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Workshop about sex trafficking in Rapid City next month

February 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic

RAPID CITY (AP) U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson is one of several speakers scheduled to discuss sex trafficking in South Dakota during a workshop next month in Rapid City.
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New Town man convicted of 17 crimes

April 11, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

A 22-year-old New Town man was convicted of 17 crimes Wednesday in a federal court, seven of which involved sexual abuse, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Tim Purdon. Continue Reading

Somalis face sex trafficking trial

March 20, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

More than a dozen people who are accused in a sex trafficking ring run by Somali gangs that reached from Minnesota to Tennessee are facing trial in Nashville. Continue Reading

States’ differing laws make sex trafficking crackdown difficult

December 1, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

A new report says 41 states have failed to adopt strong penalties against human trafficking, and advocates say a patchwork of differing state laws makes it difficult for authorities to target the crime. Continue Reading

Jury convicts SD man of commercial sex trafficking

November 10, 2011 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) A federal jury has convicted a Sioux Falls man of commercial sex trafficking after he answered an online advertisement posted by undercover police officers.
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Survey finds laws needed to fight sex trafficking

May 18, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

Survey results from agencies across the state found that 85 percent of Tennessee counties have investigated at least one human sex trafficking case over the last 24 months. Seventy-two percent of Tennessee counties reported at least one case of human trafficking involving minors. Continue Reading