NORTH DAKOTA — January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and organizers in North Dakota are helping inform the public of the severity of the issue. “When you look at human trafficking it’s a criminal act, and it’s also what we call human rights violations,” ND Human Trafficking Taskforce’s Dr. Analena M. Lunde said. Human trafficking affects many people, and the…
FARGO, N.D. — According to authorities, sex trafficking is the second largest crime economy in the country. The dangerous incidents often take place in hotels. “We get the majority of our tips from the hospitality industry,” said West Fargo police Detective Derek Werner. “If it is somebody from out of town, if it is a runaway, runaways are going to…
FARGO, N.D.–Sixty people responded to the Fargo Police Department’s undercover operation which targeted people who wanted to engage in sexual activity with children. Fargo Police partnered with the North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force to place ads on several websites. The 60 people that responded did so within six hours of the ads being posted. Police say three men were…
