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Six North Augusta massage businesses searched during an Aug. 16 raid are suspected of allowing — even encouraging — prostitution and commercial sex activities, and they may be involved in human trafficking, according to search warrants. The investigation is ongoing, and the result of the searches is largely redacted from warrants. Each business had the same finding:…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – For a problem that is growing in prevalence in Kentucky and across the country, there is still a lot that is misunderstood about human trafficking. “Folks literally think of the movie ‘Taken’ when they think about trafficking,” said Jani Lewis, executive director of Natalie’s Sisters, a faith-based nonprofit organization that serves…
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…
Hot spots in Houston for human trafficking FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace has more after some Houstonians get a birdseye view of locations where human trafficking allegedly occurred. HOUSTON – Members of the community spent about two hours Thursday night on a bus ride through the Heights and Oak Forest. With its two major airports,…
Experts on human trafficking say the problem is all around us, and a yearlong study in Virginia has sparked several recommendations to combat sex and labor human trafficking. The Virginia Commission on Human Trafficking Prevention and Survivor Support, formed last year by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, submitted its final report in January urging tougher penalties, as…
Federal law enforcement officers have discovered illicit massage parlors in every New Hampshire county, with victims of human trafficking being forced to have sex with customers. The National Human Trafficking Hotline identified 75 victims in New Hampshire in 2021, most involving sex in illicit massage parlors and spas. Law enforcement officers say the state’s lax…
NORTH COUNTY — A longtime Del Mar Union school board member was arrested Saturday, Feb. 11, on suspicion of soliciting prostitution in Florida, officials there announced Thursday morning, Feb. 16. Scott Wooden, 60, was one of 213 people arrested during a seven-day operation — dubbed Operation Traffic Stop — that aimed to crack down on human trafficking…
NORTH COUNTY — A longtime Del Mar Union school board member resigned Thursday hours after officials announced he had been arrested in Florida on suspicion of soliciting prostitution. Scott Wooden, 60, was one of 213 people arrested during a seven-day operation — dubbed Operation Traffic Stop — that aimed to crack down on human trafficking in Polk…
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (WDRB) — Police in Bardstown arrested three people Wednesday as part of a year-long human trafficking investigation. The Bardstown Police Department said officers executed two search warrants Feb. 8. One was at Mi Ya Ko Spa off North 3rd Street, and the other was at Sunrise Massage & Body Work off Morton Avenue….
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