Sexual Offense

Multiple victims of alleged human trafficking rescued in Akron – WKYC
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Multiple victims of alleged human trafficking rescued in Akron – WKYC

Summit County authorities responded to ‘several credible complaints of possible exploitation and potential human trafficking violations’ at an Akron tent city. AKRON, Ohio — The Summit County Sheriff’s Office announced that on June 14 multiple victims of alleged human trafficking were found and rescued at a location often referred to as a “tent city” in…

Sex trafficking victim leads Tulare County authorities to crime ring – Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register
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Sex trafficking victim leads Tulare County authorities to crime ring – Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register

A six-month-long human trafficking operation resulted in the arrest of six Tulare County residents. During the investigation, Tulare County Human Trafficking detectives say they discovered the same people who were trafficking women for sex were also responsible for a drug trafficking organization. The investigation began in November 2021, when a victim came forward to report…

Cooperative guardian offenders and sentencing outcomes: Evidence from criminal sentencing documents of child trafficking crime in China

Cooperative guardian offenders and sentencing outcomes: Evidence from criminal sentencing documents of child trafficking crime in China

This study aims to explore the knowledge of the Portuguese community on child trafficking. Through an online inventory, with a sample of 492 community members, with a mean age of 40.53 and mostly female (70.7%), participants were more knowledgeable about forms of exploitation, risk and vulnerability factors, the profile of the victims, and the situation…