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January is human trafficking prevention month and the Port of Seattle announced Friday they have been awarded for their efforts. The Port of Seattle has been honored with a first-place award from the Department of Transportation’s 2022 Combatting Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Awards. The grant will allow the Port of Seattle to run a…
Fiserv Forum joined the Safe Space initiative Tuesday, creating a safe harbor for members of the LGBTQ+ community and victims of human trafficking to call police for assistance. Milwaukee rolled out the program last fall and since then around 30 businesses have signed up, according to Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman. The program is modeled…
EDITOR’S NOTE: USA TODAY does not name victims of sexual violence. Massage workers in this story are referred to by their spa nicknames or their initials. Shirley had been in Baltimore for only a few weeks when she was arrested. She mostly remembers how loud the police were. How rough. She was living and working at…
The Port of Seattle has launched its Port Allies Against Human Trafficking (PAAHT) pledge. During January’s National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Port is calling on its partners and tenants to raise awareness of the signs and behaviors of human trafficking with their employees. The pledge represents the next step in the Port’s efforts as…
Mayor Harrell joined with the Seattle City Council last week to declare the month of January as “Human Trafficking Awareness Month,” reaffirming this Administration’s commitment to protect and empower survivors of all forms of human trafficking. The proclamation sets forward the City’s intent “to advocate for legislation and protection for survivors, to educate leaders, and to…
PORTLAND, Ore.—Today, federal law enforcement partners from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, FBI Portland Field Office, and Homeland Security Investigations Seattle Field Office join to commemorate National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and reaffirm their commitment to combating all forms of human trafficking. “Human trafficking devastates families and communities and preys on…
A recent escape by a 20-year-old sex trafficking victim from her alleged pimp shines the spotlight on the horrific conditions faced by those entrapped. In Seattle, Winston Burt faces several charges in a human trafficking case. The woman jumped from a third-story window to escape but was still forced into Burt’s car. She again escaped,…
The Washington police department that handled a murder case involving a father accused of stabbing his daughter’s 19-year-old boyfriend to death for allegedly selling her into a sex trafficking ring in the Seattle area issued a new warning Wednesday on the “fastest growing criminal industry in the world today.” The Spokane Police Department posted to…
Survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking may only be able to answer these questions years or decades after the abuse occurred, experts say. But the clock is running. In Washington state, trafficking victims have just three years to seek civil compensation for the crimes and damage suffered. And then the door closes. The time…
Seattle – A 23-year-old Seattle man, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for attempted sex trafficking of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Issac Shorack was arrested at Sea-Tac Airport in February 2022 as he drove to the arrivals area to pick up a person he believed…
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