05/06/2024: HT News Bulletin


We monitor and fact-check media coverage of human trafficking and share the top cases with you from each week. A broad view of what is happening across the country can be translated into action, allowing us to collectively change the system and the public narrative. 

California Wanted man found and charged with human trafficking after a victim identified him as the man who pimped her, police then connected her with victim services
California Officers dispatched to Irvine hotel after receiving a report of a woman potentially being sex trafficked, rescued the victim, and arrested suspected pimp
Colorado 21-year-old man arrested for child sex trafficking and related crimes after victim reported that he offered her cash and other items in exchange for sex with him and others
Florida Man arrested boarding a flight to Colombia to have sex with children ages 10-12 years old. A search revealed nine devices containing footage of the man engaging in sex with minors and arranging with a suspected trafficker to meet children for sex once in Bogota. 
Florida Victim’s mother, a “john” and a trafficker were all arrested in a case involving a 15-year-old female victim whose mother allowed her to be sex trafficked for drugs and money
Florida Man operating brothel in West Palm Beach arrested after luring a woman from NY on false employment promises and forcing her to work in his brothel
Massachusetts 50-year-old man arrested for transporting a juvenile victim to New York and Mass., to engage in criminal sexual activity
Massachusetts Man arrested for trafficking a person for sexual servitude. He used Instagram to groom and sexually exploit 3 teenagers, driving to various locations in Boston and recording himself sexually assaulting each teen in his car.
Mississippi Human trafficking operation in Pearl resulted in the recovery of 4 victims and 1 arrest
New Jersey Man arrested for human trafficking after he arranged the transportation of a 13-year-old girl to a motel where he offered her money in exchange for sexual assault
New York New York man arrested for sex trafficking victims along Brooklyn’s Penn Track and across multiple states. He preyed on women in tough financial circumstances
New York 2 men arrested for sex trafficking women along Penn Track and murdering rival “pimp” after dispute over control of a trafficking victim
North Carolina 33-year-old man arrested in a sting operation at Salisbury hotel on charges related to grooming and prostituting a 16-year-old girl
North Carolina Lee county man arrested after police receive tip that he tried to buy a 9-year-old-girl to sexually assault
North Carolina 43-year-old man arrested for sex trafficking a missing 16-year-old girl from another state who he met online and held in sexual servitude
Pennsylvania Man arrested for grooming and engaging in sexual relations with a juvenile. He already faces charges in two prior cases for sexual assault and human trafficking
Florida Business owner arrested for transporting undocumented migrants in and out of the country on his boat to work for his roofing company and at his property in the Bahamas
Georgia EGreen Transportation is being investigated for labor violations. 13 men came to the US from China, promised the American dream but ended up working nonstop unpaid at a warehouse loading/unloading trucks and sorting product
Missouri 3 St. Charles County residents arrested after using force and threats to obtain the labor and services of an Indian national
New Jersey Couple recruited 2 victims to come to the US and then coerced them to perform domestic labor and childcare services using physical and mental abuse
New York Brooklyn man preying on newly arrived migrants with promises of steady work is accused of stealing workers’ wages for more than a decade
Pennsylvania Man arrested after he lured a man and woman from Nicaragua on false promises of CDL training and exploited the pair using threats of violence and deportation
Maryland Owner of 2 massage parlors arrested for sex trafficking. Evidence they lived with employees onsite and utilized both locations for prostitution.
Michigan Owner of the most attended massage parlor in Kent County was arrested after a search found evidence that prostitution was taking place inside the business
New York FBI and Niagara County officers target operator of massage spa involved in prostitution scheme stretching from Rochester to Buffalo with thinks to China
Ohio Spa owner arrested for sex trafficking and prostitution after she forced employees to engage in prostitution to pay off their debts for coming to the U.S.
Ohio Investigation into illegal massage parlor ends in a man and woman arrested for human trafficking and promoting prostitution. 2 buyers were arrested and 1 victim provided resources.
Washington Bail denied to suspect accused of leading organized crime, money laundering, and promoting prostitution via massage parlors
Washington 6 Tri-cities massage parlors shut down following a series of searches, 9 women were found working, 4 received services, and no arrests were made


Florida Undercover operation at a Cutler Bay spa ended in the arrest of one female employee on multiple felony and prostitution charges 
Illinois Raids at 3 massage parlors and spas resulted in the arrest of 4 female employees, no evidence of human trafficking was cited or mention of charges brought against businesses
Texas Sting operation at a massage parlor in Spring ends with one female employee arrested and charged with prostitution
Virginia Potential victims among those arrested as a result of undercover operations at two massage parlors in Chesterfield


California Man convicted of grooming and coercing his pregnant 18-year-old girlfriend and two teenage girls he met on social media to engage in commercial sex acts
California Man sentenced to 9 years for transporting two girls, ages 15 and 16  to San Diego to engage in prostitution
Iowa 2 women sentenced to 30 years for preying on vulnerable teens and young women, using victims’ misfortune to coerce them into commercial sex
Maine 2 traffickers sentenced for forcing a 25-year-old woman to engage in commercial sex in Maine and Mass., using drugs, violence, and intimidation as control methods
Montana 66-year-old man convicted for his role in arranging commercial sex at a Billings motel with a young girl, fined and sentenced to 1-year probation
New York Man who sex trafficked 6 children was sentenced to 8 years after being caught arranging for an undercover posing as a customer to have sex with 2 victims, ages 12 & 14
South Carolina Man sentenced to 40 years for exploiting numerous women in the commercial sex trade for his financial benefit, using extreme violence and drugs as a methods of control
South Dakota 52-year-old man who attempted to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex sentenced to 40 years, he coerced 2 female victims to have sex and recorded the abuse
Wisconsin Man sentenced to 30 years in prison after using violence and manipulation to coerce multiple women into commercial sex over six years


California 5 buyers arrested in an undercover operation targeting those who arranged to meet with juveniles for sexual acts
California Riverside County Sheriff’s Department conducted a “John” prostitution sting operation in Perris, ended in 14 buyer arrests and 1 minor arrested for pimping
Connecticut Undercover operation targeting child exploitation ends with 4 buyers arrested. The 4 individuals had made arrangements with undercover officers online to exchange money for sexual relations with underage girls.
Florida 3 men are being held without bond after responding to an ad posted by undercover officers posing as a mother offering her underage daughters for sex
Massachusetts Human trafficking operation in Holyoke ends with 7 men arrested and charged with soliciting sex for a fee
Minnesota 7 men arrested in sex trafficking operation targeting individuals attempting to pay minors for sex acts
Ohio 62-year-old attorney arrested after attempting to buy sex during an undercover operation
South Carolina Atlantic Beach Police Chief among the 10 arrested after arriving at a hotel to engage in sexual acts that had been arranged with an undercover online
Texas 21 buyers arrested in “sex trafficking demand suppression operation” in Tarrant County
Texas Beaumont doctor is sentenced to 3 years probation after being arrested in a human trafficking bust for attempting to solicit a minor online
Washington 15 sex buyers arrested over last several weeks in Othello


Alabama Governor signs new Sound of Freedom Act, the new law makes first-degree human trafficking of a minor a mandatory life-in-prisonSenate Passes Grassley & Ossoff’s Bill To Combat Child Trafficking 
City Council in Orange Texas passed an ordinance aimed at cutting down on potential human trafficking operations, that pose as massage businessesJudge denied request to lower the bond of a man indicted on 10 counts of human trafficking after he previously violated bond conditions by contacting victim


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