Legal professionals occasionally come across a teenager charged with prostitution or a child in family court fearful of a parent or guardian which could indicate a more sinister situation — human trafficking. Next to law enforcement and emergency medical ...

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Four South Carolina family court judges recently published a plan to better equip the state’s judiciary to respond to the challenges presented by human trafficking. Judges Michelle Hurley of Columbia, Michèle Patrão of Charleston, Melissa Buckhannon of Conway, and Jan ...

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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson met June 1 with the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force to discuss new laws which he said will aid in prosecuting the offense. In a press release, Wilson said the recently passed laws ...

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