Plainfield is a town in Hendricks County, Indiana, with a population of approximately 36,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in Plainfield. For example, in November, 2024, Plainfield police said they executed search warrants at three Plainfield massage parlors as part of a human and sex trafficking investigation. Police said they started their investigation […]
Hayfield is a small community of approximately 1,300 residents in Dodge County, MN. Local sex buyers have had their identities publicized, and have been convicted, sentenced, and ordered to attend an education program, often referred to as a “John School,” in addition to other penalties. For example, in January, 2023, a Hayfield man who had […]
Brenham is a city in east-central Texas with a population of about 18,000, and is the county seat of Washington County. Prostitution and child sex trafficking have been documented in the city, resulting in complaints to law enforcement from residents. For example, in July 2019, a Brenham woman arrested the previous month on Child Prostitution […]
Laurens County is a county of about 68,000 in upstate South Carolina, and is included in the Greenville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Laurens. Prostitution has occurred in the area, in connection with drugs and theft, as well as documented child sex trafficking. To combat demand, sex buyer arrests and identity disclosure […]
Laurens is a city of about 9,000 and is the county seat of Laurens County, South Carolina. It is located upstate, about 70 miles northwest of Columbia. At least one reverse sting and one opportunistic sex buyer arrest have occurred in the city. In July 2017, Laurens City Police arrested two Laurens County men and […]
Clinton is a city of under 8,000 residents in Laurens County, South Carolina. Located in upstate South Carolina about 60 miles northwest of Columbia, it is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and connected robberies have been documented in the city. To address these problems, sex buyer arrests and identity disclosure have occurred […]
Washington County is a county of about 53,000 residents located in northeastern Oklahoma. Its county seat is Bartlesville. At least one sex buyer arrest has occurred in the county, along with identity disclosure and employment loss. In March 2023, a Washington County detention officer fired for “an inappropriate conversation” with a female inmate was arrested […]
Bartlesville is a city lying mostly within and is the county seat of Washington County, Oklahoma. It has a population of about 37,000 residents and is located 47 miles north of Tulsa. Prostitution has been documented in the city, resulting in complaints to local law enforcement. For example, in 2017 a woman was arrested on […]
Oak Hill is a village in Jackson County, located in southeastern Ohio, with a population of approximately 1,400 residents. Consumer-level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and demand reduction tactics used in the village include the arrest of sex buyers and the public disclosure of their identities. For example, in […]
Yates County has a population of approximately 25,000 residents, making it the third-least populous county in New York. It is located in upstate New York, in the Finger Lakes region, about 30 miles southeast of Rochester and 50 miles southwest of Syracuse. The county seat is the city of Penn Yan. Prostitution and sex trafficking, […]
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