Over 150 people were arrested as part of an FBI operation into sex trafficking in the lead-up to Super Bowl LIII.
Sex trafficking, prostitution is anything but a 'victimless crime,' experts say →
Undercover Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Sting in Atlanta Captures 169 Offenders: ‘It is a 365-Day-A-Year Problem’ →
Human Trafficking Reaches 'Horrific' New Heights, Declares U.N. Report →
Human trafficking has taken on "horrific" dimensions, according to the 2018 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons released this month by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Police: 'MS-13 associate' pays gang $100 to have sex with trafficked 14-year-old girl →
On Monday, an alleged MS-13 associate is scheduled to be tried in Montgomery County Circuit Court for reportedly paying to have sex with a 14-year-old girl, and then blackmailing the teen with compromising video he took of her.
Cyntoia Brown is granted clemency after serving 15 years in prison for killing man who bought her for sex →
Cyntoia Denise Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was 16 years old, has been granted clemency, the Tennessee governor's office said Monday.
Hogan announces funds, efforts to address human trafficking →
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday new funding and efforts to crack down on human trafficking, which he described as one of the “most heinous” crimes.
Police are trained to spot drunken driving and drug trafficking. Why not child trafficking, too? →
Capt. Derek Prestridge of the Texas Department of Public Safety developed a program to help patrol officers recognize the signs of child trafficking.
Ex-Corrections Officer Charged with Human Trafficking →
A man who worked as a D.C. corrections officer was arrested for alleged involvement in the trafficking and prostitution of a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing from Prince George's County.
NBC News: Cyntoia Brown is Shamefully Typical of How We Treat Child Sex Trafficking Victims →
PGCHTTF partner, FAIR Girls has shared over the years that so many of FAIR Girls young clients were treated as criminals despite being victims of trafficking. Here, Founder & President, Andrea Powell discusses the impact of those arrests and efforts here in the nation's capital to create better support and protect the rights of the young women and girls they serve.
The Baltimore Sun: Laurel man faces 50-year prison sentence for human trafficking →
A Laurel man, who is a registered sex offender, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the human trafficking and prostitution of two teenage girls in Howard County.
The Washington Post: New law could make landlords liable for sex trafficking at their rentals →
New legislation in Prince George’s County aims to hold landlords and property managers accountable for prostitution and human trafficking at their rental properties.
WTOP: 2 Md. suspects charged in teen human trafficking case; more victims possible →
Police arrested and charged two Fort Washington, Maryland, residents in a human trafficking case involving a 15-year-old girl.
WJLA: 3 indicted for human trafficking of more than 40 victims in Prince George’s County hotels →
Three people have been indicted in a human trafficking enterprise which operated out of various Prince George’s County hotels and involved more than 40 victims, officials said Tuesday at a press conference in Baltimore.
Baltimore Magazine: Children of the Night – Sex Trafficking is Maryland’s Dirty Open Secret →
It was not the first time “Wendy” had run away and not come home. The quiet 15-year-old from Prince William County, Virginia, chafed under the strict control of her single mom.
