By Mara Stine - www.pamplinmedia.com
A Gresham man faces more than 20 charges of rape and sex abuse after he was found parked in a car with a 15-year-old girl at Women's Forum Park on Friday, July 12.
Read MoreIn 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 Mara Stine - www.pamplinmedia.com
A Gresham man faces more than 20 charges of rape and sex abuse after he was found parked in a car with a 15-year-old girl at Women's Forum Park on Friday, July 12.
Read MoreBy Andy Gross and Daniel Arkin - NBC News
Law enforcement officials announced Monday that a recent five-week sweep snared more than 250 suspected child predators, including nine teachers and three clergymen.
Read MoreBy Brent Weisberg - www.koin.com
PORTLAND - With girls as young as 13 being sold for sex, Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill has chosen to step up his enforcement of human traffickers.
Read MoreBy Richard Winton - www.latimes.com
A woman whom Orange County authorities described as a Saudi royal princess was charged Wednesday with human trafficking for allegedly forcing a Kenyan woman to work as a domestic servant.
Read MoreBy Ed Doney - kfor.com
WARR ACRES, OK - Police in Warr Acres arrest several women at four different massage parlors after they allegedly offered much more than pampering for sore muscles.
Read MoreBy Emily Stanton - www.usnews.com
Sexual trafficking is largely seen as something that happens abroad, but the underground sex trade is very much alive in the United States - especially for minors, according to a new report from the National Colloquium on Shelter and Services for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims.
Read MoreBy Kathleen Rohde - Hillsboro Tribune
The question on almost everyone's mind at a June 18 presentation on human trafficking was an obivious one: Is it a problem in Washington County?
Read MoreBy Craig Smullin - www.kobi5.com
Getting tough...lawmakers in Salem Friday could finally make purchasing sex from a minor a felony in Oregon...catching up with 41-other states that already have such a law.
Read MoreBy Ramit Plushnick-Masti - www.wral.com
Tricia Chambers began her life heavily dependent on heroin and methadone. From there, she was peddled into child pornography, and by 9 she had a full-fledged career in prostitution, alongside her mother.
Read MoreBy Paul Craig - FOX 12 Oregon
PORTLAND, OR - An 18-year-old woman is accused of organizing a trip to Portland from Washington for prostitution acts involving underage girls at a local motel.
Read MoreBy Greg Mellen - www.presstelegram.com
A Long Beach man who went by the nickname "Mac Wimp" is facing federal charges of child sex trafficking for allegedly forcing a 17-year-old girl into prostitution, officials announced Monday.
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