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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Twenty-one women from 12 different Asian massage parlors were arrested for prostitution-related offenses, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.
Human trafficking in Florida is the illegal trade of human beings for sexual exploitation or forced labor as it occurs in the state of Florida. After California and New York, Florida has the most human trafficking cases in the United States. [1] Florida has had cases of sex trafficking, domestic servitude, and forced labor. [2]
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's human trafficking unit was created in June 2021. Since then, it has arrested 604 people and charged 36 with human trafficking-related charges .
Florida's efforts to further restrict abortion rights will hurt sex-trafficking survivors and help those who exploit them. Overturning Roe puts Florida's sex-trafficking survivors at risk Skip to ...
FOSTA-SESTA; Long title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes.
The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons was established in October 2001 as a result of the passing of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.This enabling legislation required the President to create a bureau within the State Department to specifically address human trafficking and exploitation on all levels and to take legal action against perpetrators.
Polk County, Florida, continues to be one of the worst offenders for sham efforts to combat human trafficking. 47 Sex Workers and 96 Clients Arrested in Florida 'Human Trafficking' Sting (opinion ...
Under a bill Gov. Ron DeSantis signed May 13, you won't see an 18-, 19- or 20-year-old stripper in Florida after July 1. ... (HB 7063) aimed at combating human trafficking, ...