TAG / HUMAN TRAFFICKING

With Backpage and its imitators shut down, DOJ is offering restitution using recovered funds—but paperwork and deadlines pose hurdles for survivors.

The indictments mark a turning point as Taiwan strengthens anti-trafficking laws, expands cross-border cooperation and pledges protection for victims who testify.

UK authorities are probing “pimping websites”—online platforms that increasingly fuel sex trafficking and leave victims harder to reach and regulators scrambling to catch up.

Five hotel operators face labor and sex trafficking charges after a law enforcement action rescued 27 victims and exposed dire conditions in Nebraska hotels, echoing abuses documented across the country.

In a remote Alabama town, victims were drugged, restrained and raped for profit—while continuing to attend school. 

As one of the most profitable illegal trades in America, human trafficking is everywhere—and sometimes the individuals fueling this system are those we least expect. 

The true number of child victims is likely much higher. Low conviction rates and high returns make the enslavement of children a profitable crime.

Child sex trafficking, prostitution, luring a minor for sexual exploitation, possession of narcotic drugs and felony flight are among the charges.

More than 100 law enforcement agencies across the state helped rescue nearly 180 individuals believed to be victims of human trafficking. 

For sexual exploitation or forced labor, slavery continues—not only unabated, but growing to as many as 65 million victims worldwide.