A suspected sex trafficking duo was nabbed after authorities rescued a missing 15-year-old girl who had been exploited for ...

A 15-year-old girl is out of danger and two people are behind bars after an undercover operation in Central Florida ended<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said two people were arrested in Lakeland for trafficking and financially exploiting a 15-year-old girl who was missing for several months.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Two people were arrested after "trafficking and financially exploiting" a 15-year-old girl who ...

Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report ...

A new study suggests that human trafficking is running rampant throughout the state. The report highlights Escambia and ...

A former teacher and coach at Charlotte High School was federally indicted on four charges related to child pornography, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Researchers at the University of South Florida estimate there were 200,000 victims of sex trafficking in the state in 2024.

A map in the report shows Orange and other Central Florida counties are among the highest in the state for commercial sex trafficking ads. “A lot of hospitality, tourism — those types of areas where ...

A new study from the University of South Florida reveals that more than 500,000 people in Florida have been victims of human trafficking — with Orange County among the highest-risk areas for illegal ...

In the 50,000 water systems surveyed in the study by the Environmental Working Group (EWS) between 2021 and 2023, there were ...