She was a sex-trafficked teen. Then she was arrested as a trafficker.
At 17, Tiffany Simpson was being sold for sex when she was accused of trafficking a 13-year-old girl. Would Georgia ever see her as a victim? By Jessica Contrera The…
Hotels removed from Florida bill that allows lawsuits over sex trafficking By David Fleshler
Florida’s thousands of hotels have been called the center of the state’s human-trafficking industry, providing convenient venues for the forced sale of sex. A bill in the state Legislature that…
Tallahassee man sentenced to life in prison for human trafficking of a child
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A jury in Tallahassee convicted Terrance Randolph Faulk, 41, of Tallahassee, Florida, on one count of Human Trafficking of a Child for Commercial Sexual Activity, one…
Survive and Thrive honors 6 for efforts to end human trafficking in Big Bend
The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) recently honored six local changemakers and their teams for helping strengthen the community against sex and labor trafficking. Read the full article at…
New Documentary on ‘sextortion’ is misleading and troubling
This story takes a look at how a new documentary is promoting misinformation about many topics, including child sex trafficking and sextortion. They detail how the filmmaker exaggerates statistics and…
As human traffickers develop new techniques, so must those who try to stop them (WFSU Local News)
For the past seven years, calls from Florida to the National Human Trafficking Hotline have increased. That has coincided with the state’s efforts to raise awareness and combat the issue.…
Want to stop human trafficking? You can take action
By Jamie Rosseland January is always a significant month in my life. It’s a season of new beginnings and resolutions. A time of reflection and goal setting. It’s also National…
Human trafficking awareness and prevention event happening in Tallahassee on Jan. 26, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Working together to try and prevent human trafficking. That’s the goal of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center in Tallahassee. They’re teaming up with other local…
STAC Accepts Human Trafficking Prevention Month Proclamation
STAC Executive Director Robin Hassler Thompson, along with representatives from the International Rescue Committee, Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking, and STAC board member Dr. Cicely Brantley, accepted a Human…
DCF Hosts Human Trafficking Prevention Roundtable
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Shevaun Harris hosted a roundtable regarding the prevention of Human Trafficking in the Big Bend Region as part of Human…