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A 35-year-old Tacoma, Washington resident was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release for interstate transportation of an individual for prostitution and conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan.  

By Arin Greenwood - Huffington Post

A Maryland mother stands accused of trading sex with her teenage daughter to pay off a $5000 debt.  

By Tami Abdollah - www.mercurynews.com

A man alleged to be California's most active trader of child pornography was arrested Wednesday in an early morning raid on his Los Angeles home.  

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A 21-year-old Great Neck, New York man was charged in a criminal complaint in the Eastern District of Michigan with Internet extortion and cyber stalking, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. 

By Tony Rizzo - The Kansas City Star

A youth soccer coach from Lee's Summit was charged Tuesday in federal court with using a hidden camera to record nude videos of girls on his team. 

By Stuart Tomlinson - The Oregonian

A 24-year-old Portland man was arraigned Wednesday on a federal indictment charging him with sex trafficking of a 16-year-old girl. 

By Herald Staff - heraldnet.com

An Oregon man who was identified as a pimp was sentenced Monday to four months in jail. 

By Rachel Hoops - www.kndu.com

Olympia, Wash. - A comprehensive anti-trafficking bill is headed for a place in Washington State Law. 

By Sarah Fox - theslanted.com

Earlier this year during the Google Ideas INFO Summit, the Polaris Project was detailed.  An amazing project, it aims to utilize technology and data to protect, rescue and prevent human trafficking. 

By Brandon Jones - theglobaldispatch.com

Christian singer Kari Jobe is speaking in support of a new film, Not Today, which hopes to raise awareness of the global human trafficking problem.  

By Rachel Chinapen - nhregister.com

New Haven - High school senior Jo'Anna "JoJo" Sutton said she first became interested in the issue of sex trafficking after reading "Sold" by Patricia McCormick.