HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Two people were arrested after "trafficking and financially exploiting" a 15-year-old girl who ...

Two people were arrested “for trafficking and financially exploiting” a teenage girl who went missing several months earlier, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office ...

Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report ...

A missing 15-year-old girl has been located, and two suspected human traffickers are behind bars following a joint operation ...

A new study suggests that human trafficking is running rampant throughout the state. The report highlights Escambia and ...

A former teacher and coach at Charlotte High School was federally indicted on four charges related to child pornography, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Researchers at the University of South Florida estimate there were 200,000 victims of sex trafficking in the state in 2024.

Researchers at the University of South Florida estimate there were 200,000 victims of sex trafficking in the state in 2024.

A map in the report shows Orange and other Central Florida counties are among the highest in the state for commercial sex trafficking ads. “A lot of hospitality, tourism — those types of areas where ...

New report shows Central Florida top of list for human trafficking ...

A statewide report from the University of South Florida's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Lab estimates that more than 700,000 ...

A first-of-its-kind study said there are 200,000 Floridians who are living as sex slaves, and another 500,000 are being forced to work. Evan Axelbank reports.