Human Trafficking

With the Super Bowl coming to Tampa in February, the Hillsborough County Commission on Human Trafficking is bringing together key players at the federal,…

The Department of Justice is awarding the St. Petersburg Police Department a grant to create the Tampa Bay Human Trafficking Task Force.Task force plans…

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has arrested 124 people in an operation that targeted human trafficking, prostitution, and the sexual abuse of…

More than 100 people were arrested during a five-month human trafficking investigation in Hillsborough County. Sheriff Chad Chronister announced the…

The University of South Florida's faculty band that plays on iPads will blend their electronic multimedia fun with a serious message about modern slavery…

Florida foster parents and safe-house workers who help victims of human trafficking will be required to get training on how trafficking for forced labor…

Thousands of college-age students come to Florida every year as part of a federal cultural exchange program that has been accused of fostering abuse and...

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced more than 80 arrests as the result of an ongoing sting investigation targeted at stopping sex…

Survivors of human trafficking are divided on two bills in the legislature.“I am a survivor of childhood sex trafficking,” said Gabrielle Monroe of Sex…

A Florida House bill that looks to crack down on human trafficking may be getting some changes before its next committee stop. Representative Heather...

A year ago, state Sen. Lauren Book wanted to allow human-trafficking survivors to sue hotels that turned a blind eye to abuse. But after that idea did...

Law enforcement say changes in policies and technology are helping them find human traffickers.Officials from the Tampa Police Department, Pasco County…