Prostitution sting nets four arrests in Lansing

LANSING | An undercover sting operation targeting prostitutes at area hotels resulted in four arrests in Lansing last week.

Women arrested in prostitution sting in M'ville

Seven women were charged with prostitution following an undercover sting at a Merrillville hotel earlier this month, police said.

2 women are charged with prostitution at Hobart motel

HOBART | Two women were caught performing acts of prostitution at a Hobart motel, police said.

Police close E.C. massage parlor after prostitution allegation

HAMMOND | Police shut down a Woodmar-area massage parlor Thursday after a worker there allegedly offered sexual favors to an undercover officer.

Prosecutor: 16-year-old arrested in Valpo on prostitution charge

VALPARAISO | A 16-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday on a prostitution charge at a Valparaiso hotel.

Cook County sheriff leads nationwide campaign to end sex trade

CHICAGO | Cook County sheriff’s police are working with law enforcement agencies across the country to arrest more men who solicit prostitutes, while also helping the women to quit prostitution.

Chicago man charged with promoting prostitution

CHICAGO | Bond was denied for a Chicago man charged with promoting prostitution and domestic battery, the Cook County Sheriff's Department announced Thursday.

Governor signs new restrictions on human trafficking

INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana sent a strong message Monday to anyone planning to procure underage prostitutes during Super Bowl festivities in Indianapolis: Don't try it here.

House votes to toughen human trafficking ban; bill now headed to governor

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels is expected to quickly sign into law tough, new restrictions on human trafficking that he called for in his State of the State address earlier this month.

Senate votes 48-0 to approve tougher human trafficking law

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Senate on Tuesday approved a plan to toughen the state's human trafficking laws ahead of next month's Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

Hobart man wanted on prostitution charges shot by alleged John

HOBART | A Hobart man wanted in Lake County on a warrant for prostitution charges involving his wife was shot and critically wounded Tuesday near Joliet in another alleged prostitution transaction, police said.

Hobart man, 30, charged with promoting wife's prostitution

HOBART | Police said a Hobart man allegedly assisted and also profited in his wife's prostitution business operated in their apartment.

Tougher human trafficking law possible by Super Bowl

INDIANAPOLIS | State lawmakers hope to enact a tough new human trafficking law before Indianapolis hosts the Super Bowl, an event that is typically a hotbed for adult and child prostitution.

Highland woman charged with keeping a place of prostitution

MARKHAM | A 42-year-old Highland woman allegedly was operating a house of prostitution inside a Lansing massage parlor.

Griffith tax reformers not stymied by ally losing clout

INDIANAPOLIS | Supporters of legislation exempting Griffith residents from Calumet Township property taxes will seek additional Statehouse allies after a key House Republican lost his committee chairmanship in the wake of a gay sex scandal.

Tryst ends with theft, shots fired and charges

An encounter in Crete with an alleged prostitute from Cedar Lake ended with shots fired in the air, stolen money and checks and charges against a Griffith man.

Games pimps play: mental manipulation in prostitution

CHICAGO | Before co-founding The Dreamcatcher Foundation and becoming a Cook County Court advocate for victims of sexual exploitation, Brenda Myers-Powell spent 25 years as a prostitute.

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Brother of leader of Hammond sex trafficking ring sentenced to 27 years

HAMMOND | A man who supplied drugs to his brother's Hammond-based sex trafficking ring was sentenced to 27 years in prison by a federal judge Tuesday.

Man involved in sex trafficking ring sentenced to 15 years

HAMMOND | An East Chicago man was sentenced to 15 years in prison this week for transporting women and girls between Indiana and Illinois for sex, according to federal court records.