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Signs intended to raise awareness about human trafficking are expected to be displayed at rest areas, airports, emergency rooms and strip clubs starting Friday, as a law passed during the 2015 legislative session goes into effect with the new year. The new law that takes effect this week is one […]

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Mon Dec 28, 4:34pm

Florida

Two people were arrested on federal sex-trafficking charges Thursday after a Plantation police officer followed a suspicion during a traffic stop. According to reports, the officer called in the FBI and Child Exploitation Task Force after the male driver started yelling at his young female passenger to stop talking to […]

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Tue Jul 21, 5:25pm

Florida

A 27-year-old North Carolina man has been arrested for allegedly forcing a girl to sell herself for sex in his hometown, Atlanta and Orlando. The Charlotte, N.C. man was recently indicted on a charge of transportation of a minor for prostitution, according to U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley. The man […]

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Fri Jan 30, 5:47pm

Pimping and Pandering Charges

Undercover detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 92 people after a four-day-long investigation that targeted online sites advertising for prostitution. One of the suspects arrested is a 45-year-old youth minister from California that was in Orlando attending a youth ministry conference. Police allege he arrived at the undercover […]

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Fri May 17, 3:16pm