Kentucky has officially made sextortion a felony with the passage of Senate Bill 73, which officially took effect on Friday.

Nace-DeGonda and her team have been instrumental in blazing the trail for human trafficking prevention in Kentucky, Hunt said. Last year, Bakhita led prevention programs for nearly 100 youths, ...

State leaders projected the change will generate $800 million over two years for Indiana's Medicaid program, addressing a budget shortfall.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Human trafficking happens in every single county across Kentucky, and children are among the main targets. The National Human Trafficking Hotline was created in 2007. By ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Several new Kentucky laws took effect on Friday. Among them was Senate Bill 73. It’s a comprehensive ...

Jury deliberations got underway in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial and hit a snag almost as soon as they ...

Pictured: this frame grab taken from video dated Jan. 17, 2025, shows Marie-Ange Mbumba, a human trafficking survivor from Kentucky, with her book titled From Ashes to Beauty: Scars Turned Into ...

Human trafficking occurs in all 120 Kentucky counties, state investigators said. Illicit industry, big business: Ky. officials crack down on human trafficking By Garrett Wymer ...

This year, Kentucky lawmakers passed a new law, House Bill 3, fining airports, truck stops, hotels, and bus stations if they don’t post mandatory human trafficking hotline awareness signs ...

In 2023, the National Human Trafficking Hotline identified 77 cases of human trafficking in Kentucky. A total of 2,499 victims have been identified in the state since 2007.

WILMORE, Ky. (LEX 18) — A new report is offering a number of recommendations for state leaders to improve how the Commonwealth is addressing the issue of human trafficking.

The U.S. State Department reports 27 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking. In Kentucky, since 2007, the number of identified victims is around 2,500. Lynn says she traveled a lot ...