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WKYT Investigates | Illicit industry, big business: Ky. officials crack down on human trafficking
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WKYT Investigates | Illicit industry, big business: Ky. officials crack down on human trafficking

Watch video here. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The building along North Limestone that is now home to the Natalie’s Sisters drop-in center was once a known drug house. “People would come here for their fix,” said Jani Lewis, executive director of Natalie’s Sisters. “Now they come for a different kind of fix.” As part of…

AG Daniel Cameron announces initiative to combat human trafficking
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AG Daniel Cameron announces initiative to combat human trafficking

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Attorney General Daniel Cameron emphasized the work Kentucky is doing to get rid of “illicit massage businesses that may be enabling human trafficking.” On Wednesday, he announced that the Office of Trafficking and Abuse Prevention and Prosecution (TAPP) has launched the H.O.P.E. Initiative. The initiative’s goal is to push back…

AG Cameron: $175K federal grant to fight human trafficking | | timesleader.net
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AG Cameron: $175K federal grant to fight human trafficking | | timesleader.net

FRANKFORT — Attorney General Daniel Cameron said his Office of Trafficking and Abuse Prevention and Prosecution will receive a $175,000 federal grant to develop an awareness campaign dedicated to protecting missing children from the dangers of human trafficking. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, through its Community Oriented Policing Services, or…