Human Trafficking & Exploitation

5+ hour, 6+ min ago   (91+ words) effinghamdailynews.com The Effingham Police Department arrested Joshua J Hutson, 36, Teutopolis, at approximately 1:18 P.M 13 for grooming, a Class 4 felony, according to a press release.The arrest followed a complaint about online communications involving an individual believed to be under 17 years…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (765+ words) The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has moved to strengthen Nigeria’s criminal justice chain against human trafficking and migrant smuggling, with a renewed focus on closing operational gaps between investigation, prosecution and judicial decision-making. The…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago   (122+ words) GUTHRIE, OKLA (KOKH) — Five individuals have been arrested in connection with a human trafficking investigation at a hotel in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Human Trafficking Response Unit worked with Skull Games Solutions and other law enforcement agencies within…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (557+ words) The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office, Cascade County Attorney’s Office and the Great Falls Police Department conducted a two-day undercover prostitution sting operation Sept. 10-11. Law enforcement arrested and charged six who were seeking underage prostitutes after responding to an online ad, in…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (191+ words) Authorities in New York announced Monday the seizure of a dozen prominent websites hosting pornographic celebrity deep-fakes that featured politicians and actors. An online boom in non-consensual deep-fakes is currently outpacing efforts to regulate the technology around the world due…...

6+ hour, 7+ min ago   (269+ words) Shirley Davis forced the child to have sex with multiple men and coerced her into smoking crack cocaine, prosecutors said BRONX, NY – A Bronx woman who forced a 13-year-old girl to have sex with multiple men nearly every day in…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (862+ words) The Federal Government has launched a new regional initiative with France to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against human trafficking, with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) warning that criminal networks are increasingly exploiting digital platforms, irregular…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (11+ words) The Times of India...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (464+ words) Posted September 14, 2026 3:15 pm. Two of three men accused by Alberta police of running a cross-Canadian human trafficking network for over a decade pleaded not guilty in Edmonton Monday. Last year, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) charged the pair…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago   (129+ words) A Madison Heights woman is facing charges that she allegedly trafficked a female in metro Detroit while her minor child was present. According to the Madison Heights Police Department, Maya Scott Perry is facing charges stemming from an investigation that…...