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MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – An Upper Peninsula organization is bringing a special movie to a theater near you. The Upper Peninsula Human Traffic Task Force is partnering with Angel Studios to show the movie “Sound of Freedom” to raise awareness about human trafficking. Showings are at Rogers Cinema in Houghton for $7.50 and at all…
FORSYTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) – UPDATE: The man arrested for taking a teenage girl from a foster home in Forsyth Township and attempting to smuggle her across the Mackinac Bridge has been bound over to Kent County Circuit Court. Terrence Clay, 38, of Comstock Park Clay is scheduled for a status conference in Kent County’s…
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. (WLUC) – A 30-year-old Sault Ste Marie man faces 13 charges related to human trafficking, sexual assault, and possession of narcotics. He is accused of using narcotics to coerce women into sex. Since the fall of 2022, the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Team (TRIDENT) has been investigating Cody Mathieu McCoy, 30, of…
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…
By GRAHAM JAEHNIG [email protected] [Editor’s note: This is the first in a monthlong series intended to raise public awareness of human trafficking, particularly in the Upper Peninsula.] HOUGHTON — January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and Stalking Awareness Month. Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons, includes both forced labor and sex trafficking….
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – National Human trafficking hotline data showed that in 2021, 1,186 cases of human trafficking were identified in Michigan. In response to this data, Northern Michigan University’s (NMU) Department of Continuing Education and Workforce is planning for the future. On Tuesday morning, NMU hosted a virtual human trafficking training session. “Today’s goal…
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – National Human trafficking hotline data showed that in 2021, 1,186 cases of human trafficking were identified in Michigan. In response to this data, Northern Michigan University’s (NMU) Department of Continuing Education and Workforce is planning for the future. On Tuesday morning, NMU hosted a virtual human trafficking training session. “Today’s goal…
Editor’s note: these are all stories about the same trafficking situation. Man arrested for human trafficking at Mackinac Bridge while trying to enter UP – WLUC West Michigan man accused of human trafficking Police: Comstock Park man arrested for human trafficking ST. IGNACE, Mich. (WLUC) – A 38-year-old man from Comstock Park was arrested for…
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