Media Mentions
Arrests Made During Multi-Agency, Human Trafficking Taskforce Operation
Jan 29, 2019 – In conjunction with Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Assistant Sheriff Maria Gutierrez announced details and results from the fifth annual Operation Reclaim and Rebuild enforcement operation, conducted by the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force and more than 90 participating federal state and local law enforcement agencies, and task forces from across California.
Human Trafficking Sting Across California Nets 339 Arrests, Rescue of Nearly 50 Victims Including Teens
Jan 29, 2019 – Fourteen minors were among the nearly 50 victims of human trafficking rescued during a sting across California that netted 339 arrests, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
Dressember Going Strong!
It's not too late to wear a dress, make a difference. So far the campaign has raised over $1 million! Dressember is a 31 day style challenge benefitting anti-trafficking programs around the world (including ours!). You can join in and be part of the impact by wearing...
Dressember Starts Today!
We’re excited to announce that we have been chosen as one of the grant beneficiaries for Dressember Foundation this year. Dressember hosts an annual style challenge where men and women take on the creative challenge of wearing a dress or tie every day in December....
28 Arrested, 16-Year-Old Girl Rescued in Human Trafficking Sting Operation in Compton
Sep 19, 2018 – Along with rescuing a 16-year-old girl, authorities arrested 28 people in a human trafficking sting operation in Compton, officials said Wednesday. The girl, who was rescued from Long Beach Boulevard, is from Texas and was initially trafficked in Houston before being taken to Southern California, authorities said. Law enforcement and FBI officials have since reunited the girl with her parents in Houston.
36 Arrested, 2 Female Juveniles Rescued in #LASD Human Trafficking Operation, Compton
Jul 20, 2018 – The Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Taskforce, along with deputies from Compton Sheriff’s Station, conducted a human trafficking operation in the city of Compton on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.
26 Arrested, 2 Female Juveniles Rescued in #LASD Human Trafficking Operation, Compton
May 17, 2018 – The Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Taskforce, along with deputies from Compton Sheriff’s Station, conducted a human trafficking operation in the city of Compton on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.
Passover is a jarring reminder: Slavery still thrives today
Mar 29, 2018 – Meaningful as the Passover rituals are, for me the Exodus story is a jarring reminder that the horrific scourge of slavery still thrives today, not just in far corners of the world but throughout the United States and in Los Angeles, where I live.
17 Y/O Girl Abducted by Sex Traffickers Rescued After She ‘Prayed and Prayed’ Family Would Find Her
Feb 20, 2017 – A 17-year-old Utah girl abducted by sex traffickers in Las Vegas has been rescued after she “prayed and prayed” her family would find her. Sarah Dunsey from Logan, Utah, was found in Venice, California, on Friday after she disappeared over a month earlier. At the time of her disappearance, the teen was on a trip with her friends in Las Vegas, where she was believed to have been kidnapped into sex slavery.
Police And Nonprofit Team Up To End Sex Trafficking
Feb 7, 2017 – Most people think child sex trafficking only happens overseas. But here in Los Angeles, some kids are held captive and forced to sell sex on the streets. The average age is 16, and some are as young as 10. CBS2’s Pat Harvey went for a ride with a member of the LAPD’s vice unit that goes undercover to help get kids off the streets.