human trafficking

Human traffickers exploit desperation of Ukrainian refugees and their children

By Rosie Birchard

Iowa teen who killed her rapist ordered to pay $150,000 to man’s family

An Iowa court sentenced a teenage victim of sex trafficking to five years probation and ordered her to pay $150,000 to her abuser’s family. The case is underscoring a serious issue of justice where hundreds of victims of sexual abuse…

By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Dorothy Hastings

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the Tribal Nations Summit from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., U.S. November 15, 2021. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS

WATCH: Biden addresses Tribal Summit, promises to combat crime on Native lands

Speaking at a White House summit on tribal nations, Biden signed an executive order tasking the Justice, Homeland Security and Interior departments with pursuing strategies to reduce crime.

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

R. Kelly appears for a 2019 hearing at Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Photo by E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Pool via Reuters

Jury begins deliberating in R. Kelly case after weeks of harrowing witness testimony

U.S. hits 17 nations for not combating human trafficking

The Biden administration is identifying 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warning them of potential sanctions.

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Olympics gymnastics coach dies by suicide after charges

By Associated Press

A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sport doctor Larry Nassar died by suicide after being charged with two-dozen crimes, including forms of human trafficking, the state attorney general said.

Ex-U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to Nassar charged

By Ed White, Anna Liz Nicholas, Associated Press

A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar has been charged in Michigan with two dozen crimes. John Geddert was head coach of the 2012 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team, which won a gold…

Barr announces $100 million more to combat human trafficking

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's administration in August awarded $35 million in Justice Department grants to organizations that provide safe housing for victims of human trafficking.

WATCH: Trump giving $35 million to aid human trafficking survivors

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The Trump administration is awarding more than $35 million in Justice Department grants to nonprofit organizations that provide safe housing for survivors of human trafficking.