The whistleblower, Desma Darden, revealed herself as a former teacher at Klein Cain High School. “I did not take this action simply because I’m an educator,” she said. “My first response was because I’m a mother. And it’s been a sickening dark pit in my stomach to know that Klein has sat on this information.”

Jerreck Hilliard, AKA Jmoney, was one of several suspects 'in the pimp game' back in 2021, accused of trafficking young girls on the infamous Bissonnet Track.

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and officers with the Houston Police Department provided tips on how to prevent and combat human trafficking.

A habitual offender and sex trafficker from Houston was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted of forcing a 15-year-old girl into prostitution in 2019, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Wednesday.

Most Houstonians, and honestly, people around the world have heard of the Bissonet Track.

A massive crackdown on prostitution is causing the streets to adjust. We'll show you how law enforcement is moving with them.

A 21-year-old man is behind bars after court documents allege he sexually assaulted and trafficked a 12-year-old girl.

A federal jury has convicted a 47-year-old Houston man of sex trafficking four women by means of force and of taking three women across state lines to engage in prostitution, the United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

A 31-year-old Houston man has been found guilty of trafficking a 15-year-old girl for commercial sex by using force, fraud or coercion, the United States Department of Justice announced Monday.

Three men were sentenced to prison for smuggling women into the United States from Cuba and making them work in Houston-area strip clubs, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

In the first two months of 2023, Houston police made 298 arrests dealing with prostitution, purchasing prostitution, and human trafficking. With hundreds of thousands of fans expected in the Bayou City through Monday during the NCAA Final Four, advocates and law enforcement are gearing up for human trafficking cases.

Fort Bend County law enforcement officials held a news conference Monday morning focused on a particular crime they say has proven to take place anywhere.

HOUSTON – A man is serving a massive sentence after he was convicted on sex trafficking charges. According to a news release, 25-year-old Romello Lee was charged with one count of trafficking a minor for commercial sex and one county of trafficking a minor by force for commercial sex. Lee was sentenced to 480 months (40 years) in federal prison. During his sentence, Lee will have to “comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the internet. He has also been ordered to register as a sex offender.”