Florida ranks 3rd in the country for the number of reported human trafficking cases. Florida State University's Panama City campus hosted the 3rd annual human trafficking summit Tuesday to discuss prevention.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book writes that South Florida arrests on sex-trafficking charges should bring awareness of the crime to the forefront.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, Place of Hope, and Crime Stoppers announce a new initiative with a $7,500 reward to combat human trafficking.
This year’s theme highlights The Role of Artificial Intelligence & Big Tech in Fueling the Crime of Human Trafficking — and how the community can detect, prevent, and combat the crime effectively
Attorney General Ashley Moody this week unveiled two new initiatives to provide tools and incentives to Floridians in the fight to stop human trafficking.
According to law enforcement, most of the time this crime comes in the form of coercion and mental games between the victim and the attacker, not just physical violence.
Now, First Coast Crime Stoppers is doubling the cash reward for anonymous tips leading to a human trafficking arrest – up from $3,000 to $7,500. The ultimate goal: tackling an issue that sometimes goes unreported entirely. Read: Florida announces new signs, hefty rewards to combat human trafficking – Action News Jax
USMS said that Crawford County Prosecutor Kevin Holmes filed a petition to revoke Hall's suspended sentence for violating the conditions of his release.