By Shimon Prokupecz - www.cnn.com
Nearly 200 arrests for sex trafficking and related crimes have been made in New York in operations leading up to Sunday's Super Bowl, law enforcemente officials say.
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PORTLAND - Eight men were charged with sex-trafficking crimes Monday as part of a federal effort to clamp down on pimps.
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PORTLAND, OR - A Portland man's conviction and sentence for attempted online enticement of a minor were affirmed on appeal in a decision issued this morning by the U.S. Court Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose, and heads of organizations against human trafficking attended a training session in San Jose Thursday for airport and airline employees on how to spot young victims of trafficking at airports or on planes.
Read MoreBy Roma Villavicencio - www.kobi5.com
Jackson County, Ore. - Medford Police say Interstate 5 is a corridor for an unimaginable crime, human trafficking.
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An Idaho man is in custody in Jackson facing a human trafficking charge alleging that he forced a teenager to work as a prostitute.
Read MoreBy Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
The Supreme Court will delve into the sordid world of child pornography this week with a case that could breat legal ground in the fight to curb juvenile porn - whether victims can seek full damages not only from their abusers but also from the people who produce, distribute and possess the illegal images.
Read MoreBy Paris Achen - www.columbian.com
After Multnomah County sheriff's Detective Keith Bickford joined the Oregon Human Trafficking Task Force, the first call he received came from a mother whose 16-year-old daughter had disappeared two weeks after starting a relationship with a new boyfriend.
Read MoreBy KOIN 6 News Staff - www.koin.com
Hillsboro, Ore. - A sex offender who gained notoriety after changing his name to go back to the same gym where he was caught sexually abusing kids in daycare will soon be off his post-prison supervision.
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San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis released new statistics today showing the number of cases prosecuted under state sex trafficking statutes have more than tripled over the past four years in San Diego County.
Read MoreBy Nicholas Kristof - www.nytimes.com
Nick Kristof is doing a Google+ Hangout with leaders in the global fight against modern slavery. He will be talking with Rachel Lloyd, of Girls Educational & Mentoring Services, Gary Haugen, of the International Justice Mission, Dave Batstone, of Not For Sale, and Susan Bissell, of UNICEF about what 2014 holds for efforts to combat human trafficking worldwide.
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