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Sex Trafficking

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Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami: Sources

  • Jul 19

Oakland approves street barriers to curb sex work, trafficking

  • Jul 8
San Francisco Police Department

Law enforcement cracking down on human trafficking during World Cup

  • Jun 27
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DOJ ordered to turn over some Epstein files

  • Jun 26

Melania Trump declares 'I am not Epstein's victim'

  • Apr 10

Diddy's attorneys seek to reduce his sentence

  • Apr 9

Alexander brothers found guilty of sex trafficking

  • Mar 9

DOJ releasing 3 million pages of Epstein files, deputy AG says

  • Jan 31

Latest Videos

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Oakland approves barriers and street closures in fight against sex work, trafficking

  • Jul 8
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Law enforcement cracking down on human trafficking during World Cup

  • Jun 27
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Efforts to fight human trafficking ahead of Bay Area events underway

  • Jan 10
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SJ family ran network of brothels, generated $1M a year: DA

  • Dec 13, 2025
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SFPD launches new program for people to report sex work

  • Nov 14, 2024
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SFPD launches new program for people to report sex work

  • Nov 13, 2024
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New barriers to deter sex work causing issues in SF neighborhood

  • Oct 30, 2024
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs charged with sex trafficking in sprawling indictment, held without bail

  • Sep 17, 2024

Latest Stories

U.S. Justice Department

How Epstein planned to dole out his millions, new documents show

Jeffrey Epstein planned to distribute his considerable wealth among an array of friends, family, employees and associates, according to files released.

  • Jan 30
New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File

Justice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files

Manhattan's top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein.

  • Jan 17

Bay Area cities ramp up efforts to fight human trafficking ahead of Super Bowl LX

"San Francisco will not look the other way. Instead, we will coordinate across law enforcement, social services, and community partners, not in silos - not after the fact, but in real-time," said San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie.

  • Jan 10

DOJ says it has 'over a million more' documents potentially related to Epstein

The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that they have "uncovered over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case."

  • Dec 24, 2025
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Years before Epstein investigated in Fla., police got tip about Ghislaine Maxwell

Years before Jeffrey Epstein came under investigation, local police in Florida received a tip Ghislaine Maxwell, according to the latest batch of files from the DOJ.

  • Dec 24, 2025