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A body found along Interstate 75 in western Broward County was identified as Ivy Marie Bedell, 20, who was a victim of sex trafficking since she was 14. Bedell's story was featured in a Sun Sentinel investigation and podcast released late last year.
A body found along Interstate 75 in western Broward County was identified as Ivy Marie Bedell, 20, who was a victim of sex trafficking since she was 14. Bedell's story was featured in a Sun Sentinel investigation and podcast released late last year.
Sophie Reeder went missing in 2017 at age 15 after leaving her father's home late one night. First treated like a runaway, powerful evidence surfaced that she had fallen prey to a sex trafficker. But her family believes the Fort Lauderdale Police Department’s handling of Sophie's case diminished the chance she’d ever be found.
More than 14,000 citations have been issued to 6,669 hotels and other public lodging establishments in Florida for violating a 2019 law meant to curb human trafficking, a Sun Sentinel investigation has found. But not a single fine has been issued and the sex trade continues to thrive behind hotel room doors.