human trafficking

In human trafficking, there is no prostitution without customers. Q2 reports that’s one of the messages from a man who has worked on helping women overcome the pain associated with sexual exploitation. Peter Qualliotine spoke on Thursday at the Billings Public Library about ending co…

Both law enforcement professionals and the general public benefited from a special conference on human trafficking that took place on Wednesday in the University of Montana Center.

Attorney General Tim Fox said on Monday that Montana is one of the top states in the country for its efforts to prevent child sex trafficking.

On June 15, 23-year-old Jermain Austin Charlo disappeared from the Missoula area and has not been seen since.

In Billings on Friday, over 50 people attended special training from the Montana Department of Justice to help people in the trucking and busing industry help rescue human trafficking victims.

One of the presentations at Thursday’s Sex Trafficking Community Awareness Conference at the University of Montana was the importance of understanding ‘Trauma Bonding’, from Julie Clark with the Salvation Army in Missoula.

The Sex Trafficking Community Awareness Conference specifically geared for the public was held in the University Center Theater all day Thursday.

This week law enforcement officers from around the northwest will converge in Missoula for training on how to spot and prevent human trafficking and the community is asked to help too.

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox says there has been a marked increase in the number of human trafficking cases in Montana over the past year.

Missoula Police detective discusses the scourge of sex slavery and human trafficking in Montana.