human trafficking
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Federal judge permits human trafficking claims to proceed in lawsuit over 2022 World Cup construction
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A federal judge agreed last week that companies operating out of Colorado may be sued for allegedly participating in a human trafficking venture involving Filipino laborers who constructed facilities for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Fifty-three plaintiffs sued CH2M Hill Companies, Jacobs Engineering Group and related organizations that worked with the Qatari government to…
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Federal judge allows human trafficking lawsuit to proceed against Fort Collins motel operator
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A federal judge agreed earlier this month that a lawsuit could proceed against the operator of a Fort Collins motel for allegedly violating a 20-year-old human trafficking law. The plaintiff, a transgender woman identified as P.C., alleged she was the victim of sex trafficking at the Motel 6 located at 3900 E. Mulberry Street. She claimed…
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Denver man receives one of the longest human trafficking sentences in state history
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A Denver man who abused and victimized women and girls in a human trafficking ring on Thursday received what’s likely the longest Colorado prison sentence for those crimes. Second Judicial District Judge Kandace Gerdes sentenced 44-year-old Robert Hawkins to 448 consecutive years in prison on 18 criminal convictions, including three counts of human trafficking. Prosecutors…
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Gov. Jared Polis signs bill enhancing penalties for human trafficking in Colorado
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Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed a watered-down proposal that supporters say would strengthen Colorado’s human trafficking laws. “This tough new law increases penalties for human trafficking and will make Colorado safer,” Polis said. “This bipartisan bill brought together law enforcement experts, survivors, and victim advocates to keep Coloradans safer and crackdown on human trafficking.”…
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Gov. Jared Polis signs bill enhancing penalties for human trafficking in Colorado
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Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed a watered-down proposal that supporters say would strengthen Colorado’s human trafficking laws. “This tough new law increases penalties for human trafficking and will make Colorado safer,” Polis said. “This bipartisan bill brought together law enforcement experts, survivors, and victim advocates to keep Coloradans safer and crackdown on human trafficking.”…
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Colorado Senate compromises to strengthen human trafficking laws, proposal heads to governor’s desk
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Human trafficking, particularly of children, has been a hot and divisive topic at the state Capitol this year. But a bipartisan group of lawmakers has found a way of putting more teeth into the state’s laws by agreeing to a compromise that meant giving up a major provision but ultimately securing a proposal’s passage. …
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Bills signed to crack down on human trafficking, missing Indigenous people in Colorado
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Gov. Jared Polis signed two bills into law Wednesday that aim to crack down on crime in the state, targeting human trafficking operations and missing Indigenous people. The first bill, House Bill 1300, seeks to address human trafficking in illicit massage parlors by giving counties the power to require special business licenses for massage parlors,…
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Colorado legislature passes bill to crack down on illicit massage parlors
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The Colorado legislature on Friday passed a bill that seeks to address human trafficking in the state by cracking down on illicit massage parlors. If enacted, House Bill 1300 would give counties the power to require special business licenses for massage parlors, something cities can already do. Supporters of the bill said this would help…
