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Event Focuses On Crimes Against Children

Crimes against children — that’s the focus of a four-day conference in downtown Dallas this week. The Dallas Police Department and the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center are hosting the event, which...

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Abbott In Arlington To Talk Trafficking

ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says the state is getting ready for a law enforcement problem that follows every Super Bowl. Abbott in Arlington Abbott says human...

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Former Prostitute: Sex Trafficking ‘Hidden’ Epidemic In DFW

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – She was just 14 years old the first time she was sold for sex.  “A lot of it comes from survival, what you might call survival sex,” said a former sex trafficking victim, who did...

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Former Sex Slave Helping Find Helpless Girls

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – There is a massive undercover effort underway across North Texas to stop sex trafficking. In this last week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday, organizations estimate that thousands...

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Bill Aims To Help Victims Of Human Trafficking

FORT WORTH (KRLD/CBSDFW.COM) – If a bill proposed by U.S. Senator John Cornyn passes, the federal government could soon be reaching out a hand to the victims of human trafficking. The Domestic Minor...

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Texas Senate Toughens Human Trafficking Penalties

HOUSTON (AP) – The Texas Senate has voted to toughen penalties for human trafficking, including automatic life sentences for repeat offenders. The bill authored by San Antonio Democrat Leticia Van de...

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Texas House Passes Human Trafficking Bill

AUSTIN (AP) – People convicted of human trafficking would face tougher penalties under legislation that has passed the Texas House. The bill makes it a felony to force children into prostitution,...

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Lewisville Coach Charged With Human Trafficking

LEWISVILLE (AP) — An assistant basketball coach at Lewisville High School has been charged with human trafficking for allegedly forcing a student from Mexico to work against his will while living with...

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Fort Worth Officers Say Feds Ignored Human Trafficking Victim

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – She had been through so much – beaten, abused, humiliated and, worst of all, taken from her family in her native country of Honduras. But when the man began to cut his name...

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Human Trafficking On The Rise Across North Texas

NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – Police say a crime that targets young girls in North Texas is increasing — human trafficking. Detective Manny Reyes, a member of the Fort Worth Police Department and the...

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Man Sentenced For Human Smuggling Via Plane To Texas

MCALLEN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Mexican man has been sentenced to prison for trying to smuggle illegal immigrants onto a charter flight bound for San Antonio from a Texas border airport. U.S. District...

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Crimes Against Women Conference Underway

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Today is the first day of a three-day international conference focusing on violence and women. The 8th Annual Conference on Crimes Against Women is underway in Dallas. Federal,...

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I-Team: Website Allows Users To Rate Prostitutes

FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) - People like to read reviews online before buying a car or reserving a hotel room. But one website, http://www.eccie.net, once based in North Texas, allows users to review...

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Irving Police Believe Teen May Have Other Sex Trafficking Victims

Travis Lekas (credit: Irving Police Department) IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – There is new information today about the 17-year-old Irving boy accused of forcing a female classmate into prostitution. Travis...

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DFW Nonprofit Battles Human Trafficking

Sujo John (credit: KTVT/KTXA) FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It...

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KRLD Community Hero: Fighting Human Trafficking

EULESS (KRLD) – Twenty-seven million people around the world are trapped in the world of human trafficking. Half are children. Today we are recognizing a woman in Euless who has made it her mission in...

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Dallas Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking Of Children

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Keith Williams, aka “Chucky Blood,” 24, of Dallas, appeared in federal court Tuesday and pleaded guilty, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney, to one count of sex...

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More Than 100 People Found In Suspected Texas Stash House

HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A house overflowing with more than 100 people presumed to be in the U.S. illegally was uncovered in Texas on Wednesday, a police spokesman said. The suspected stash house,...

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Five Juveniles Recovered In North Texas Human Trafficking Sting

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A joint operation involving 19 North Texas law enforcement agencies recovered five juveniles during an enforcement action focusing on commercial child sex trafficking. The...

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State Campaign To Combat Human Trafficking

HOUSTON (AP) - Various local, state and federal officials plan to announce a new anti-human trafficking campaign for Texas. Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw,...

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