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A new report shows Florida has one of the highest rates of human trafficking in the country. WMNF's Chris Young has more.
ST. PETERSBURG — Thirteen years ago, Brenda George and Julie Webster co-founded the philanthropic group 100 Women Who Care of ...
A massive investigation into child sex trafficking resulted in the rescue of 60 "critically missing" children in the Tampa Bay area, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced with other ...
Two people were arrested "for trafficking and financially exploiting" a teenage girl who went missing several months earlier, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
A 15-year-old girl is out of danger and two people are behind bars after an undercover operation in Central Florida ended<a ...
Florida is a hub for human trafficking. A report points to the state's airports and ports as factors that have kept Florida at high risk.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said two people were arrested in Lakeland for trafficking and financially exploiting a 15-year-old girl who was missing for several months.
Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report ...
A new study suggests that human trafficking is running rampant throughout the state. The report highlights Escambia and ...
Researchers at the University of South Florida estimate there were 200,000 victims of sex trafficking in the state in 2024.