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Special Units
San Diego Gangs Busted for Sex Trafficking
"The kind of sex trafficking described in this indictment is nothing less than modern-day slavery," said U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy at a news conference. "Unfortunately, more gangs are expanding from traditional pursuits like drug dealing into this lucrative business."
January 8, 2014
Patrol
Michigan Troopers Rescue Sex Trafficking Victims After Stopping Teen for Speeding
Once police learned she was a sex trafficking victim, she was no longer in custody and they dove deeper into the investigation.
November 19, 2021
Patrol
N.Y. Prostitute's Convictions Thrown Out Under Sex-Trafficking Law
A 22-year-old former Bronx prostitute is the first American citizen to have her convictions thrown out under New York's new sex-trafficking law, after prosecutors agreed she had been forced into the sex trade at age 13.
September 21, 2011
Patrol
Memphis Cop Arrested for Sex Trafficking
Federal agents have arrested a Memphis (Tenn.) Police officer and charged him with running an intra-state prostitution ring.
September 17, 2012
Patrol
After Shut Down of "Backpage" Sex-for-Sale Website, Sex Workers Return to the Streets
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, crimes related to pimping and sex trafficking have more than tripled in 2018—and police believe that the trend may be the result of the government shutdown of Backpage.com, which was notorious for sex-for-sale online classified ads.
October 16, 2018
Special Units
U.S. Marshals Rescue Dozens of Missing Children in Georgia
The Marshals Service identified 15 of the kids as being victims of sex trafficking.
August 28, 2020
Training
Texas Program Trains Patrol Officers How to Spot Child Trafficking
A Texas-based training program, called Interdiction for the Protection of Children (IPC), teaches law enforcement officers how to spot indicators of child-sex trafficking and conduct roadside investigations.
May 14, 2018
Patrol
Ky. Trooper Solicited Sex In Uniform With Gun
Michael Fred Pennington, 35, offered a woman a Lortab pill in exchange for sex in September. The woman alerted law enforcement and once Pennington arrived at her London residence and gave her the pill, Kentucky State Police detectives arrested him.
May 21, 2012
Special Units
New Partnership Seeks to Help Sexually Exploited Children
In an effort to stop the exploitation of children as a result of human trafficking, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is partnering with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to educate law enforcement officers, social service providers, and healthcare professionals about the problem and how to help the victims.
September 1, 2004
Patrol
Louisiana Law Mandates Increased Training for Human Trafficking Enforcement
Louisiana Senate Bill 63—which was passed by a 40-14 vote (with one abstention) in late June and was signed by Governor John Bel Edwards soon thereafter—amends Children's Code Act 601 relative to mandatory reporting of child abuse and reporting of sex trafficking.
August 12, 2022
Patrol
Study Shows 91% of Sexual Assaults in Texas Go Unreported to Police
Since 2003, the rate of sexual assault has increased, while the number of people reporting the crime to authorities has decreased.
April 8, 2016
Patrol
FBI Rescues 79 Minors From Sex Slavery
FBI special agents and local law enforcement officers rescued 79 minors and arrested 104 pimps in a nationwide sex-slavery crackdown.
June 25, 2012
Patrol
Anchorage Officer Charged with Sexual Assault
A decorated Anchorage Police Department officer has been charged with sexually assaulting six women over the past three years, police chief Rob Heun announced at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
July 15, 2009
Special Units
Colo. School Attack 'Sexual in Nature'
The gunman who killed himself after fatally shooting one of six girls he held in a Bailey, Colo., high school classroom methodically selected his hostages and had sexually assaulted some of them, the sheriff and a witness said Thursday.
September 27, 2006
Patrol
Video: KS Deputy Kidnapped and Sexually Assaulted
The Johnson County (KS) Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a car that was used in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a deputy on Friday night.
October 10, 2016
Technology
Nebraska Begins Sex Offender Notification Service
Appriss Inc., has teamed up with the Nebraska State Patrol Sex Offender Registry Office to provide sex offender notification on moderate, or Level II, offenders.
July 31, 2001
Special Units
Mexico Busts Border Sex-Slavery Cult
Mexican officials broke up a bizarre cult that allegedly ran a sex-slavery ring among its followers on the U.S. border, Mexican immigration authorities said Tuesday.
January 29, 2013
Patrol
Maine Man Sexually Assaults Undercover Officer
Allen Hahn, 64, approached the officer at 1 p.m. Thursday and after a brief conversation grabbed the officer's genitals through his clothing and asked, "Are we doing this?"
May 5, 2013
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