human trafficking

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.

According to the FBI's Newark Division, one 17-year-old was also rescued during the operation, which took place from Oct. 13 to 16.

Police say three juvenile females had allegedly been transported to a South Hackensack motel "for the purposes of engaging in prostitution."

A tip that a 14-year-old runaway from South Jersey was being used in an ad for a website promoting prostitutes led to the arrest of three men.

Two New Jersey men and another from South Carolina have pleaded guilty to human trafficking charges involving a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly forced into prostitution.

Bipartisan legislation aimed at helping the victims of sex trafficking moved toward Senate passage Wednesday after lawmakers solved a partisan dispute over abortion that had sidetracked the bill for weeks.

One wouldn't necessarily associate child sex trafficking with the Garden State, but according to an FBI Special Agent, it's a much bigger problem than most people expect.