Tag: human trafficking
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Colorado Springs police arrest man in human trafficking investigation
A man is in custody after Colorado Springs police say he trafficked and pimped a woman. Around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, police arrested Rudy Levi Hurtado “without incident” in the 3000 block of North Chestnut Street, though the suspect reportedly had a handgun, police said. Officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department’s metro vice, tactical…
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Gov. Jared Polis signs bill enhancing penalties for human trafficking in Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed a watered-down proposal that supporters say would strengthen Colorado’s human trafficking laws. “This tough new law increases penalties for human trafficking and will make Colorado safer,” Polis said. “This bipartisan bill brought together law enforcement experts, survivors, and victim advocates to keep Coloradans safer and crackdown on human trafficking.”…
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Human Trafficking Awareness Day brings light to working together, education on illegal sex and labor trade
Representatives from key players working to thwart labor and sex trafficking met in Colorado Springs Thursday — recognized as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day — to identify insufficiencies in efforts to stop the illegal activity. About 25 people signed up to attend the closed-door roundtable discussion, which included national, state and local anti-trafficking industry leaders, as well…
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Pikes Peak region’s task force that investigates sex trafficking to grow this year: commander
The Pikes Peak region’s multiagency drug and human trafficking task force will expand this year to include two more detectives who can tackle crime across the city and El Paso County, including illegal activity at massage parlors. The detectives, one from the Colorado Springs Police Department and another from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office,…
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Woodland Park human-trafficking survivor appointed to US advisory council
After escaping the commercial sex trade at 17 years old, Woodland Park resident Jennisue Jessen has dedicated her life to combating human trafficking. The co-founder of an international organization that helps restore other human trafficking survivors and the co-creator of a tool used to educate global leaders on how to fight it, Jessen will now…
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Woodland Park human-trafficking survivor appointed to US advisory council
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After escaping the commercial sex trade at 17 years old, Woodland Park resident Jennisue Jessen has dedicated her life to combating human trafficking. The co-founder of an international organization that helps restore other human trafficking survivors and the co-creator of a tool used to educate…