Bainbridge is a city of about 14,000 residents and is the county seat of Decatur County, Georgia. Sex trafficking of both adults and children has occurred locally. At least one web-based reverse sting has occurred in the city. In March 2023, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) conducted an undercover online investigation targeting child predators […]
Martinez is a city of approximately 37,000 residents and is the county seat of Contra Costa County, California. It is located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Sex trafficking, including the sex trafficking of minors, has occurred in the city and surrounding areas. At least one web-based reverse sting has […]
White County, Arkansas has a population of about 77,000 and its county seat is the city of Searcy. It is located in central Arkansas roughly 60 miles northeast of Little Rock. Crimes associated with the local prostitution market include drugs, child sex trafficking, and child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). For example, in February 2021, a […]
Lafayette is a city of about 6,000 residents and is the county seat of Macon County, TN. It is located in the northern part of the state, roughly 60 miles northeast of Nashville. At least one web-based reverse sting has been conducted in the city. In April 2023, a 25-year-old Lafayette man was arrested after […]
Ashland County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, its population was approximately 53,000, and its county seat and largest city is Ashland (with a population of roughly 20,000). Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes […]
Bangor is a city of approximately 32,000 residents, located in south-central Maine. It is the largest city in Penobscot County, and the third most populous in the state (behind Portland (68,000) and Lewiston (37,000)). Like virtually everywhere in the nation, prostitution and sex trafficking are common throughout Maine. Detective Steve Webster, who retired from a […]
York County is the southwestern-most county in Maine, along the state of New Hampshire’s eastern border. Its population is roughly 215,000. Among the noteworthy communities in the county are Biddeford, Kennebunk, and Old Orchard Beach. Prostitution and sex trafficking have a well-documented presence throughout the county. For example, in September, 2004, the body of a […]
Kennebec County is located in the South-central portion of Maine. At the 2020 census, its population was approximately 124,000. Its county seat is the city of Augusta, the state capital (with approximately 19,000 residents). Prostitution activity has been well documented within the county for decades, and has generated complaints to police. Sexual exploitation of minors […]
Boothbay Harbor is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, on the Atlantic Coast near Brunswick and Damariscotta. The town’s population is roughly 2,200. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county, including within Boothbay Harbor, and this activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results […]
Oxford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, with a population of approximately 4,200 at the 2020 census. Oxford County occupies a long stretch of the state’s western border with Vermont, up to the Canadian border. The town draws tourists and other visitors to the Oxford Plains Speedway, the annual Oxford County Fair, and the […]
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