Headlines
Anti-Trafficking News Headlines are culled from
various online newspaper sources on the Eastern Shore.
2024
AFRO American Newspapers –Greater Baltimore Medical Center receives grant to continue fight againsthuman trafficking
Greater Baltimore Medical Center receives $50000 grant to expand anti-human traffickingefforts. Learn about their work and how the community can …
Department of Justice –MarylandMan Pleads Guilty to Federal ChargeofTraveling to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct
Unbeknownst to Scott, the man was an undercover officer with the MPD–FBI Child Exploitation andHuman TraffickingTask Force. Over the next several …
Department of Justice –Former Prince George’s County Elementary School Teacher IndictedForCoercion And …
Greenbelt,Maryland– A federal grand jury returned an indictmentonSeptember 26, 2024, charging Mark Edward Cobb, age 44,ofBowie, Maryland, .
WJLA –Silver Spring man charged for drugging, branding &sex traffickingwoman he met on Tinder
Monriko Clements, 31, of Silver Spring (Miami-Dade State’s Attorney Office)
Howard County –Ellicott City man charged in the sexual abuseofa minor | Howard County
MSN –ChildPorn Producer InMarylandSentenced; Ordered To Register AsSexOffender For Life
…traffickingoperation at a federal prison in a small New Mexico town, authorities announced Friday. The arrests were made Wednesday as the FBI and …
Homeland Security –HSI Baltimore Investigation Leads to 45-Year Prison Sentencefor MarylandMan Convicted …
BALTIMORE — AMarylandman was found guiltyofconspiracy to commit sexual exploitationofa child and two countsofsexual exploitationofa ..
Fox Baltimore –Substitute teacher accused of giving students marijuana, alcohol, money forsex– Fox Baltimore
A grand jury indicted a former substitute teacher on several charges for the rape, sodomy, andsexual traffickingof a student
Kilgore News Herald –Frederick County Launches Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to CombatHuman Trafficking
2023
Washington County Sheriff’s Office Arrest 6 In Connection With Human Trafficking and Sexual Solicitation Operation (June 11)
Lewes Duo Indicted On Sex And Labor Trafficking Charges (May 12)
Newark spa shut down amid allegations of prostitution, human trafficking (May 11)
Indiana lawmakers want to train new truck and bus drivers to spot signs of human trafficking.
Previously Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 50 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing Five Minor Victims and Recording the Sexual Abuse Over 13 Years (February 13)
State Police Offer Tips to Recognize Human Trafficking (January 22)
Maryland man sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for sex trafficking of a child (January 21)
Harriet’s House receives Helping People Award – October 7
Maryland State Police Arrest Harford County Man On Child Pornography Charges – October 6
Easton Resident Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Posing as a Teenage Boy on Social Media to Entice Minor Females to Send Him Sexually Explicit Images and Videos of Themselves
2022
2021
Maryland man gets 9 years for human trafficking case (October 29)
National Center on Sexual Exploitation: “Mastercard Adds New Rules to Confront Pornography Tube Site Abuses”
Washington, DC (April 14, 2021)
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Pornhub
February 12, 2021
Pastors Charged with Child Sex Crimes Scar Victims, Shock Congregations – February 8
At least 15 indicted for Brooklyn Park drug, sex trafficking gang, prosecutors say – August 24
12 Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting In Hagerstown – August 24
Md. man convicted of sex trafficking in prostitution crackdown in D.C.’s Logan Circle – March 17
Previously Convicted Sex Offender Paid a 14-Year-Old Girl for Sex, and Produced a Video of the Victim Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct – February 29
Md. man found guilty of human trafficking in Elkridge motel – January 29
Nine men arrested, charged with solicitation of prostitution in Howard County – January 29
2020
2019
A Massive Criminal Enterprise Is Hiding In Plain Sight; Sex Trafficking Is A Million Dollar Business – November 18, 2019
Man Charged In Alleged Sex Trafficking Of 5 Marylanders – October 23, 2019
Federalsburg – Three indicted in 2018 sex trafficking case – Aug 6, 2019
D.C. man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for sex trafficking minor in Anne Arundel County – May 29, 2019
Two indicted in Anne Arundel sex trafficking ring that worked across the Baltimore region – May 16, 2019
Howard County Man Charged With Human Trafficking – May 10, 2019
Human Trafficking Charges Stem From Columbia Assault: Police – May 10th, 2019
Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Sex Trafficking of a Minor – May 9, 2019
Delaware addresses human trafficking issues – May 8th, 2019
Man Who Sexually Abused Girl Charged With Human Trafficking: MCPD – May 6, 2019
Seminar prepares real estate professionals to identify signs of human trafficking – March 18, 2019
Maryland is an unforgiving state for sex-trafficking victims, a study finds – March 12, 2019
Washington D.C. Commercial Sex Customer Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking of a Minor – March 5, 2019
Experts discuss fight to end human trafficking – January, 2019
2018
2017
A Criminal Commodity – August 10, 2017
Maryland law students help trafficking victims escape their past – July 8, 2017
Transportation officials have a role in human trafficking battle – June 7, 2017
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