A man was arrested in Rockbridge County following a human trafficking investigation in Rockbridge County on Monday, Virginia State Police said.

Governor Glenn Youngkin held a conference on Thursday in order to highlight Operation Silence Shattered, an anti-human trafficking initiative that is intended to raise awareness and protect possible victims. It is also intended to push legislation that is aimed at ending human trafficking.

Despite limited resources and awareness, a nonprofit in the New River Valley is working to support teenage girls who are sexually exploited or trafficked.

A Florida man will stay behind bars for allegedly sex trafficking a woman in the New River Valley.

The airport unveiled a new emergency telephone system to help victims of human trafficking.

January is recognized as Human Trafficking Prevention Month, an epidemic Att. Gen. Jason Miyares is working to fight.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares believes local businesses can be part of the solution to addressing human trafficking in the Commonwealth.

Members of the Virginia National Guard returned this week, after their 30-day deployment on the U.S.-Mexico Border.

While troops from Virginia’s National Guard are in Texas to aid in securing the United States’ border, 10 News is looking at concerns brought on by the border crisis, like human trafficking.

A Roanoke survivor of sexual assault is using her traumatizing experience to connect with and serve other victims of sexual assault and human trafficking through her non-profit, The Lampstand.

Within the last year, the FBI’s Richmond field office reports an increase in human trafficking cases in the state.

The entire month of January is recognized as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, but Jan. 11 specifically focuses on awareness and prevention.

The FreeTHEM Walk kicked off from Lynchburg Monday, where the group will travel on the Underground Railroad.

ROANOKE, Va. – A safe space for human trafficking victims is one step closer to opening in the Roanoke Valley. Street Ransom has spent years renovating a safe home and raising money for operating costs. It will be the only safe home in Virginia that serves juvenile victims of sex trafficking. Virginia was the last state to criminalize human trafficking and Street Ransom leaders say the commonwealth has been playing catch-up ever since. Street Ransom has raised enough money to cover shelter operating costs for three years.

Former college football star Tim Tebow joined Attorney General William Barr in the fight against human trafficking. “There are 40 million people around that world who need us. Barr and presidential advisor and first daughter Ivanka Trump hosted a discussion on human trafficking in Atlanta on Monday. Tebow, joined by his wife Demi-Leigh, said the issue became personal to him after his father rescued four girls from being sold while preaching overseas. The Tim Tebow Foundation works with other organizations around the world to prevent human trafficking and help survivors with their long-term recovery.

FLINT, Mich. – Several missing Michigan children were found Friday, according to the Genesee County Sheriff. One of them was a 16-year-old girl who was locked in a barn. Sheriff Chris Swanson said the barn was surrounded by barbed wire and it appears the girl was a victim of human trafficking. Seven four-man times spread out across Genesee County, about 70 miles northwest of Detroit, to look for the children. The suspect in the case was arrested and is awaiting arraignment at the Genesee County Jail.

According to WHAS, UPS is partnering with the group Truckers Against Trafficking to help its drivers spot signs of human trafficking along their routes. They have a traveling educational exhibit to help educate drivers, as well as steps drivers can take if they see something suspicious. Atlanta-based drivers were able to get a look inside the exhibit on Thursday, but soon, the efforts are going to be rolled out nationwide for all of UPS. According to the United States Chamber of Commerce, UPS began working with Truckers Against Trafficking since late 2016 and has been expanding its efforts since then.

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