A missing 16yearold girl has been rescued and returned home after Authorities Say she was sold into Human Trafficking. Allie spillyards is in our newsroom with details. At a News Conference just a short time ago sheriff leon lott was joined by Richland Countys Human Trafficking task force. They told us that Human Trafficking isnt just something you see in the movies. Its a real problem all over our country, and Richland County is no exception. 22yearold Daytron Hoefer is now behind bars charged with Human Trafficking and kidnapping among other charges. They say this was a very typical Human Trafficking case. The victims mother reported her missing, and they soon learned hoefer had formed a relationship with the 16yearold before selling her for sex online. Human traffickings been on the rise in large cities nearby columbia over the last few years, including atlanta and charlotte. Sheriff lott says some of whats seen in Richland County travels in from those like this case, originate here
Typically were seeing a little bit older boys or young men in their 20s. Theyre attracted to the younger girls. 15, 16, 17. High school age. And what theyre doing is kind of being romeos to them. Theyre pretending theyre a boyfriend. Richland county councilman jim manning is leading the taskforce. He says theyve sent teachers from Westwood High School to atlanta to train with the Frederick Douglas foundation. The group works with educators on putting a stop to human trafficking, and they say this year. The 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation, there are more slaves in our country than there were at the end of the civil war. Live in columbia, allie spillyards, wis news 10. Six Orangeburg County churches are facing facing hundreds of dollars in damage after a rash of now the victims are calilng for the burglars to surrender. Today they gave their appeal to Billie Jean Shaw this all happened in cope investigators burglars hit the six churches in a 24 hour span starting on su
Advocates for adequate and equitable school funding in Pennsylvania gathered Wednesday inside the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the landmark court ruling that the state’s
Advocates for adequate and equitable school funding in Pennsylvania gathered Wednesday inside the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the landmark court ruling that the state s
A commission reviewing how Pennsylvania distributes money to public schools voted 8-7 Thursday to approve a report that recommends increasing state funding to school districts by more than $5 billion