By Julie Sabatier - opb.org
Podcast - Oregon lawmakers are considering several different approaches to quell child sex trafficking in the state. Special guest, survivor Sara Hunt, Sergeant Mike Geiger, Lobbyist Joel Shapiro.
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Dyrell Swinson, 20, of Tacoma, Washington, was sentenced Monday in United States District Court in Boise to 4 years and 9 months in federal prison for his role in a child sex trafficking case, according to U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson.
Read MoreBy Christian Gaston - The Oregonian
Salem - Oregon lawmakers are working to improve the tools that cops and social workers can use to separate pimps from the children they exploit.
Read MoreBy Adam Lynn - thenewstribune.com
Pierce County prosecutors have charged a Tacoma man with raping and pimping a 15-year-old girl who says she was abducted in California and forced to work as a prostitute.
Read MoreBy Jennifer Anderson - Portland Tribune
On Saturday, March 2, just before midnight, Portland Police responded to reports of shots fired at an apartment complex at 16047 E. Burnside St.
Read MoreBy Jennifer Anderson - Portland Tribune
Students at five Portland Public high schools will get a quick education on the reality of human trafficking by a visiting author this week.
Read MoreBy Jessica Prois - The Huffington Post
In the charity world, the telethon appears ancient and the PSA feels trite So what's next for advocacy and awareness? Gamification, so it seems.
Read MoreBy Amelia Dickson - The Seattle Times
Olympia - The state Senate tackled the issue of sex trafficking Monday, passing two bills increasing penalties for the crime.
Read MoreBy Andrea Rael - The Huffington Post
Two anti-human trafficking organizations have partnered together to help raise awareness on behalf of a few young women who have gone missing and who had created modeling profiles on the networking site ModelMayhem.com.
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Bellevue, Wash. - Women were lured from Asia and forced into prostitution in Arizona, Illinois, Virginia and Washington, according to a federal indictment.
Read MoreBy Drew Powell - www.wtva.com
"I was a college student on the track team when I got enslaved," said Shamere McKenzie, a former victim of human trafficking.
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