Sex Trade

A veteran cop who spent over 30 years policing Metropolitan Detroit writes about complex investigations into human trafficking enforcement, sting operations and homicide cases

The founder of Rescuing Hope talks about the organization's mission to provide training and resources to identify the signs of sex trafficking

Chief Dave Nisleit said the law makes it harder for officers to arrest people for human trafficking and rescue victims

The film also details how predators are using social media, online video games, websites and cellphone applications for luring, sextortion and trafficking

Roger Golubuski, who was an officer at the time, is accused of taking bribes to provide protection from law enforcement and of raping one woman

Predators pose as teens online to coerce young girls and boys into sharing nude photos or videos of themselves

The department announced Jason DiPrima’s decision after he was previously placed on administrative leave

Jason DiPrima was accused of agreeing to pay a prostitute, but the "high class prostitute" was an undercover detective

Since its inception, the Human Trafficking Squad has made a total of 360 arrests and eight rescues

The YouTubers provided video and transcripts that helped officers separately arrest two men on luring charges

A sting operation catches an internet predator and the court determines the admissibility of the evidence

“The arrests of a human trafficker and four child predators alone makes this whole operation worthwhile,” said Sheriff Grady Judd

Dr. Michael Shively from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation discusses the challenges of addressing human trafficking, sexual violence and other forms of victimization

Callyo provides technology that enables investigators to compile evidence more efficiently, communicate with victims and put traffickers behind bars

We must re-evaluate how law enforcement approaches serving search warrants involving child pornography