NC consistently in top 10 states for human trafficking; survivors share story with CBS 17 Investigates

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NC consistently in top 10 states for human trafficking; survivors share story with CBS 17 Investigates

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — From 2012 to 2022, the number of people prosecuted for human trafficking nationally more than doubled. That’s according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Human trafficking comes in many forms, revolves around exploitation—and it can happen to anyone, anywhere. "The last four, six months of it. I was actually held in a basement of a house. There was a padlock on the outside of the door, I was in there with two other girl…