A Vermont lawmaker hopes to make prostitution safer and remove the stigma that often prevents sex workers from seeking police protection and health care. A bill introduced last month by Rep. Selene Colburn would decriminalize prostitution, while the state would maintain its laws against sex trafficking. But Colburn thinks a related proposal will have a better chance at movement this…

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to up to 14 years in prison for luring a 16-year-old girl to another town on the premise of attending a party and forcing her to perform sexual acts. The Enterprise reports that a Plymouth Superior Court jury convicted 27-year-old Keith Grace, of Chelsea, of human trafficking, rape, kidnapping and other charges Tuesday.

Critics of criminal prostitution laws are urging Rhode Island lawmakers to support a legislative study on decriminalizing sex work. The resolution, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Anastasia Williams of Providence, would create a House study commission on changing the state’s prostitution laws.

Police in Pawtucket say more than a dozen women have been charged following an investigation of two massage parlors in the city.

They’re nestled amid bustling downtowns and tucked into nondescript strip malls across quiet suburbs. Brothels posing as massage parlors and Asian spas have been part of the American landscape for decades, hidden in plain sight. But the Florida prostitution sting that ensnared New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft last week is a reminder of the human trafficking and abuse taking...

Three dancers at a famous Rhode Island strip club charged with prostitution have pleaded not guilty and been released on personal recognizance. Prosecutors say the women who worked at the Foxy Lady in Providence offered to perform sex acts on undercover officers in the club’s VIP section exchange for cash, and did so with the knowledge of club management.

The licensing board in Providence has voted to shutter a well-known adult entertainment club after three dancers were arrested for allegedly offering to perform sex acts. The Providence Board of Licenses voted 3 to 1 on Wednesday to revoke the business licenses for the Foxy Lady, which forces the club to close.

A well-known Rhode Island adult entertainment club will remain closed for several more days as police and city officials investigate allegations of prostitution at the site.

A Massachusetts man was scheduled to face a judge Thursday after police say he allegedly offered a teenaged girl cash in exchange for sexual acts last week in Randolph.

The former owner of a Massachusetts massage parlor where workers performed sex acts on clients has been convicted of human trafficking and prostitution charges.

Police say a Vermont man faces charges of aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping and human trafficking after forcing a woman into prostitution.

A police officer in Ocala has been fired after his arrest on suspicion of having sex with a 16-year-old prostitute.

A group of men is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.

Students at a Southwest Florida high school told administrators that two teens tried to recruit them into a “prostitution ring” and that one 15-year-old boy had been “pimping out girls,” according to an arrest affidavit.