Sex Trafficking

A Missouri man has been charged with trying to become a pimp for someone he believed was a woman who would work as his prostitute.

The FBI says two juveniles and 35 adults in the greater Kansas City area were rescued from alleged commercial sex trafficking operations as part of a nationwide roundup.

A Columbia man was sentenced to 15 years without parole for his role in a prostitution ring.

A 49-year-old Columbia woman has pleaded not guilty to the sex trafficking of her mentally disabled daughter.

A Missouri mother has been charged with accepting money and cocaine in exchange for letting men sexually assault her 14-year-old daughter who authorities say has cerebral palsy and the mental capacity of a 2- to 3-year-old.

A 26-year old from Columbia, MO recently pleaded guilty in federal court to sex trafficking a minor and illegal sexual activity.

A 25-year-old Columbia man has been accused in federal court of sex trafficking a minor.

A 22-year-old Kansas woman has pleaded guilty to taking a 17-year-old to a hotel last year for the purpose of prostituting her.