Op/Ed: We must stop human trafficking

By Kristine Howard, Special To The Times State Rep. Kristine Howard For many, the phrase human trafficking conjures images of elsewhere. They may have heard that the U.S. Department of State estimates some 12 million victims of human trafficking worldwide. But not here, surely. Not in my backyard. Yet sadly, terrifyingly, it is here. The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape estimates over 100,000...

Costello focuses attention on human trafficking

Regional Law Enforcement & Homeland Security meet to combat ‘hidden’ crime By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times Local law enforcement attendees receive intensive training on recognizing and responding to human trafficking. MALVERN – U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello (R-6) brought together key experts from US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), regional law enforcement, and social...

Letter: Supports anti-human trafficking bill

To The Editor: Human trafficking doesn’t happen only “somewhere else.” “You don’t mean here, right?” I hear that question more than 100 hundred times per year in conversations about human trafficking, modern slavery and sex trafficking in southeastern Pennsylvania—especially in the beautiful, well-off suburbs and countryside surrounding Philadelphia. My answer is always the same....