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Human trafficking still a ‘huge problem’ in Central Florida, expert says
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInvestigators now say a 16-year-old girl who was found shot to death Monday in Pine Hills is linked...
Parents falsely accused of trafficking their own children accuse airlines of racial profiling
The Independent UK via AOL· 7 months agoParents of biracial children are increasingly being accused of human trafficking on flights by...
Survey shows the state of human trafficking safehouses in Florida
WFTV via Yahoo News· 4 months agoApproximately half of the human trafficking survivors who sought shelter or longer-term housing in a...
Massachusetts seeks human trafficking probe targeting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over migrants
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAuthorities in Massachusetts said Sunday that they have requested a federal human trafficking probe...
Rockledge man sentenced to prison in human trafficking. child porn case, Cocoa police say
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA 27-year-old man who faced up to 300 years in state prison on charges he carried on a sexual...
Legislation passed to regulate Florida human trafficking safehouses following 9 Investigates series
WFTV via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThere is a major update to 9 Investigates’ reporting on the lack of standards and inspections for...
Life sentence given to Lehigh Acres man in human trafficking, sex abuse of children case
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Lehigh Acres man found guilty in March on charges of human trafficking and lewd and lascivious...
Florida legislators take up cause of trafficked foster care children, and go after scofflaw hotels
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 12 months agoProposed laws to protect foster children from sex traffickers and to force hotels to obey anti-trafficking laws are sailing toward approval in the Florida Legislature. A bill (SB 1690) filed ...
Vero family endured years of unfounded trafficking claims. Why did no one help – or stop it?
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoEditor's note: Laurence Reisman has followed this case since March 2022, facing numerous roadblocks...
"Healing is a lifelong process:" SWFL organizations advocate for human trafficking survivors
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt an early age, Tammy Toney-Butler was a victim of human trafficking. “As a trauma survivor, we...