Attorney General Pam Bondi canceled her appearance at the CPAC International Summit Against Human Trafficking, attributing her absence to recovering from a torn cornea.
The Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury report reveals human trafficking in the county remains largely unrecognized and unreported, a reflection seen across state and federal levels.
The couple faces charges for genocide, human trafficking, and crimes against humanity related to their enslavement of Yazidi girls, highlighting Germany's role in prosecuting IS war crimes.
"This is organized crime with a really high degree of sophistication and the continued adoption of new technology," Hofmann told DW. "The industry is growing and becoming more complex almost on a daily basis."
The drowning deaths of these children are a heartbreaking reminder of how little human traffickers care about the costs of their deadly business," U.S. Atty. Adam Gordon said in a statement. "We are committed to seeking justice for these vulnerable victims, and to holding accountable any traffickers responsible for their deaths.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that responding to online prostitution ads does not constitute human trafficking, affirming a lower court's dismissal of trafficking charges.
I'm looking at this from a prosecutor's standpoint - this bill strengthens California law and gives us the felony hammer to prosecute the creeps that are preying on teenagers.
Reading the caption to one of the many PSA ads plastered around town that reads: "Look at the age difference between me and the man I'm travelling with. He's not my Dad, He's my trafficker." This literally targets any single parent walking around with a child.