Human Trafficking in the News
Check out the latest stories on human trafficking here in Colorado, around the nation and the world.
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May 13, 2024
By: Abbie Burke (Featuring Bailey Thiry, Guest Speaker)
May 1, 2024
Betty Edwards, who helped found the Task Force in 2008, passed away on May 1, 2024. She was a forerunner in the anti-human trafficking movement. Fierce in her convictions, Betty will be remembered with great respect and fondness. Services were held May 16, 2024. Click these links for Betty's obituary, service recording and to sign the guestbook.
January 11, 2024
Human Trafficking Awareness Day brings light to working together, education on illegal sex and labor trade
By Debbie Kelley (featuring HT Board Chair Jo-Ann O'Neil and other local organizations)
August 21, 2023
Sound of Freedom - A Call to Action (Gazette Guest Column by former State Rep. Terri Carver, Member of HT Task Force Board)
August 17, 2023
8 minors, 19 adults rescued from sex trafficking in Colorado in recent operation (koaa.com)
May 10, 2022
Colorado Springs Passes Massage Business Licensing Ordinance
April 22, 2022
Massage Business Owner Found Guilty of Pimping and Keeping a House of Prostitution
December 25, 2020
Woodland Park human-trafficking survivor appointed to US advisory council | Colorado Springs News | gazette.com
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The crime of human trafficking happens in many nations around the world, including our own. Be aware of what is happening and find ways that you can get involved and help stop this severe from of exploitation.