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By Sheri Call / For The Herald Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. This ugly and despicable crime is unfortunately happening every day across the country, including the state of Washington And the trucking industry is one of many transportation partners actively involved in the fight against human trafficking. With January designated as Human Trafficking Awareness…
BOSTON – A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment yesterday charging a Boston man with sex trafficking a young adult victim and transporting a minor to New York and Connecticut to engage in commercial sex. Leon Blount III, 30, of Boston, was charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and three counts…
WASHINGTON – North Dakota and South Dakota have the nation’s weakest laws on human trafficking, according to a set of ratings released Wednesday by a nonprofit organization fighting modern-day slavery. Minnesota, meanwhile, was among the states highlighted by Polaris as a leader in passing new laws to address sex trafficking and labor trafficking. Bradley Myles,…
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…
Melody Stone calls herself a “modern day abolitionist.” She’s also one of the soldiers in an army Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says is fighting human trafficking in the state. Stone was one of six Iowans, also including the ninth-grade teacher of Des Moines trafficking victim Pieper Lewis, who were honored in an Iowa…
Melody Stone calls herself a “modern day abolitionist.” She’s also one of the soldiers in an army Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says is fighting human trafficking in the state. Stone was one of six Iowans, also including the ninth-grade teacher of Des Moines trafficking victim Pieper Lewis, who were honored in an Iowa…
Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery. It is a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide and is often referred to as the “shadow economy.” It involves the exploitation of humans who are held against their will and are forced to do labor or sex acts. The victims are solicited through force, fraud, or coercion….
OKLAHOMA CITY — Each year, an estimated 4,000 Oklahomans seek help from human trafficking situations. The Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women will launch two anti-human trafficking educational efforts — series of Community Conversations to Stop Human Trafficking at schools and a Not Me initiative. “Human trafficking is modern-day slavery,” said Commission State Chair…
CHARLESTON (WVDN) – Human trafficking and foster care were on the agenda this week as the Joint Committee on Children and Families met during the second day of January’s Interim Legislative Session. The meeting’s first presenter, West Virginia House of Delegates Counsel Robert Leslie, began by providing committee members with “some background” on the risks of…
Lt. governor holds human trafficking roundtable Evan Axelbank reports BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – Florida law enforcement officers gathered on Thursday to brainstorm ways to detect and stop human trafficking following a slew of arrests along the state’s highways. On December 22, troopers north of Gainesville pulled over a Kia Sedona and came face-to-face with reality. Ten…
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