Sex TraffickingArchive 2008–2016

Sex Trafficking in Lexington, Kentucky (2006)

A sex trafficking case from 2006 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.

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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?

What happened

Both the adult male and underage minor are facing charges. Details on the legal proceedings are still being researched.

Response and intervention

Yes, but the specifics are still be researched. Information on the victims and if they received any aftercare services are still being researched.

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Sex Trafficking2009

Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 2009

United States US

This trafficker allegedly kidnapped his victim from Guatemala and forced her to live and work for him for 20 years. They moved to Lexington, KY about 5 years ago. He disappeared 2 years ago and his current whereabouts are unknown. The trafficker is also the father of his victims 2 adult children.

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Sex Trafficking2000

Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 2000

United States US

Federal investigators looked into a smuggling ring that brought Eastern European immigrants to KY and other states to work at hotels using fake documents. Hotels in Lexington, Fort Mitchell, and Louisville were targeted. Many workers disappeared after the raids by immigration agents. At four hotels workers had not been paid for at least a month by the contracting agency. Additional information about the intervention has not been released.

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