Motel housekeeper a "hero" for saving human trafficking victim, prosecutor says
A Southfield motel housekeeper is being hailed a hero after authorities say she helped save a woman who claimed she was being trafficked.
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A Southfield motel housekeeper is being hailed a hero after authorities say she helped save a woman who claimed she was being trafficked.
Authorities are asking anyone who may be a victim to contact the Madison Heights police.
A Chinese national accused of operating an international human trafficking ring in Macomb County will spend years behind bars.
Authorities say Jingyu Jin was part of a trafficking ring operated out of massage parlors in Macomb and Wayne counties.
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested by federal authorities Saturday in Miami.
Two House members from opposite parties introduced legislation that would revoke federal retirement benefits from current or former members of Congress convicted of sexual assault, trafficking, or exploitation of minors — and redirect those funds to victims.
In a show of solidarity, organizers of the Save Our Children March in Detroit are gearing up for a protest to help victims of human trafficking this weekend.
A third person has been charged in connection with a human trafficking scheme in Southfield, Michigan, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
A woman's passion for making Detroit a safer place is receiving support from charitable organizations.
Support is rolling in for a Southeast Michigan nonprofit. On Sunday, the Elks National Foundation in Michigan awarded over $7,000 to Elli's House, a nonprofit that is working to end human trafficking in Detroit.
Nearly two weeks into her role as Detroit mayor, Mary Sheffield has hit the ground running with some major moves in the city.
A Sterling Heights, Michigan, man is facing human trafficking charges, making it the 73rd case charged in Oakland County since prosecutors launched a human trafficking unit in 2021.
The individual was charged as part of an investigation that started in 2024 when St. Clair Shores police investigated a massage parlor.
A Chinese national pleaded guilty to a charge relating to a human trafficking ring in Metro Detroit, the Michigan Attorney General's office reported.
Two people were arrested in a nationwide takedown of forced labor alleged to have taken place through the Kingdom of God Global Church.
An Oakland County man is accused of physically and sexually assaulting a woman and forcing her to engage in sexual acts with him and other men.
The victims in this case were ordered to provide sexual activities for customers in return for shelter.
Southfield police say they've busted another instance of human trafficking, the latest in several they've uncovered during the past year.
A Dearborn man has been charged with the human trafficking of a Brazilian woman whose body was found in a Washtenaw County field last year.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said several women of Chinese and Korean origin were rescued from the alleged trafficking ring.
An investigation of sexual services provided at Metro Detroit massage parlors resulted in charges against two women.
An investigation found that women had been coerced into performing sex acts at several Southeast Michigan sites.
A tip to National Center for Missing and Exploited Children resulted in an arrest on trafficking of a Detroit teen.
A Pontiac, Michigan, man is facing seven charges in connection with the human trafficking of a woman, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
A 33-year-old Pontiac man is facing seven charges in connection with a sex trafficking investigation, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office says.
