The Leon County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of more than a dozen people as part of Operation Lifeguard, a significant undercover operation targeting perpetrators of online child exploitation. Read…
A report by the Florida Department of Children and Families shows that there were 1,876 cases of abuse reported to its hotline from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.…
Last week the Leon County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of 13 men for child sex crimes. The busts prompted an advocate for trafficking victims to speak out. It was…
Over 20 years ago, I worked with the FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights and helped create Florida’s first strategic plans on human trafficking. We also started the…
The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center, along with the Wakulla Department of Health and Wakulla County Coalition for Youth, is hosting a community meeting to discuss human trafficking. Wakulla County…
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office spearheaded a child sex crimes sting operation that led to the arrest of 13 people within three days. The 30-hour endeavor, dubbed as “Operation Spring…
This week 411 Teen discusses human trafficking, considered the world’s 3rd most prevalent criminal act, with members of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center. Listen to the show on WFSU
By Lauren Evans Over the past several weeks, I had the incredible opportunity to help prepare the “Human Trafficking and Florida’s Schools” webinar. As a 2L at the FSU College…
Human trafficking has been described as the crime that almost nobody sees, although it takes place every day in broad daylight. A community conversation in Tallahassee the evening of Feb.…
By Karley Gordon Did you know that students can be victims of human trafficking? As a student myself, this information was shocking to me. It became my mission to educate…