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NH student's disappearance, death detailed in docs

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:37:30 -0400

DOVER, New Hampshire - Lizzi Marriott left a message saying she'd be home by midnight.

San Diego-area couple sentenced for abuse of girl

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:17:04 -0400

OCEANSIDE, California - A San Diego County couple who prosecutors say kept a 12-year-old relative as a sex slave and forced laborer have been sentenced to 20 or more years in prison.

Dominican Republic sets crackdown on prostitution

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:47:29 -0400

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - People who force others into prostitution and clients of prostitutes will face arrest in the Dominican Republic as part of a crackdown on sex trafficking in the Caribbean country, the attorney general said Wednesday.

Mass. authorities arrest alleged sex ring leaders

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:45:54 -0400

WILMINGTON, Massachusetts - Two people have pleaded not guilty to charges in what authorities say was an "extensive" human trafficking enterprise that forced women into prostitution and made them live in squalor.

2 Ohioans charged with human trafficking crimes

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:40:40 -0400

CLEVELAND - Two Ohioans accused of forcing teens into prostitution are facing human trafficking charges.

Member of Va AG's office recognized

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:43:18 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - A state assistant attorney general is being recognized for his role in helping break up a Northern Virginia child sex trafficking ring last year.

Westfield couple charged with abusing teen

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:02:03 -0400

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts - Two Westfield residents were arraigned on charges that they sexually abused a 14-year-old girl, raped her and used her to create pornography.

US: Women in NY, NJ forced into sex 25 times a day

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:02:04 -0400

NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors have charged 13 people in a sex slave ring they say forced young Mexican women into prostitution in New York and New Jersey.