Human Trafficking

Several people were arrested in a human trafficking mission during the first week of August, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said. Read More.

Former Sen. Ray Holmberg pleaded guilty Thursday to traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. Read More.

Last year, Coral Springs police arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly raping a woman in a Coral Springs hotel and then hiding from police in a suitcase. Read More.

The FBI's UCR Program report reveals over 10,000 human trafficking victims from 2013 to 2022, indicating persistent crime issues. Read More.

An adult sexual predator, posing as a teenager, sought out young boys from 10 to 13 years old to entice them to play various online gaming platforms and then sexually exploited them, police in Scottsdale say – part of a growing trend that authorities contend should put parents on alert. Read More.

The 23-year-old victim in a recent sex trafficking case says she was forced to sell her body at the Oceanfront and on the Peninsula. Read More.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday that 14 people were arrested as a result of a human trafficking sting at San Diego Comic-Con International. Read More.

A West Palm Beach man faces multiple child sex and pornography charges following an investigation that began in January with a report of a missing girl. Read More.

A human trafficking bust in Hernando County has led to several arrests, according to the sheriff’s office.  Read More.

After kicking her daughter out and refusing to pick her up from a motel, Emily Cody was arrested Thursday night for child neglect. Read More.

Pastor Jonathan Elwing, 43, could face the death penalty in Florida as prosecutors charged him with a slew of sickening child sex charges including sexual battery and child pornography. Read More.

A Central Florida detention deputy was arrested on child pornography charges. Read More.

Two individuals have been charged with crimes related to targeting children for sex and one individual has been charged with a crime related to procurement of sexual conduct for a fee with an adult. Read More.

A man arrested by Flagler County deputies is accused of having sex with multiple minor victims in exchange for drugs, money, clothes and food, according to the sheriff’s office. Read More.

A 40-year-old woman was at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Saturday after one of her victims helped authorities unravel the web of lies she told fellow Colombian women to lure them to brothels in Miami-Dade County, according to prosecutors. Read More.