The Task Force is comprised of local, state, federal agencies, non-profit agencies, and individuals.

These are just some of the entities engaged with the task force:

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Catholic Social Services
Children’s Home Society
Complete Health
Concerned Women for America
Cornerstone Rescue Mission
Crisis Intervention Shelter Service: Sturgis
DHS – Homeland Security Investigations
Department of Social Services: Child Protection
Division of Criminal Investigation
Esthers Rising
Family Heritage Alliance
FBI
Freedom’s Journey
Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board
Lifeways
Lutheran Social Services
Monument Health
Native Hope
Pathfinder Center
Pennington County Health & Human Services
Pennington County Sheriff’s Office
Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Offices
Rapid City Area Schools
Rapid City Police Department
Rapid City Public Library
South Dakota Attorney General’s Office
South Dakota Highway Patrol/Unified Solutions
South Dakota Coalition Ending Domestic & Sexual Violence
South Dakota Legislature
South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
South Dakota U.S. Attorney’s Office
TotalKayoss Web & Graphic Design
Treasured Lives
WAVI
Winyan Wicanyuonihan Oyanke (Where All Women Are Honored)
White Buffalo Calf Women’s Society

August 14, 2023 – 5 arrested in sex trafficking sting at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

August 19, 2022 – Six men arrested in Sturgis Rally sex trafficking sting

August 5, 2022 – Sturgis, hunting season a hotspot for trafficking of Indigenous women

August 18. 2021 – Child sex-trafficking sting at 2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally nets 9 arrests

August 12, 2021 – Bikers Against Trafficking make their presence known at this year’s Sturgis Rally

August 18, 2020 – Eight arrested in sex trafficking investigation at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

August 14, 2019 – 11 men arrested in sex sting operation during 79th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

August 28, 2018 – 7th Man Charged in Sturgis Rally Sex Trafficking Sting

August 14, 2018 – Six arrested during sex trafficking sting

July 23, 2018 – Law Enforcement on the lookout for traffickers during Sturgis Rally

March 2, 2018 – Rapid City man sentenced in Sturgis Rally Sting

October 21, 2017 – 2 Sentenced in Sturgis Rally Sex Sting: 2 More Plead Guilty

October 18, 2017 – Human Trafficking: The Dark Side of Hunting Season in South Dakota

August 16, 2017 – Nine arrested in Sturgis Rally sex trafficking sting

August 8, 2017 – SD Attorney General discusses human trafficking at the Rally

July 23, 2017 – Western SD Human Trafficking Task Force, brings awareness to Rapid City

July 25, 2017 – Combating Human Trafficking at the Rally

June 14, 2017 – Nevada Man Caught in Sturgis Rally Sex Sting Sentenced

March 24, 2017 – Police Snare Six for Sex Trafficking

February 16, 2017 – Iowa man sentenced in Sturgis Motorcycle Rally sex trafficking sting

July 28, 2016 – Volunteers Educate Business About Human Trafficking – KOTA TV

July 25, 2016 – Anti-trafficking Awareness Efforts Ramp Up Before Sturgis Rally

July 19, 2016 – Group to combat human trafficking West River – KOTA TV

July 12, 2016 – Human Trafficking Training and Awareness – Newscenter 1

July 19, 2016 – Human trafficking task force aims to educate hospitality industry. – KOTA TV