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Warren man forces girl to have commercial sex over several months, officials say
Read full article: Warren man forces girl to have commercial sex over several months, officials sayA Warren man posted advertisements online and forced a girl to have commercial sex for several months so he could make money, officials said.
Michigan troopers pull over car with open alcohol, suspected cocaine, possible sex trafficking victim
Read full article: Michigan troopers pull over car with open alcohol, suspected cocaine, possible sex trafficking victimMichigan State Police tweeted on Saturday that troopers pulled over a car with open alcohol, suspected crack cocaine and a possible sex trafficking victim.
Southfield man sentenced for trafficking teenage girl, ‘branding’ her face with tattoo of his name
Read full article: Southfield man sentenced for trafficking teenage girl, ‘branding’ her face with tattoo of his nameA Southfield man has been sentenced for trafficking a 17-year-old girl and “branding” her face with a tattoo of his name, officials said.
Man, woman charged for prostitution, sex trafficking operation in Michigan home, officials say
Read full article: Man, woman charged for prostitution, sex trafficking operation in Michigan home, officials sayA man and a woman have been charged in connection with a prostitution and sex trafficking operation conducted out of a Michigan home, officials said.
Police find missing 15-year-old at Detroit-Warren border; believe she was sex trafficking victim
Read full article: Police find missing 15-year-old at Detroit-Warren border; believe she was sex trafficking victimPolice found a missing 15-year-old girl at the Detroit-Warren border in the middle of the night and believe she had become a victim of sex trafficking.
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Detroit man sentenced to 15 years for sex trafficking, forced women struggling with addictions into prostitution
Read full article: Detroit man sentenced to 15 years for sex trafficking, forced women struggling with addictions into prostitutionA 39-year-old Detroit man has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison on Thursday, more than a year after he pleaded guilty to using drugs to lure at least six women into prostitution.
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Detroit nonprofit organization rescues sex trafficking victims
Read full article: Detroit nonprofit organization rescues sex trafficking victimsDETROIT – January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, but one Detroit organization focuses on that issue all 12 months of the year. “‘No’ means nothing in the world of sex trafficking,” survivor Lauren Sowell said. “Like, your voice means nothing.”Sowell was only 14 when she was introduced to the underground world of sex trafficking. “Alternatives For Girls is a non-profit based in Southwest Detroit,” CEO Amy Good said. “I thank god for Alternatives For Girls,” Sowell said.
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Man pleads guilty to sex trafficking teen girl at Detroit motel
Read full article: Man pleads guilty to sex trafficking teen girl at Detroit motelDETROIT – An undercover operation was launched to rescue a teenage girl who was being sold for sex in a motel room. Court documents reveal the man used several phones to advertise the teenage girl, communicate with her and capture and share explicit videos of her. A report by the Human Trafficking Institute said Michigan ranks eighth in the nation for the number of defendants convicted of human trafficking. Across the country in 2019, only six percent of all human trafficking cases being prosecuted were forced labor cases. READ: Stop the Trafficking: Unveiling the truth behind human traffickingView the Michigan summary from the 2019 federal human trafficking report below:View the entire 2019 federal human trafficking report below: