In South Carolina, five new criminal human trafficking cases were filed in federal court in 2021. Three defendants were convicted. 81 percent (13) of new defendants were charged with sex trafficking, and 19 percent (3) were charged with forced labor. South Carolina federal court ordered three of three convicted South Carolina human trafficking defendants to pay restitution to their victim(s) in 2021.
South Carolina
*Each State Report’s findings are derived from data the Human Trafficking Institute compiled for the 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report. Findings are not a prevalence
estimate of trafficking in the state but instead serve as an objective summary of federal efforts to address human trafficking in that state. The Report does not capture
data from state prosecutions, federal or state civil suits, or unreported human trafficking cases.
estimate of trafficking in the state but instead serve as an objective summary of federal efforts to address human trafficking in that state. The Report does not capture
data from state prosecutions, federal or state civil suits, or unreported human trafficking cases.