Human Trafficking & Exploitation

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (406+ words) The 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report cites limited resources, competing police duties and weak coordination between Police and prosecutors as obstacles to trafficking cases. Tuesday 13 October 2026 | 17:00 Despite identifying 50 trafficking victims, the Government failed to secure a single conviction against traffickers for…...

53+ min ago   (405+ words) A Pakistani national is expected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (13 October, 2026), after allegedly using threats and coercion in an attempt to exit traffic a woman and two young children out of Australia. The AFP's Human Trafficking Team began…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (181+ words) WPXI 6th measles-related death reported in Pennsylvania Smithsonian National Zoo opens voting to public on names for red panda cub At least 1 person injured after crash involving motorcycle in Jefferson Hills South Park residents express concerns, skepticism as developers introduce plan…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago   (125+ words) A Kentucky teacher has been accused of a grooming a minor. The Somerset Police Department arrested 31-year-old Trevor Shearer, a seventh grade math teacher at Meece Middle School in Pulaski County, following his indictment by a Pulaski County Grand Jury…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (232+ words) Nagpur Police’s Crime Branch busted an alleged sex racket operating under the guise of spa and Panchakarma massage services in the Kotwal Nagar area on Monday. Three women were rescued, while two persons were booked in connection with the case....

3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (94+ words) inkl 'We're screwed': How people smuggling plot came undone A mother and daughter schemed to smuggle their partners across Australia after the men breached the country's strict border defences. The women's partners were among 15 people smuggled into Australia on an…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (580+ words) Officers say most UK-based victims are exploited through county lines Police are warning that modern slavery and human trafficking could be taking place behind closed doors at car washes, nail bars, takeaways and restaurants across the Humber area. It comes…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1157+ words) A Turlock man arrested after an investigation by popular YouTuber JiDion and his online predator-catching team pleaded not guilty Monday to three felony charges, as prosecutors alleged he tried to sell drugs near an elementary school to someone he believed…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1690+ words) The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating another reported incident involving a predator-catching group whose member posed as a 15-year-old boy during online conversations with an adult. A deputy was called to Providence Road, Statham, on Oct. 5 in reference to…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (215+ words) CBS News Proposition 133 requires life without parole for child sex trafficking in Colorado Cooler and wetter weather set to take over the rest of the week Family reunion celebrates 166 Years of Colorado pioneers Boulder police to roll out AI assistant…...