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Share February 10, 2021, 6:38 AM Oakland County officials have filed felony charges against two individuals in the breakup of a human trafficking operation in Madison Heights.
Oakland Prosecutor Karen McDonald (Courtesy photo) The arrests came after a months-long investigation by Madison Heights police at several motels, working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and assisted by Detroit police, officials said. They also come just days after the end of January, which was dubbed Human Trafficking Awareness Month by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other public officials nationwide. The charges include human trafficking of a minor for commercial sex activity, conducting a human trafficking enterprise, transporting a person for prostitution, accepting earnings from prostitution and committing computer crimes. Most of the charges are 20-year felonies.
Oakland County officials on Tuesday announced seven felony charges against one Macomb County resident and one Wayne County resident accused of operating a human trafficking ring in Oakland County.
The arrests came after a months-long investigation by Madison Heights police at several motels, working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and assisted by Detroit police, officials said. They also come just days after the end of January, which was dubbed Human Trafficking Awareness Month by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other public officials nationwide.
The charges include human trafficking of a minor for commercial sex activity, conducting a human trafficking enterprise, transporting a person for prostitution, accepting earnings from prostitution and committing computer crimes. Most of the charges are 20-year felonies.
More than 100 million people all over the world will watch the Super Bowl on Sunday. Most of them will be wholly unaware of the dirty secret that underpins major sporting events such as the Super Bowl: that children are trafficked into the host city and sexually exploited.
Thursday, February 4, 2021 by Danielle Prieur (WMFE)
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Law enforcement agencies are stepping up efforts to crack down on human trafficking ahead of the Super Bowl in Tampa this weekend.
WMFE spoke with the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation’s victim advocate Lauren Portal about these efforts and how bystanders can help.
And a note: the topic of this conversation may not be appropriate for younger listeners.