Two men charged in connection with an Amber Alert issued earlier this week now face $5 million bonds each, a Harnett County judge ruled Friday.

Dean Duncan, a UNC professor, emphasized that victims of human trafficking are often coerced into actions they wouldn't normally take, driven by trauma and exploitation for financial gain.

Elihue Martin Mahler, 31, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and 23-year-old Austyn Lee Cole of Kitty Hawk, face charges of felony human trafficking of a child victim, felony kidnapping, felony conspiracy ...

Two men are accused of abducting a North Carolina teen who was later safely recovered by state and federal agencies, ...

A second 15-year-old in a week in North Carolina was subject to human trafficking, according to the State Bureau of Investigation.

Elihue Mahler and Austyn Cole both face human trafficking, kidnapping, and conspiracy charges. While they were initially given a $1 million dollar bond, due to the safety threat to children in the ...

Both suspects initially made contact with the missing teen online, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

WTVD, an ABC affiliate, reports that 32-year-old Elihue Martin Mahler of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and 24-year-old Austyn Lee ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs repatriated 84 Indonesian nationals involved in online scam practices from Myawaddy in ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned Thursday after an Islamic ...