human trafficking

United Nation of Islam, a quasi-religious group based in Kansas City, Kansas, was accused of forcing children to endure long, unpaid work days while living in crowded conditions with strict diets. Sentences for the six leaders range from five years of probation to 10 years in prison.

Federal prosecutors say the United Nation of Islam, a quasi-religious group deemed to be a "cult," used fear to coerce children into working up to 16-hour days in its storefronts, which were donated by the Kansas City, Kansas government.

United Nations of Islam ruled Quindaro Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas, for two decades. The group’s leaders are about to go on trial.

Sex trafficking, which affects millions of people worldwide, will be depicted in a musical at Kansas City's Fringe Festival the last two weeks of July. Cast and crew involved in the production share how they were introduced to and affected by the subject.

Sarah Gonzales-McLinn killed Hal Sasko in 2014. Her appeal for clemency from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly highlights grooming, bondage, pornography and undisclosed evidence.

The Kansas City Police Department and Missouri Department of Transportation are encouraging truck drivers to take an active role in reporting human trafficking. The departments are part of a week-long collaborative effort to educate and raise awareness about trafficking.

Former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski was paid to help protect a sex trafficking operation of underage girls run out of an apartment complex, according to an expanded federal indictment. What do we know about the case against Golubski so far?

Advocates praised the law, which prevents underaged survivors from being charged with prostitution and requires law enforcement to immediately report suspected cases to the state, as a step in the right direction.

Eight members of a Kansas City, Kansas-based cult have been indicted on charges of forced labor and alleged abuses of minors. Plus, the A-Flat Youth Orchestra is building a musical community in Kansas City, Missouri, with $7 lessons and scores of second-hand instruments.

Victims who committed infractions were regularly punished through the withholding of food, silence, public humiliation, extra work and physical abuse, according to the indictment.

Kendra Ross had been forced to work without pay for businesses run by The United Nation of Islam from the time she was 11 years old. A judge awarded her nearly $8 million.

The often unacknowledged victims of sex trafficking in Kansas City will now have increased visibility with a memorial designed to honor them and educate the public.