sex trafficking

Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall joined me on WJON today. She gave us an update on where the state and county are at in regards to the possible release of information in the Wetterling investigation, she also talked about the progress they have made in handling sex trafficking and the latest on her staffing.

The first of four people charged with sex trafficking crimes involving a 17-year-old girl has been sentenced. A Stearns County judge sentenced 27-year-old Ashley Pick-Gassama to seven-and-a-half years in prison. She must also register as a predatory offender.

Human trafficking is modern-day slavery and a group of protesters says porn is a major contributor to human/sex trafficking.

The first of four people charged with sex trafficking crimes involving a 17-year-old girl has pleaded guilty in Stearns County District Court. Twenty-six-year-old Ashley Pick-Gassama pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the promotion of prostitution of someone under 18-years-old.

The St. Cloud and Waite Park Departments arrest man suspected of being involved with the promotion of sex trafficking.

Four people from St. Cloud are charged with trafficking a 17-year-old girl for sex.

Nearly 380,000 men in the state have bought sex in the past year, that's according to a new report released by the University of Minnesota's Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center.

A St. Cloud area man is charged with trafficking a vulnerable adult for sex.

A St. Cloud man was arrested Friday morning in connection to a sex trafficking investigation.

Community leaders have come up with a plan to fight sex trafficking during the Super Bowl in Minneapolis.