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C.A.T.C.H Court: A New Hope for Victims
More than fifty women sit in courtroom 12-C Thursday afternoon. Women wiping their mouths from the chicken salad sandwiches they just...


University of Dayton professor teaches human trafficking class
One of the nation’s first undergraduate courses on human trafficking is taught in Ohio. Anthony “Tony” Talbott, of Dayton, OH joined the...


OWU Alum awarded fellowship
Ohio Wesleyan alumna is awarded fellowship to help be a voice for human trafficking victims. Rachel Tallmadge graduated in 2014 with a...


Trafficked youth find home at Gracehaven
In the United States, 100,000 youth are exploited by the commercial sex industry each year, and the average age of victims is 13....


Former survivor spreads awareness through soap
In the 21st century, enslavement can happen anywhere. At only 15 years old, a white girl from a respected suburban neighborhood survives...


April Thacker's Story
She bounced in and out of jail for solicitation, but she’s a survivor who received treatment and in the process, turned her life around.


Alumnus exposes trafficking ring
Straight from graduation, one Ohio Wesleyan alumnus was thrown into the dark world of crime and vice in Marion County. Spenser Hickey '15...


Delaware United Way first in Ohio to fund human trafficking victims
Delaware is combatting human trafficking every day. Delaware County's United Way is one of the first in the country - the only United Way...


OWU Alumna fights slavery
While a student at Ohio Wesleyan, Thornton traveled to India for two months through a Theory to Practice Grant where she witnessed first...


Rural communities targeted for trafficking
Door-to-door magazine sales are emerging in rural areas but there’s nothing innocent about it. Rather the sales represent a new form of...
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