The groups fighting human trafficking in Southern Oregon

A man in the central Oregon city of Bend says he was responsible for some of the googly eyes placed on sculptures there.

An official in Bend, Oregon, claimed that it cost thousands of dollars to remove googly eyes from public artwork in town. The unlikely sum helped the amusingly-modified objects go viral, and now a culprit has emerged to take credit for some of the work.

This month is recognized as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and local organizations are spreading awareness. Multiple events are being hosted throughout the month to inform the community of signs of trafficking.

"There is no reason why you could not establish a national legal network, pro bono network, that is capable of extending pro bono legal aid to every identifiable human trafficking survivor. That's the end goal of The Joseph Project," Knapper said.

The Junior League of Eugene hosted a speaker event on Jan. 6 at Capitello Wines to discuss anti-trafficking awareness.  The JLE is a non-profit women’s advocacy group that promotes social change in the community.

(AP) — A resident of the central Oregon city of Bend says he was the ... nonprofit called Guardian Group that works to combat human trafficking, said Friday that he used duct tape to attach ...