A former anesthesiologist at Tufts Medical Center was sentenced Tuesday to ten years in prison for attempted sex trafficking of a child.

While upcoming major sporting events in the greater Bay Area will help boost the local economy and bring a spotlight to the region, area law enforcement is preparing to address the more sinister aspects these events can bring--human trafficking.

A federal lawsuit filed this week seeks to hold an Oakland hotel liable for sex trafficking by guests at the hotel under a statute that makes a company liable if it benefits from, and knew, or should have known,

At 5 p.m. Friday on Channel 9, hear his incredible survival story and how he’s helping other trafficking victims to heal.

From the editorial: "'There’s ... comfort in (the myth of) trafficking being perpetrated by strangers, (someone) other than family members, other than neighbors, and people within our own community'.”

Two people were arrested for allegedly trafficking a 15-year-old girl in Griffin on Wednesday, according to police.

Two people were arrested for allegedly trafficking a 15-year-old girl in Griffin on Wednesday, according to police.

The Genessee County GHOST team, short for Global Human Oppression Strike Team, has busted more predators seeking sex from underage girls. Sheriff Chris Swanson says the sting operation started in Gene

January 30, 2025 – Tulare County Sheriff's Office officials report that on January 24, 2025, and January 25, 2025, Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, with help from Visalia Police and Tulare Police, conducted a human sex trafficking detail in the Visalia area.

Launched during National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the trucking campaign seeks to raise public awareness about the often-overlooked exploitation of boys and young men in sex trafficking.

It was part of a public forum hosted by Empower Yolo to discuss how common trafficking is, what community members can do to stop it and how to support victims.

January marks national anti-human trafficking month. Lawmen say even small-town Alabama isn’t free of this crime, which is a billion dollar industry worldwide. The National Human Trafficking Hotline says it received over two hundred calls for help in 2023.