trafficking continues to go underreported due to its nature of isolation, the misconception of the definition of human trafficking and the lack of awareness of its signs and indicators. Human trafficking occurs when…
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