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Koin 6 News

When police identified the 24-year-old victim who was recently killed inside the DoubleTree Hotel, they said Ashley Benson was a victim of human sex trafficking. 

New documents obtained by KOIN 6 News now show she had been involved in the dangerous world of prostitution as early as 2011. 

Fox 12 News

She didn't want us to share her name, but she wanted to share her story.

Koin 6 News

In the wake of the City of Portland's vote to support a lawsuit against Backpage.com, a survivor of sex trafficking in Portland spoke with KOIN 6 News about her abuse. 

WSLS 10 News

The House Judiciary Committee Wednesday unanimously approved four bills to combat the growing problem of human trafficking in the United States. 

Koin 6 News

The man accused of killing a 24-year-old woman maintained his innocence Tuesday when he entered a plea of not guilty to a grand jury indictment accusing him of murder and first-degree manslaughter. 

Albany Democrat-Herald

Jennifer Unangst of Albany was attending a school of ministry when she heard a speech on the human trafficking problem in Oregon. She wanted to do something to help women escape that horror, and it spurred her to open a long-term care facility. 

OPB News

The city of Portland is expected to join the city of San Francisco in supporting a federal lawsuit against online advertiser Backpage.com, which officials say promotes sex trafficking and makes it difficult for law enforcement to track down pimps on the site. 

KGW News

A website police and lawmakers say is a big part of human trafficking cases is now facing a federal lawsuit.

Now, the city of Portland is about to join the fight against Backpage.com. City commissioners say they expect a unanimous vote to file a legal brief of support in their council meeting January 21st. 

Oregonlive.com

The city of Portland is poised to file a friend of the court brief in support of a federal lawsuit pending against Backpage.com, the online advertiser that officials contend promotes sex trafficking and thwarts law enforcement efforts to identify pimps. 

Koin 6 News

When police went to search an accused murderer's apartment in Bellevue, Wash., they looked for photographs of the woman they say he killed, diaries, notes, logs, and receipts that could put the alleged killer inside the DoubleTree Hotel. 

Oregonlive.com

When Tae Bum Yoon got off the train at Portland's Union Station and homicide detectives slapped handcuffs around his wrists last week, his only question was: "How did you find me?"