Project NO REST
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Project NO REST is a collaborative effort that increases awareness of sexual trafficking among children & youth especially those involved in North Carolina's child welfare system. See https://projectnorest.org/ and https://projectnorest.web.unc.edu/
Smithville, TN: Children rescued amid human trafficking investigation in Smithville www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
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December 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Smithville, TN: Children rescued amid human trafficking investigation in Smithville www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
Leesburg, GA: Lee Co. man sentenced to life in prison on sex trafficking of a minor, other charges www.walb.com/2025/12/19/l...
Lee Co. man sentenced to life in prison on sex trafficking of a minor, other charges
WALB has requested a copy of Phillips’ original arrest report.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Leesburg, GA: Lee Co. man sentenced to life in prison on sex trafficking of a minor, other charges www.walb.com/2025/12/19/l...
Tucson, AZ: Soldier accused of sex trafficking young girl; 4 others also arrested www.live5news.com/2025/12/22/s...
Soldier accused of sex trafficking young girl; 4 others also arrested
Officials say a soldier from Fort Bragg in North Carolina is accused of sex trafficking a minor.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Tucson, AZ: Soldier accused of sex trafficking young girl; 4 others also arrested www.live5news.com/2025/12/22/s...
Charlotte, NC: Hickory man charged in federal child exploitation operation www.wbtv.com/2025/12/21/h...
Hickory man charged in federal child exploitation operation
Tony See faces charges for possession of child sexual abuse material, drug and firearm offenses
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December 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Charlotte, NC: Hickory man charged in federal child exploitation operation www.wbtv.com/2025/12/21/h...
Baghdad, Iraq: Iraq busts international drug ring exploiting people with disabilities shafaq.com/en/Security/...
Iraq busts international drug ring exploiting people with disabilities - Shafaq News
Shafaq News – Basra
Iraq’s National Security Service (INSS) dismantled an
international criminal network involved in drug manufacturing and trafficking,
seizing a crystal meth laboratory in Basra and
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December 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Baghdad, Iraq: Iraq busts international drug ring exploiting people with disabilities shafaq.com/en/Security/...
Queens, NY: QUEENS MAN CHARGED WITH SEX TRAFFICKING, RAPE AND STRANGULATION FOR SUBJECTING WOMAN TO MONTHS OF ABUSE queensda.org/queens-man-c...
QUEENS MAN CHARGED WITH SEX TRAFFICKING, RAPE AND STRANGULATION FOR SUBJECTING WOMAN TO MONTHS OF ABUSE - OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY QUEENS COUNTY
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Leighton Jennings was arraigned on a seven-count indictment charging him with sex trafficking, promoting prostitution, strangulation and rape again...
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December 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Queens, NY: QUEENS MAN CHARGED WITH SEX TRAFFICKING, RAPE AND STRANGULATION FOR SUBJECTING WOMAN TO MONTHS OF ABUSE queensda.org/queens-man-c...
Virginia Beach, VA: South Carolina man sentenced to 33 years for sex trafficking North Carolina teen in Virginia www.13newsnow.com/article/news...
South Carolina man sentenced to 33 years for sex trafficking North Carolina teen in Virginia
A South Carolina man who brought a 15-year-old to Virginia received a 33-year sentence in federal court.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Virginia Beach, VA: South Carolina man sentenced to 33 years for sex trafficking North Carolina teen in Virginia www.13newsnow.com/article/news...
Washington, DC: Angela Alsobrooks Grills Attorney On How To Combat 'Senior Trafficking' ... youtu.be/e-4UKTC_X2I?... via @YouTube
Angela Alsobrooks Grills Attorney On How To Combat 'Senior Trafficking' And Elder Abuse
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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December 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Washington, DC: Angela Alsobrooks Grills Attorney On How To Combat 'Senior Trafficking' ... youtu.be/e-4UKTC_X2I?... via @YouTube
Madison, WI: Evers signs bill adding mandatory minimums for human trafficking www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ever...
Evers signs bill adding mandatory minimums for human trafficking
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that he has signed 34 bills into law, including a bill requiring judges to sentence offenders to at least 10 years in prison if convicted of a human traffic...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Madison, WI: Evers signs bill adding mandatory minimums for human trafficking www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ever...
Birmingham, AL: Three charged in Dothan sex trafficking case www.wbrc.com/video/2025/1...
Three charged in Dothan sex trafficking case
Investigators with the Dothan Police Department were alerted in November to a social media platform being used to set up sexual encounters for women.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Birmingham, AL: Three charged in Dothan sex trafficking case www.wbrc.com/video/2025/1...
Simcoe County, Canada: Women with intellectual disabilities increasingly targeted by trafficker... youtu.be/TMgZ0FiUn1k?... via @YouTube
Women with intellectual disabilities increasingly targeted by traffickers: advocates
YouTube video by CityNews
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December 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Simcoe County, Canada: Women with intellectual disabilities increasingly targeted by trafficker... youtu.be/TMgZ0FiUn1k?... via @YouTube
Toronto, Canada: Agency raising awareness about trafficking risk women, girls with intellectual disabilities face toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/11/a...
Agency raising awareness about trafficking risk women, girls with intellectual disabilities face
Advocates in Simcoe County are raising awareness about women and girls with intellectual disabilities who are increasingly at risk of being lured into sex trafficking. Empower Simcoe is a multi-servic...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Toronto, Canada: Agency raising awareness about trafficking risk women, girls with intellectual disabilities face toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/11/a...
New York, NY: Hearing on whether ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is mentally fit to stand trial for sex trafficking set www.wral.com/story/hearin...
