Headlines
Anti-Trafficking News Headlines are culled from various online newspaper sources.
2021
At least 15 indicted for Brooklyn Park drug, sex trafficking gang, prosecutors say – August 24
12 Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting In Hagerstown – August 24
Md. man convicted of sex trafficking in prostitution crackdown in D.C.’s Logan Circle – March 17
Previously Convicted Sex Offender Paid a 14-Year-Old Girl for Sex, and Produced a Video of the Victim Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct – February 29
Md. man found guilty of human trafficking in Elkridge motel – January 29
Nine men arrested, charged with solicitation of prostitution in Howard County – January 29
2020
2019
A Massive Criminal Enterprise Is Hiding In Plain Sight; Sex Trafficking Is A Million Dollar Business – November 18, 2019
Man Charged In Alleged Sex Trafficking Of 5 Marylanders – October 23, 2019
Federalsburg – Three indicted in 2018 sex trafficking case – Aug 6, 2019
D.C. man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for sex trafficking minor in Anne Arundel County – May 29, 2019
Two indicted in Anne Arundel sex trafficking ring that worked across the Baltimore region – May 16, 2019
Howard County Man Charged With Human Trafficking – May 10, 2019
Human Trafficking Charges Stem From Columbia Assault: Police – May 10th, 2019
Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Sex Trafficking of a Minor – May 9, 2019
Delaware addresses human trafficking issues – May 8th, 2019
Man Who Sexually Abused Girl Charged With Human Trafficking: MCPD – May 6, 2019
Seminar prepares real estate professionals to identify signs of human trafficking – March 18, 2019
Maryland is an unforgiving state for sex-trafficking victims, a study finds – March 12, 2019
Washington D.C. Commercial Sex Customer Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking of a Minor – March 5, 2019
Experts discuss fight to end human trafficking – January, 2019
2018
2017
A Criminal Commodity – August 10, 2017
Maryland law students help trafficking victims escape their past – July 8, 2017
Transportation officials have a role in human trafficking battle – June 7, 2017
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