Wednesday's human trafficking convictions for Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz marked a major milestone in West Virginia. The couple is now looking at decades in prison after two of their adopted Black teens were found locked in a shed in Sissonville.

According to the Child Crime Prevention and Safety Center, every 40 seconds in the United States, someone becomes a victim of human trafficking

Chair of the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, Alan Wilson, has announced the launch of a $6.5 million grant program that will help child and teen victims.

The task force will combine resources from federal, state and local agencies to root out sexual and labor-related exploitation, authorities said.

A new Oakland County task force focused on human trafficking has netted its first arrest, that of a 61-year-old Redford Township man who allegedly plied two area women with drugs and forced them into prostitution.

WAAY 31 spoke Thursday with the founder of the North Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force, who wants everyone to educate themselves on the issue.

The Sacramento Regional Human Trafficking Task Force is being launched to combat trafficking and support survivors.

Sacramento county law enforcement partner with the California department of justice and homeland security to fight human trafficking crisis in the capital city.