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Realities and dangers of Human Trafficking can be seen in Adams County – WGEM
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Realities and dangers of Human Trafficking can be seen in Adams County – WGEM

QUINCY (WGEM) – January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Local authorities said the Tri-State region is not immune to human trafficking. There were more than 10,000 reports of human trafficking in the United States in 2021, of which 2,331, were made in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa combined, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. It’s…

Kiwanis hear from Ramey about human trafficking – Greensboro News and Record
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Kiwanis hear from Ramey about human trafficking – Greensboro News and Record

  REIDSVILLE — Rob Ramey, a leader at Project Lost Sheep, recently spoke to the Reidsville Kiwanis Club about the problem of human trafficking in the United States and in Rockingham County. He explained that his agency monitors the crimes and that North Carolina ranks 9th in the U.S. for sex trafficking and Rockingham County…

Tennessee's State Capitol Lighting to Recognize Human Trafficking Prevention Awareness
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Tennessee's State Capitol Lighting to Recognize Human Trafficking Prevention Awareness

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee’s state capitol will be highlighted in blue this weekend to raise awareness about human trafficking. January is Human Trafficking Prevention month, a national observation to call attention to the crime. The Office of Criminal Justice Programs (OCJP) provides federal funding to seven programs serving human trafficking victims in Tennessee. The special…

Raising awareness of regional task force | News, Sports, Jobs – The Mining Gazette
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Raising awareness of regional task force | News, Sports, Jobs – The Mining Gazette

HOUGHTON — The goal of National Human Trafficking month is to raise public awareness of its prevalence. However, Michigan is not immune. According to the Upper Peninsula Human Trafficking Task Force (UPHTTF) website, human trafficking affects individuals across the world and right here in Michigan. It is commonly regarded as the second largest criminal enterprise…

Tharros Place: A New Hope for Minor Human Trafficking Victims in Chatham County
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Tharros Place: A New Hope for Minor Human Trafficking Victims in Chatham County

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Every year since 2010, the President has dedicated this month to raise awareness about human trafficking domestically and abroad. Human trafficking is defined as the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain some kind of labor or commercial sex act. In the United States, around 250,000 minors…

Man charged with child pornography offences in Cork – Irish Examiner
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Man charged with child pornography offences in Cork – Irish Examiner

A 61-year-old man was arrested in Cork today and charged with child pornography offences that included a count of attempting to produce child pornography via conversations on Snapchat with a young girl. Mehmet Umit Pala, of Maiville Terrace, Evergreen Road, Turner’s Cross, Cork, was arrested and charged by Detective Garda Craig Peterson and brought before…

ERO Miami returns 2 fugitives wanted for human trafficking, sexual exploitation in Mexico
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ERO Miami returns 2 fugitives wanted for human trafficking, sexual exploitation in Mexico

MIAMI – Two Venezuelan nationals wanted by law enforcement authorities in Mexico for human trafficking and sex exploitation were turned over to Mexican law enforcement authorities Dec. 28, by officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Miami. Arianny Paola Vega-Escalona, 24, and Yubisay Delimar Sandoval Sequera, 32, departed Miami International Airport to their destination of…

Ford hopes Nevada Legislature addresses human trafficking | Serving Carson City for over 150 years
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Ford hopes Nevada Legislature addresses human trafficking | Serving Carson City for over 150 years

Sex trafficking survivor Rebekah Charleston was scared she might never live to see her 21st birthday after her pimp sold her to the local brothels as punishment if she wasn’t working enough. “Honestly, I didn’t have hope for a future that didn’t revolve around my body being sold,” she recalled. “It’s a hard existence (for…