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Kentucky Derby a magnet for human trafficking, officials warn
8:45pm, 22nd April, 2019

Kentucky Derby a magnet for human trafficking, officials warn

Human traffickers are likely to prey on vulnerable young women and children at this year's Kentucky Derby, state and local officials warned on Monday, and urged spectators to be alert to people with matching tattoos or branding marks.
Woman sues Facebook, claims site enabled sex trafficking
4:01am, 3rd October, 2018

Woman sues Facebook, claims site enabled sex trafficking

A Texas woman, claiming that she was raped, beaten and sex trafficked at the age of 15 by a pimp who posed as a Facebook "friend," has filed suit against the social network, alleging its executives knew minors were being lured into the sex trade on t...