sex trafficking

Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart is sharing a message of hope at A South Dakota conference. Smart is one of this week’s speakers talking about violent…

This week health care professionals are gathering in Sioux Falls at the Violent Crime and Human Trafficking Conference sponsored by Avera Health and the…

Five men face felony charges for trying to have sex with children following the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The number is down from the nine arrested during…

Law enforcement arrested two men last week for trying to set up sex with minors.James Murphy, 22, of Sioux Falls and Elijah Wilson, 24, of Sioux Falls…

A Sioux Falls man convicted of sex trafficking women and children will spend the rest of his life in prison. Mohammed Alaboudi is one of several criminals…

Federal prosecutors won a life sentence for an Iraqi refugee Monday. Mohammed Alaboudi sold several women and girls for sex at his Sioux Falls Apartment.…

Congresswoman Kristi Noem says she’s asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to take action against a website that advertises the buying and selling of…

A bill allowing victims of human trafficking to sue their traffickers is one step closer to becoming law. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee passed…

One piece of legislation intended to combat sex trafficking in South Dakota cleared its first legislative hurdle in Pierre. Senate Bill 25 allows law…

Lawmakers are discussing ways to strengthen the sex trafficking laws in the state. Congresswoman Kristi Noem spoke to both house and senate legislators…