LINCOLN- A hotline established to collect anonymous tips concerning human trafficking got nearly 100 calls in its first full year of operation, state officials said. Those calls to the Nebraska Human Trafficking hotline resulted in law enforcement being dispatched 21 times to various locations in Nebraska.

“The public can absolutely make a difference in this fight … and if you suspect a human trafficking situation is going on, report it,” said Col. John Bolduc, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol, which manages the hotline. The hotline number is 1-833-PLS-LOOK or 1-833-757-5665.

Bolduc was among state officials who held a press conference Thursday to recognize January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Nebraska and to release an annual report from a task force devoted to addressing the problem. That report indicated that last year, nine persons were convicted of sex trafficking felonies. Since 2016, there have been 102 prosecutions related to sex trafficking in Nebraska.

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