human trafficking

Prostitution is often called "the world's oldest profession," but increasingly in New Jersey and across the United States, it is the young and defenseless who are victimized into years' worth of participation against their will. Likewise, according to Judi Worgess, board president of In His Image Justice Coalition, human trafficking is thought of by many as an underground, overseas opera

Seven Trenton residents and an Asbury Park woman face human trafficking charges for operating a prostitution ring in Central Jersey with victims smuggled into the United States from overseas.

The program is designed to take prosecutors largely off the streets during investigations, with a safe haven site for victims at an undisclosed location in Atlantic County.

The Assembly homeland security committee kicked off the new legislative session with a hearing Monday looking at the issue of human trafficking.

A film premiere scheduled for Monday night aims not only to entertain, but educate the public about what they may be surprised to learn is one of the largest criminal industries in the world today.

Syndicates are actively grooming children right over the internet and during this pandemic when kids are online more than ever the risk has never been greater.

He's been fighting for the past twenty years to focus resources from our federal government to help the millions of victims.

The famous escaped slave became a champion in the fight to abolish the evil.

The Perth Amboy slaughterhouse was closed in January by health inspectors, federal officials said Tuesday.

According to the attorney general, the Westville woman made appointments for the young runaway and herself to meet with up to four men in a single day.