Hearing on whether ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is mentally fit to stand trial for sex trafficking set
NEW YORK (AP) — The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch faces a March court hearing to determine whether he’s competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges after being hospitalized in recent month...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
New York, NY: Hearing on whether ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is mentally fit to stand trial for sex trafficking set www.wral.com/story/hearin...
Raleigh, NC: Farmworkers Win Settlement on Human Trafficking and Wage Theft Claims www.ncjustice.org/farmworkers-...
Farmworkers Win Settlement on Human Trafficking and Wage Theft Claims
vea abajo la versión en español The North Carolina Justice Center, together with co-counsel Legal Aid Justice Center of Virginia and Kakalec Law, PLLC, obtained final …
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December 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Raleigh, NC: Farmworkers Win Settlement on Human Trafficking and Wage Theft Claims www.ncjustice.org/farmworkers-...
Norfolk, VA: South Carolina man sentenced to 33 years in prison for sex trafficking, production of child sexual abuse material, and firearms charges www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr...
South Carolina man sentenced to 33 years in prison for sex trafficking, production of child sexual abuse material, and firearms charges
Johnny Thiel Banks, 30, of Summerville, SC, was sentenced to 33 years in prison following his conviction for sex trafficking, production of child sexual abuse material, and firearms charges.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Norfolk, VA: South Carolina man sentenced to 33 years in prison for sex trafficking, production of child sexual abuse material, and firearms charges www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr...
Columbus, IN: Jonesville man sentenced in human trafficking case www.therepublic.com/2025/12/04/j... via @The Republic News
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December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Columbus, IN: Jonesville man sentenced in human trafficking case www.therepublic.com/2025/12/04/j... via @The Republic News
Columbia, SC: SC human trafficking leaders discuss progress in 2025 www.wcnc.com/article/news...
SC human trafficking leaders discuss progress in 2025
Earlier this year, South Carolina committed $6.5 million to expand programs supporting minor victims of human trafficking.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Columbia, SC: SC human trafficking leaders discuss progress in 2025 www.wcnc.com/article/news...
Reno, NV: Regional H.E.A.T. unit cites three, arrests two in sex trafficking operation wcti12.com/news/nation-...
Regional H.E.A.T. unit cites three, arrests two in sex trafficking operation
A human trafficking enforcement operation at the Atlantis led to multiple citations and arrests on Friday December 5, as the Regional Human Exploitation and Tra
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December 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Reno, NV: Regional H.E.A.T. unit cites three, arrests two in sex trafficking operation wcti12.com/news/nation-...
Boston, MA: Hotel franchise faces claims over sex trafficking minnlawyer.com/2025/12/08/h...
Hotel franchise faces claims over sex trafficking
A federal judge ruled that a hotel chain and its franchisee may face TVPRA liability for alleged sex trafficking at a Boston Hampton Inn, allowing the case to proceed.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Boston, MA: Hotel franchise faces claims over sex trafficking minnlawyer.com/2025/12/08/h...
Asheville, NC: NC man indicted for transporting minor across state lines for sexual activity; faces life sentence if convicted www.wcnc.com/article/news...
NC man indicted for transporting minor across state lines for sexual activity; faces life sentence if convicted
Ricky Dean Clinton faces federal charges for allegedly transporting a minor for sexual activity, highlighting his second pending case for serious offenses.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Asheville, NC: NC man indicted for transporting minor across state lines for sexual activity; faces life sentence if convicted www.wcnc.com/article/news...
Miami. FL: North Carolina man pleads guilty in Okeechobee child sex-abuse case cbs12.com/news/local/n...
North Carolina man pleads guilty in Okeechobee child sex-abuse case
A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty in the city of Fort Pierce after he enticed a minor to produce child sex abuse material.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Miami. FL: North Carolina man pleads guilty in Okeechobee child sex-abuse case cbs12.com/news/local/n...
Greenville, SC: SLED: Two Greenville County men charged with human trafficking www.foxcarolina.com/video/2025/1...
SLED: Two Greenville County men charged with human trafficking
The case will be prosecuted by the 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
www.foxcarolina.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Greenville, SC: SLED: Two Greenville County men charged with human trafficking www.foxcarolina.com/video/2025/1...
Riverhead, NY: Sex trafficking has to be confronted www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/29/s...
Sex trafficking has to be confronted
Every parent wants to believe their child is safe. But the harsh truth is that the sex trafficking of minors isn’t just happening in faraway cities or hidden corners of the internet — it’s happenin…
www.nydailynews.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Riverhead, NY: Sex trafficking has to be confronted www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/29/s...
Tigray, Ethiopia: Judicial Void, Mass Displacement Expose Tigray’s Children and Women to Widespread Trafficking, Exploitation. www.thereporterethiopia.com/47947/
Judicial Void, Mass Displacement Expose Tigray’s Children And Women To Widespread Trafficking, Exploitation
Children in Tigray are facing widespread trafficking, sexual exploitation, and forced labor due to the collapse of legal systems, mass displacement, and the
www.thereporterethiopia.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Tigray, Ethiopia: Judicial Void, Mass Displacement Expose Tigray’s Children and Women to Widespread Trafficking, Exploitation. www.thereporterethiopia.com/47947/
Beaumont, TX: 11 men arrested in DPS prostitution sting operation at Texas hotel abc45.com/news/nation-...
11 men arrested in DPS prostitution sting operation at Texas hotel
The Texas Department of Public Safety has arrested 11 men in an undercover prostitution sting operation aimed at combating human trafficking.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Beaumont, TX: 11 men arrested in DPS prostitution sting operation at Texas hotel abc45.com/news/nation-...