In the news stories below, we illustrate local and global impact of human trafficking and the undeniable need to tackle these concerns through compassionate, collaborative action.
By Charlotte Alter - www.time.com
Law enforcement agencies across the country collaborated in a recent series of sex stings that netted the arrests of almost 500 men seeking to buy sex and 14 pimps and traffickers, officials will announce Wednesday.
Read MoreBy Kelly House - www.oregonlive.com
A young woman leaned back in her chair as a hairstylist curled her long red locks, settling in to savor a rare moment of pampering.
Read MoreBy Helen Jung - www.oregonlive.com
A Salem man who allegedly used physical abuse, rape and psychological tactics to force two women into prostitution is to be arraigned Friday afternoon in Oregon on federal charges of sex trafficking.
Read MoreBy News Staff - www.kval.com
EUGENE, Ore. - Police arrested 6 men in 6 hours on prostitution charges Thursday after officers posted fictitious ads posing as women online.
Read MoreBy Alexis Krell - www.thenewstribune.com
An Auburn man accused of human trafficking was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury.
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PORTLAND, Ore. - The FBI says an Oregon woman accused of sex trafficking a minor has been arrested a month after she removed an ankle monitoring device and failed to show for a court hearing.
Read MoreBy Jeremiah Dobruck - www.dailypilot.com
A group of kidnappers tortured a prostitute in Costa Mesa and Westminster motel rooms for about a week before officers were able to free her, authorities said Tuesday.
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EUGENE, OR - On Wednesday, July 23, 2014, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Steven Anthony Kidd, 21, of Linn County, Oregon, to a prison term of 12 years for two counts of child sex trafficking.
Read MoreBy Lynne Terry - www.oregonlive.com
Federal and local police have arrested three people, recovered one child victim and cited 20 adults prostitutes in a sex trafficking sting in the Portland and Eugene metro areas last week.
Read MoreBy Mary Beth Marklein - USA Today
Law enforcement officials rescued 168 child victims of commercial sex trafficking in a nationwide sweep during the past week and arrested 281 alleged pimps, the FBI said Monday.
Read MoreBy Mark Gillispie - www.sfgate.com
A Northeast Ohio man accused of prostituting four women and helping to keep them addicted to drugs was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.
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