Cincinnati Brothers Face Child Sex Trafficking Charges

William “Bam” Washington, 38, and William “Man” Washington Jr., 47, both of Cincinnati, face charges of conspiracy to sex traffic children and child sex trafficking.

According to the indictment, Sharonville Police Department officers responded to a motel in Sharonville on April 18 following the report of a distraught girl in the business’s parking lot.

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Boynton Beach Man Charged For Sex Trafficking, Producing Child Pornography, Enticing Minor

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - A Boynton Beach man was arrested Thursday after being federally charged for sex trafficking, producing child pornography and enticing a minor, according to the Boynton Beach Police Department.

Court records say 31-year-old Marco Vinicio Orrego prostituted a 16-year-old girl using the website Backpage.com. He provided her transportation and a hotel for the illicit activities, taking all of the proceeds to himself.

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Fugitive Wanted For Sex Trafficking, Child Porn Is Arrested In Golden

U.S. marshals and Golden police arrested a fugitive wanted in Virginia for commercial sex trafficking, production of child pornography and other felonies.

A Russell County, Va., grand jury indicted Angela Dowell-Wilson, 32, on multiple charges on Nov. 24, 2016, according to the the U.S. Marshals Service. Investigators learned that Dowell-Wilson could be living in the Denver area and notified the Marshals Service.

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MnDOT to Post Human Trafficking Messages at Rest Areas

Minnesota has the third highest number of human trafficking cases in the nation, according to the FBI

June 15, 2017

Melissa Lentz

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced it will be installing posters at 41 rest areas across the state to educate the public about human trafficking.

The posters include guidelines on how to recognize signs of human trafficking and potential victims, and a toll-free hotline to report any suspicious activity.

Fox21 Local News reports

Muskingum County Not Immune To Human Trafficking

ZANESVILLE - Lori Henry's daughter was not the only 8-year-old sold into prostitution. Not in the country, not in the state, and possibly not in Muskingum County.

"I think there are other kids in the same situation everywhere," said Ron Welch, assistant prosecutor for Muskingum County.

In flat farmlands, such as Northwest Ohio, Welch said human trafficking often appears as laborers in fields, picking crops. In urban areas, they work in restaurants and nail salons.

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Hudson Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Homeless Woman In Woodbury

A Washington County judge has sentenced a Hudson, Wis., man to more than seven years in prison for his role in the sex trafficking of a homeless woman.

Adam James Krimpelbein, 32, was convicted May 24 on felony charges of aiding and abetting sex trafficking. He was one of two men accused of trying to traffic a 31-year-old woman who was listed as a missing person under civil commitment.

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Prostitution sting nets 8 arrests in 4 hours

Eight men were arrested during a four-hour undercover online prostitution sting Wednesday, in one of the busiest single-day sting operations for local authorities, McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara said.

McLennan County Sheriff’s Office investigators kicked off the operation at 7:30 a.m. when detectives posted an online advertisement for prostitution. Undercover officers arraigned for meetings with men at a local motel Wednesday and quickly received 24 responses in the first hour from men interested in paying a woman for sex, McNamara said.

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