Human Trafficking Charges Upgraded (WTVQ Lexington)
More trouble for a Tennessee man arrested in connection with a human trafficking case. Lexington police arrested 45-year-old Calvin Walker, in December, after investigators say he recruited two women from Arkansas to meet him in Lexington. Police say he then forced them to work in bad conditions and took their money. Walker was originally charged with promoting human trafficking, but a ...
Charges increased in human trafficking case (Lexington Herald-Leader)
A Fayette County grand jury has increased criminal charges against a Memphis man accused of forcing two women to work at a Lexington strip club. Calvin "Slim" Walker, 45, was charged with two counts of human trafficking in an indictment released Wednesday. He had previously been charged with lesser counts of promoting human trafficking. According to police testimony at a preliminary ...
Refugee body welcomes human trafficking laws (Irish Examiner)
GOVERNMENT legislation to combat human trafficking, which has been signed into law, was welcomed yesterday by a leading refugee body.
Religious leaders express concern over human trafficking (The Peninsula)
Doha • The perspectives of the three Abrahamic faiths — Islam, Christianity and Judaism — on Human Trafficking and Selling of Organs was the subject of lively discussion during a session of the Sixth Doha Conference of Interfaith Dialogue yesterday.
Grand Jury Indicts Human Trafficking Suspect (WKYT Lexington)
A man charged in connection with a human trafficking case in Lexington now faces more serious charges.
CT's ever-present human trafficking (WTNH-TV New Haven)
New London (WTNH, May 13, 2008 10:40 PM) _ Prostitution. It's an age-old reality that is ever-present in cities and suburbs, even to this day. But, the selling of sex is turning even darker with the emergence of human trafficking.
Sushi Restaurant Owners Arrested for Human Trafficking (FOX 31 Denver)
DENVER - The owners of Sushi Moon in Greenwood Village are facing accusations of human trafficking. Young Jo Kwon and his wife Jessie used to own Osaka Sushi in Denver and are accused of forcing two South Korean immigrants to work there without pay.
Sushi Restaurant Owners Arrested for Human Trafficking (FOX 31 Denver)
DENVER - A couple who owned a Denver sushi restaurant were arrested in connection with human trafficking and having ties to the Korean mafia. The Kwons, who now own Greenwood Village's Sushi Moon, are accused of forcing two South Korean immigrant employees to work without pay.
CFR LIVE WEBCAST: Slavery and Supply Chains: What Businesses Can Do to Fight Human Trafficking (Foreign Relations)
On Wednesday, May 14, 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. (ET), watch Ambassador Mark Lagon discuss how the public and private sector can work together to combat human trafficking.
Workshop and report on human trafficking in Spokane (KHQ Spokane)
SPOKANE, Wash. - A report prepared for the Western Regional Institute for Community Oriented Public Safety and Washington State University Spokane between June and November of 2007 details human trafficking activities in Spokane and the surrounding areas.
