Carolina Beach is a small coastal town of approximately 6,000 residents in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Prostitution has been known to occur in the community, alongside related crimes of rape and child sexual abuse. In August 2017, a former Carolina Beach reserve police officer was convicted and sentenced to prison for posing as an […]
Erie County is a county of approximately 75,000 residents located in northern Ohio, about midway between Toledo and Cleveland. Its county seat is Sandusky. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. For example, in 2019 a local massage business was raided as part of a multi-county sex trafficking investigation. The owner was […]
East Liverpool is a city of just under 11,000 residents in southern Columbiana County in the Upper Ohio Valley. Located along the Ohio River, it borders Pennsylvania to the east and West Virginia to the south. Prostitution and child sexual exploitation have been documented in the city and county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. […]
Copley Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio. It has a population of about 17,000 residents and is located in northeastern Ohio just west of Akron. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the town and in the county and surrounding areas, as well as an instance of child endangerment […]
Burton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio. With a population of just under 5,000 residents, it is located in northeastern Ohio approximately 40 miles east of Cleveland. Prostitution has been documented locally, and is often linked to drug trafficking and abuse. Child sexual abuse has also occurred in the township. […]
Chardon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio. With a population of just under 5,000 residents, it is located in northeastern Ohio approximately 30 miles from Cleveland. Prostitution, child sex trafficking, and child sexual exploitation have been documented within the county. For example, a massage parlor in Chester Township was investigated […]
Brookfield Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio and has a population of approximately 8,400. It is located in northeastern Ohio on the border with Pennsylvania, about 13 miles north of Youngstown. Though not a significantly recorded problem within the township, prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented, substantial problems throughout […]
North Greenbush is a town of about 13,000 residents located in Rensselaer County, just east of Albany, New York. Local law enforcement have participated in investigations into sex trafficking in the area. For example, in April 2021, the North Greenbush Police Department assisted in a multiagency investigation into child exploitation and human trafficking led by […]
Hudson Falls is a village of about 7,400 residents within the town of Kingsbury in Washington County, New York. It is located in eastern New York, approximately 50 miles north of Albany. Prostitution has been documented in the village. For example, in 2016 a local woman was arrested for prostitution in Kingsbury after being spotted […]
Amsterdam is a city of about 18,000 residents in eastern New York, located in Montgomery County almost 40 miles northwest of Albany. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas. For example, in July 2018, two people were pulled over and arrested in Amsterdam in connection with the sex trafficking […]
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