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6 men arrested in sex trafficking investigation after agreeing to pay for sex in Lincoln hotel

Sep 18, 2019 | Nebraska, News, Perpetrators

Authorities in Lincoln, Nebraska, arrested six men total on charges of suspicion of enticement and suspicion for soliciting a prostitute. Police said they also agreed online to pay for sex and were willing to meet at the hotel to have sex with a 15-year-old girl. During the operation, officials also corresponded with four women and referred them to advocates to see if they were being trafficked.

Nebraska may take new steps to prosecute human traffickers

May 14, 2019 | Nebraska, News, Politics

Traffickers who sell women and children for sex in Nebraska could have their phones tapped by law enforcement and face prosecution years or even decades after their crimes under a sweeping new bill set for legislative debate.

Law enforcement officers trained to spot human-trafficking indicators

Mar 11, 2019 | Awareness, Nebraska, News

After a Scottsbluff, NE. Police officer stopped a driver on May 1, 2018, for a traffic violation, he experienced an unexpected situation: a woman in the car told the officer she was being held against her will.

Two arrested in investigation of alleged human trafficking

Feb 19, 2019 | Nebraska, News, Perpetrators

Police in Lincoln, NE. have made a pair of arrests as they sort through an alleged human trafficking operation. Hersel Bradley, 40, and Kurt Mortensen, 58, have both been arrested for pandering. Authorities say this investigation led to the identification of several women believed to be victims of human trafficking.

Runaway Girl, Inc. founder Carissa Phelps to speak about human trafficking

Oct 26, 2018 | Awareness, Nebraska, Survivors

Human trafficking advocate and founder and CEO of Runaway Girl, Inc. Carissa Phelps will speak about her experiences in the world of human trafficking on Oct. 26 at the Nebraska Union from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

UNL community combats sex trafficking through awareness, research

Oct 2, 2018 | Nebraska, News, USIAHT Sub

Nebraska’s proximity to Interstate 80, a highway that stretches from California to New Jersey, makes some towns in the state particularly susceptible to the buying and selling of young women and sometimes young men, according to the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking.

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Oct 2, 2018 | Awareness, Nebraska, Survivors

More than 400 people attended the symposium, hosted by the Panhandle Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, to learn about human trafficking, signs of human trafficking and its victims. “This crime thrives in plain view,” Anna Brewer, a former FBI agent and investigator with the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, said.

Lincoln man accused of sex trafficking 15-year-old; AG says other victims possible

Jun 25, 2018 | Nebraska, News, Perpetrators

State prosecutors have accused a Lincoln man of enticing a 15-year-old girl into prostitution, child sexual assault and possessing child pornography, according to court documents.