A West Virginia couple received a sentence of hundreds of years in prison this week after turning their black adopted children into "slaves" and putting them through "hell."
A Tennessee mother-son duo with ties to a notorious Venezuelan street gang were among eight people indicted in a sex trafficking ring that prosecutors say lured immigrants to the U.S., only to force them into prostitution.
Authorities recently debunked a social media conspiracy theory in which users believed human trafficking was occurring out of a Los Angeles shipping container yard due to chilling "HELP" signs discovered around the location.
Federal prosecutors say recently found videos and pictures support sex trafficking charges against the Alexander brothers and show the manipulation of women's bodies for the purposes of sex.
A known human trafficker in California avoided facing charges after he was seen throwing a woman who was aggressively protesting by kicking, screaming and fighting back, into the trunk of a car in 2023 only to be arrested later for his connection to an alleged murder suspect.
As the search for missing Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi enters its third week, police reveal new insights suggesting she deliberately missed her flight at LAX
A former FBI agent has raised serious concerns about the investigation into Hannah Kobayashi, the missing woman whose mysterious disappearance and claims of being "trafficked" have gripped the nation as the search stretches into its third week.
Hannah Kobayashi's mysterious disappearance, marked by cryptic Venmo payments, has left her devastated family fearing the worst as police probe whether she fell victim to trafficking.
Filipino authorities transferred an accused child rapist to a children's hospital in in Quezon City in order to administer medical tests requiring special equipment, officials say.
An 11-year-old girl in Boulder, Colorado, escaped a kidnapping attempt by hitting her assailant with a tree branch in self-defense, according to law enforcement.
An Orlando man was arrested and charged with multiple counts of human trafficking and racketeering after multiple women revealed that he demanded sexual favors in exchange for freedom from imprisonment, officials say.
Thousands of migrants are facing crisis and dangers as they travel through Latin American to reach United States, making themselves vulnerable to labor exploitation, human trafficking and prostitution.
Alex L. Sapp a criminal was charged for Human Trafficking in Newark on Thursday, the case is believed to be the first Human Trafficking in Licking County.
Markowski brothers are given six-year prison terms over trafficking and conning staff supplied by agency to work at Sports Direct's Shirebrook warehouse.
France's Parliament has passed a new law making it illegal to pay for sex, and prostitutes are now up in protest as their means of livelihood falls to the ground.
