sex trafficking

Sex trafficking ring busted at Northern Quest

SPOKANE, Wash. — The FBI Spokane Child and Human Trafficking Task Force, along with several other local law enforcement agencies, busted a sex-trafficking ring at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Airway Heights. Police say six women were involved…

Woman sues major hotel chains over alleged sex trafficking

A woman who says she was the victim of sex trafficking in 2012 and 2013 at multiple hotels in Oregon and Washington is suing six major hotel chains in federal court, saying they neglected trafficking happening "openly on hotel properties" and failed to intervene "to continue earning a profit."

Law enforcement focuses on sex trafficking

When Martin County Sheriff William Snyder laid out details last month of a sex trafficking ring his officers helped shut down in central Florida, he made an important distinction to a reporter who referred to the women providing services at the day spas as prostitutes.

What we know so far about Robert Kraft investigation

Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, has been charged as part of a monthslong investigation into sex trafficking that focused on several central Florida day spas and massage parlors suspected of being used for prostitution.

Patriots owner charged with soliciting prostitution

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been charged with soliciting prostitution at a Florida spa just hours before the Patriots played in the AFC Championship Game, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Palm Beach County.