If human trafficking feels like a faraway, big city issue, Leah Hensley’s story will tell you otherwise. “I got taken from Beckley, West Virginia all the way to some random town in ...

West Virginia and Virginia attorneys general speak out about human trafficking Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. Fri, October 18, 2024 at 11:48 AM UTC ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations.

Court records reveal details of a human trafficking case that ended in Virginia Beach but started 700 miles away in Florida. For safety reasons, we have chosen not to identify the victim in the case.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations. Jeanne ...

In the most recent data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline, West Virginia had 73 calls in 2023 and 29 identified cases. “That doesn’t include tips that we receive.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia jury has convicted a couple who were accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children, including locking some of them in a shed, forcing ...

West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids The couple was arrested in October 2023 after neighbors saw Lantz lock the oldest girl and her teenage brother in ...