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July 31, 2024 at 10:19 PM. A crowd browses the showroom floor at the 2023 Comic-Con in San Diego. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) A team of federal, state and county investigators rescued 10 ...
July 31, 2024 at 6:10 PM. An undercover human trafficking sting at San Diego pop culture event Comic-Con International led to 14 arrests and the rescue of 10 victims. In a statement released on ...
July 31, 2024 at 5:22 PM. An anti-human trafficking operation at San Diego Comic-Con resulted in 14 people being arrested, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday. From July 25 ...
On October 9, 2023, a lawsuit was filed by five women who said they were coerced into sexual acts by Ballard during his sting operations. [ 48 ] On October 11, 2023, a married couple filed a lawsuit against O.U.R. and Ballard, accusing Ballard of sexual assault and grooming.
Forced labour and slavery. In the United States, human trafficking tends to occur around international travel hubs with large immigrant populations, notably in California, Texas, and Georgia. Those trafficked include young children, teenagers, men, and women; victims can be domestic citizens or foreign nationals.
Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation. [1] Human trafficking can occur within a country or trans-nationally. It is distinct from people smuggling, which is characterized by the consent of the person being smuggled.
Fourteen people were arrested and 10 victims of sex trafficking were rescued — including a 16-year-old girl — in a sting operation at the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego ...
SAN DIEGO - A human trafficking sting conducted during San Diego Comic-Con resulted in the recovery of ten victims and the arrest of 14 individuals. The operation, which took place from July 25 to ...