8 Arrested In Human Trafficking Investigation

Oshkosh -   The Oshkosh Police Department announced today the arrest of 8 men as they conducted a human trafficking investigation yesterday, focusing on persons who are willing to pay for sexual contact.

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Seven Arrested For Human Trafficking Of Juveniles At Motel In Athens - Florida and Georgia Involved

By Joe Johnson

updated Monday, March 21, 2016 - 5:28pm

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Authorities in Georgia and Florida this weekend arrested seven people and recovered two juvenile victims during a human trafficking investigation leading to a motel in west Athens.

The operation was spearheaded by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, acting on a call from someone in New York who said their 16-year-old relative contacted them to say she was being sold for sexual favors and would be with her captors at Days Inn on North Finley Street, according to Lt. Jeff Clark, commanding officer of the Sex Crimes unit.

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Police: Multiple prostitution arrests have human trafficking component

NORWALK — In an undercover operation by Norwalk Police Department Special Services Unit (SSU) and NPD Special Victims Unit (SVU), multiple prostitution-related arrests were made on Wednesday in what police said had a human trafficking component.

Police said that the prostitution investigation, which also involved the Connecticut State Police Department Organized Crime Task Force, remains a continuing investigation.

Contact with the suspects was made pursuant to ads on the website “Backpage” in which the women allegedly posted ads for services in exchange for money, police said.

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