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TCH Daily News. Proposed legislation would target the demand for sex trafficking by cracking down on those who repeatedly patronize prostitutes. State Representative Joel Kleefisch (R-Oconomowoc) says the days where prostitution is viewed as a victimless crime are long past. “Often, people do not realize that the person being prostituted is a victim of human trafficking,” Kleefisch said. The bill …

Waco Tribune-Herald. Waco, Texas. McLennan County authorities raided a Waco massage business Tuesday afternoon in connection to a yearlong undercover human trafficking investigation, Sheriff Parnell McNamara said. Detectives with the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office executed at least two search warrants at Twin Oriental Massage Therapy, 1537 Wooded Acres Drive, at about 2 p.m., and at a local apartment, McNamara said. …

The Baltimore Sun. Howard County. “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. Read the full …

Drinker Biddle. Pennyslvania, United States. Drinker Biddle and the Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation cordially invite you to a CLE program on “Clearing Records for Human Trafficking Survivors.” Pennsylvania’s first comprehensive anti-trafficking statute, enacted in 2014, provides enhanced legal protections for victims of human trafficking, including the ability to have crimes that occurred as a direct result …

South Washington County Bulletin. Washington County, Oregon. A Washington County district judge sentenced a Hudson, Wis., man to more than seven years in prison for his role in the sex trafficking of a homeless woman. Adam James Krimpelbein, 32, was convicted May 24 on felony charges of aiding and abetting sex trafficking. He was one of two men accused of …

News Toronto. Canada. A 19-year-old woman is being accused of forcing another woman into the sex trade in order obtain money to pay off a debt. The 39-year-old victim told police that she met the 19-year-old woman sometime in Hamilton in 2016. She was recruited to work as a paid escort in order to repay a debt she owed the …

JDNews. Jacksonville. A Jacksonville man will spend 15 years in prison after being convicted of human trafficking. Eric J. Thompson, 29, was sentenced Tuesday and also ordered to pay $19,200 in restitution after pleading guilty in November to interstate transportation for prostitution and using an interstate facility to promote a prostitution business enterprise, according to a press release from the …

The Villager. Denver, United States. Two years after creating a dedicated human-trafficking unit, District Attorney George Brauchler has hired a recognized expert to help lead it. Denver police veteran Daniel Steele joins the team as a criminal investigator with more than 20 years of experience. At DPD, he worked with the FBI to found the Rocky Mountain Innocence Lost Task …

Richmond Times Dispatch. Virginia, United States. Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Corey Stewart on Tuesday accused one of his rivals of participating in “human trafficking,” a claim he based on work Ed Gillespie’s lobbying firm did for Tyson Foods when the poultry giant was charged with smuggling Mexicans across the border to work in its U.S. plants. “In essence, Ed Gillespie is …

The Washington Post. Virginia, United States. Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Corey Stewart on Tuesday accused one of his rivals of participating in “human trafficking,” a claim he based on work Ed Gillespie’s lobbying firm did for Tyson Foods when the poultry giant was charged with smuggling Mexicans across the border to work in its U.S. plants. “In essence, Ed Gillespie is …