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The article highlights a documentary called Surviving Sex Trafficking — directed by Sadhvi Siddhali Shree — which tells the stories of women who managed to escape sex trafficking. One of the survivors featured is Angela Williams, who endured long-term abuse before escaping; the film recounts her brutal trafficking ordeal and her escape, with help…

Between November 19–22, 2025, a multi-agency campaign led by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) resulted in 115 arrests and citations related to sex-trafficking, pimping, and commercial sex — an 11.6% increase from roughly the same operation in 2024. The operation targeted traffickers, sex buyers, and those seeking or offering commercial sex. Undercover female…

Four people were arrested this week in Las Vegas as part of a years-long investigation into human trafficking and money laundering. The investigation, begun in 2023 by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), uncovered a network of “massage parlor brothels” — businesses that posed as legal…

A man from Las Vegas, Vincent Bailey, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sex-trafficking a 16-year-old girl. The trafficking spanned multiple cities — the victim was exploited in Las Vegas, Los Angeles (on a street known for prostitution called “the blade”), and National City, California (in a motel district…

A man from Las Vegas, Vincent Bailey (25), was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for sex-trafficking a 16-year-old girl. Prosecutors say Bailey recruited the teen via Instagram, then trafficked her through multiple cities: first around Las Vegas, then to Los Angeles, and finally to San Diego between June 25 and July 15, 2024.…

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Eight missing children were located during the “Big Search Missing & Exploited Children Task Force Operation” in Las Vegas. The operations, which took place Nov. 10-16, were conducted by the F.R.E.E International Organization and primarily focused on locating juveniles identified as victims of human trafficking, as well as those who were missing or…