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Battlefield Brawl tackles human trafficking, poverty in fundraising event

WLNS. Michigan, United States of America. Players will join together for the 8th annual Battlefield Brawl, to fundraise for local charities and non profits to give back to the community. The flag football fundraiser is a day long tournament with local athletes and public figures, battling it out for a good cause. Read the full story here. 

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Ex-District judge accused of human trafficking

Crime Online. Kentucky. A former Kentucky district judge who currently sits on the Campbell County Board of Education was indicted on human trafficking charges on Friday. Tim Nolan, 70, is also charged with first- and third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor, according to court documents and a state Attorney General statement obtained by Cincinnati.com. Read the full story here. 

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43 human trafficking victims rescued in Kano, Katsina

The Cable. Africa. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued 43 victims of human trafficking in Katsina and Kano states. A statement by Josiah Emerole, the head, press and public relations of the agency, said on Friday in Abuja that the victims were on their way to different parts of Africa and …

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Tulsa’s Most Wanted Arrested For Human Trafficking

News on 6. TULSA, Oklahoma. A Broken Arrow woman, Tulsa Police Department’s Most Wanted suspect earlier this month, has been arrested.  Sarah Jayne Garland is accused of human trafficking, possession of child pornography, lewd molestation, forcible sodomy and drug-related complaints. Read the full story here. 

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New home in Columbus for human trafficking survivors

10 TV. COLUMBUS, Ohio. A Columbus human trafficking survivor says she is fighting to save women who may be trapped in that lifestyle, by rehabbing a home on the south side. It takes a lot to fix up a house but to make it a home takes something more. “I don’t want to see the women having to go back to …

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St. Andrew hosting forum on human trafficking

Eden Prairie News. Minneapolis. Eden Prairie Police Department Detective Carter Staaf will discuss human trafficking at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, during a parenting forum hosted by St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 13600 Technology Drive in Eden Prairie. Read the full story here. 

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Human trafficking case: Cops to probe fake passports

The Hindu. Mumbai. Lens of suspicion turns on possible police complicity in forging documents The international human trafficking racket in which teens from Punjab were taken to Europe by Mumbai residents using forged documents has prompted the city police to investigate how the accused managed to obtain fake passports. Read the full story here. 

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Antioch human trafficking suspects take plea deal

Easy Bay Times. Antioch. Two young men who were accused of taking a teen girl to San Francisco to force her into prostitution have taken a plea deal. Shaunessy Johnson and Lohandaeron Snale, originally charged with human trafficking, pleaded guilty to pandering as part of the deal. Snale, who was accused of raping the girl, also pleaded to first-degree burglary. Read …

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Ex-Kentucky district judge charged with human trafficking

WPSD Local. Burlington, Kentucky. A former northern Kentucky district court judge has been charged with human trafficking and unlawful transaction with a minor. Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear’s office said in a news release Friday that 70-year-old Timothy Nolan of California, Kentucky, was arraigned Friday in Boone County District Court by Special Campbell County District Judge Elizabeth Chandler. Read the …

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Study provides important revelations about human trafficking in America

The Blaze. United States. Dual studies released on Monday found a staggering number of homeless children in the United States are victims of human trafficking. According to the reports—which were conducted by The Field Center for Children’s Policy, the University of Pennsylvania and the Modern Slavery Research Project at Loyola University (New Orleans)—nearly 20 percent of the 911 homeless youth …

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