Noticias

Delmarvanow. Ocean City, Maryland. A website featuring advertisements for escorts and massage services led police to the arrests made in last weekend’s prostitution and human trafficking bust in Ocean City, according to charging documents. The investigation began with a May 18 advertisement on Backpage.com titled, “Do you want some chocolate (new pic) – 35,” which invited men in the Ocean City area …

Humanosphere. New Delhi, India. An Indian charity is using big data to pinpoint human trafficking hot spots in a bid to prevent vulnerable women and girls vanishing from high-risk villages into the sex trade. My Choices Foundation uses specially designed technology to identify those villages that are most at risk of modern slavery, then launches local campaigns to sound the alarm. …

Deccan Chronicle. Hyderabad. The CBI has begun cracking down on the human trafficking racket which sees emigration agents sending people to China, the Gulf countries and other destinations without valid visas. The CBI has booked a case of criminal conspiracy and cheating under the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Illegal Human Trafficking and Violation of Emigration Act against …

Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter. Scotland. TRAFFICKING victims in Scotland have helped the country’s top brass develop new measures to crack down exploitation. The Scottish Government, Police Scotland and the Lord Advocate have all pledged to tackle human traffickers and help victims of abuse in a new strategy published today. Read the full story here. 

WDRB. Louisville, Kentucky, United States. A ribbon cutting was held Thursday morning for a center dedicated to providing a safe haven for human trafficking victims. The Kristy Love Foundation Survivor House is on Date Street in the California neighborhood. It’s a survivor-led program that provides comprehensive services for women suffering from addiction, prostitution and human trafficking. Read the full news here. 

WHTC News. Havana, Cuba. Cuba and the United States have dramatically reduced the rate of human trafficking since reaching a landmark accord in January but risk losing those gains if the two neighbors fail to resume high-level talks, Cuban Interior Ministry officials said in an exclusive interview. Read the news here. 

CTV News Ottawa. Ottawa, Canada. The Ottawa Police have laid Human Trafficking-related charges against two people from Ottawa. According to police, a young girl went missing in April and was later found and rescued by Barrie police. After taking over the investigation, Ottawa Police were able to arrest and charge a man and woman. Read the full news here. 

News 4 Jax. JACKSONVILLE, Florida. A 43-year-old man accused of recruiting women into prostitution, giving them heroin, than then taking all the money they received was arrested Tuesday, charged with three counts of coercing sexual activity for human trafficking. Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigators said Patrick Trottie, 43, found his victims between November 2016 and February 2017 through advertisements on Backpage.com. …

The Baltimore Sun. Howard County, United States. “Human trafficking is a threat to the human race, our economic, social, and moral values and we need to employ effective strategies to tackle this type of violence.” The U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking stated the obvious in that single sentence at the conclusion of its first report, published last October. So …

KTLO. United States. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says when children run away, within 48 hours, one in three will be approached by a sex trafficker. When children are on the run, they have a lot of vulnerabilities as they seek food and shelter. The longer they run, the more likely they are to become involved with …