Hillsboro Tribune
Brianna Myers was excited to explore the world.
Having just turned 18, the Clark County, Wash., native wanted to get out and have real-world experiences, do grown-up things and eventually attend medical school to become a nurse.
Read MoreCatholic Sentinel
In an effort to help young people avoid what she experienced, a woman known as Amy has shared her story of human trafficking with a Portland social service non-profit, Northwest Family Services.
Read MoreThe Pacific Index
On Thursday, Feb. 18 an FBI Agent, a prevention specialist, a speaker from a local faith community and a survivor of human sex trafficking will speak in the Taylor Auditorium to tell their stories.
Read MorePortland Tribune
In fighting human trafficking, part of the battle is awareness.
“Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery,” said Deputy Keith Bickford, manager of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force. “It’s a crime that exploits men, women and children from all over the world, including the U.S.”
Read MoreKTVZ.com
The Oregon House unanimously approved a bill Thursday strengthening anti-prostitution laws, a move cheered by a Central Oregon advocate who fights human trafficking around the country.
Read MorePamplin Media
Human Solutions opened its new family homeless shelter Tuesday, just 10 weeks after the organization announced the purchase of the former strip club on the border of Portland and Gresham.
Read Morewww.northeastern.edu
The severity of the criminal penalty for human trafficking in the U.S. has no effect on the number of suspects who are arrested and prosecuted for the crime, according to a wide-ranging new study by Northeastern criminologist Amy Farrell and her research partners.
Read More
Pamplin Media
Emma Rose Taylor gathers nonprofits experts to show challenges females face, including being targeted by sex traffickers.
Read MoreOpportunity Lives
Opportunity Lives spoke with anti-trafficking advocates in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C. about their views on areas of improvement to combat trafficking and what ordinary citizens can do to alleviate the problem.
Read MoreOregon Live
After getting beat up by her pimp for not taking a customer's call, a woman posted on her Facebook page a photo of her black eye, and the message, "Black eye but rockin' it.''
Read More