A second civil complaint was filed last week alleging that a former Santa Clarita realtor drugged and sexually assaulted several women during work events. The New York Times first reported the second lawsuit on Thursday, part of a months-long investigation into the allegations leveled against brokerage eXp Realty and several of its high-profile agents and executives, including former Santa Clarita ...

A Santa Clarita realtor has been named in a civil sex trafficking case filed earlier this week, with multiple women alleging that he drugged and sexually assaulted them with the knowledge of a co-conspirator and the realty company they both associated with. The case alleges that Santa Clarita realtor Mike Bjorkman sexually assaulted several victims at professional recruiting events with ...

A new report released by Shared Hope International  shows California to be ranked fourth in the nation when it comes to youth sex trafficking laws, a marked improvement from last year.  States are graded on across six policy issue areas and receive a letter grade of A, B, C, D, or F. In 2022, California received a score of 70, ...

Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) released a reaction to Governor Newsom’s signed Senate Bill 357, a soft-on-crime measure advocated by California Democrats that may hinder California’s ability to combat human trafficking. SB 357, which was vetoed by all Senate Republican Caucus, is set remove a tool frequently used by law enforcement to identify victims of sex trafficking by legalizing loitering ...

Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, delivered a letter to the governor Tuesday urging him to veto Senate Bill, 357, (SB 357) a “soft-on-crime” measure advocated by California Democrats that would reportedly hurt California’s ability to combat human trafficking.  SB 357 authored by Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would remove a tool frequently used by law enforcement to identify ...

A Fostering Youth Independence (FYI) member and College of the Canyons student, Shanya Van Blarcom, keeps her goal to be an FBI agent close to heart as she moves forward to the next stages of her college career with support from her Fostering Youth Allies at FYI. Blarcom, 20, said she intends to get her bachelor’s degree before obtaining three ...

Host: Tori Topic: Saving Innocence Guest: Alan Smyth Right Click Here To Download! Click Here To Listen! Under federal law in the United States, anyone engaging in commercial sex acts who is under the age of 18 years old is legally a victim of child sex trafficking. Alan Smyth, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, joins our Morning Drive program to ...

College of the Canyons hosted a human trafficking conference Friday to remind people the issue has become prevalent in California, including the Santa Clarita Valley. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “It’s Still Happening Right Here! Human Trafficking” raised awareness on sex trafficking and labor trafficking while providing the opportunity to speak ...

Detectives arrested four men Thursday, after they allegedly attempted to pay for sex with an underage teen at a Santa Clarita hotel, according to a news release from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. As part of an undercover internet operation, Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking ...

College of the Canyons officials are holding a human trafficking awareness event called “It Happens Right Here!” Sept. 30. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Center for Civic Engagement, Student Health and Wellness Center and the SCV Committee on Human Trafficking are hosting the event from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m ...