Browsing Archive: August, 2010
- August 25th, 2010 1:52 pm ET
- By Jim Kouri, Public Safety Examiner
- http://www.examiner.com/public-safety-in-national/nj-pimp-prostituted-children-on-craigslist-and-casinos
A child sex trafficker pled guilty Friday to transporting two minor
girls across state lines in support of a prostitution enterprise he ran
in Atlantic City, New Jersey, according to a report obtained by the
National Association of Chiefs of Police.
Javon Gordon, 28, a.k.a. “Teflon,” of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Free the Captives on Saturday, August 21, 2010,
http://www.jaderiderjourneys.com/ChainsBreakingChains/2010/07/26/setting-a-departure-date/
The departure date has now been set. Or, I should say, it has
been reset. My original intention was to depart on September 7, 2010.
That date, seemed however to have been placed capriciously in my mind,
since closer inspection of the calendar revealed that not only did it
fall on a Tuesday, but that it is the Tuesday after Labor Day. There is
simply no sense in wasting three days of a long w... Continue reading ...
Posted by Free the Captives on Friday, August 20, 2010,
By SCOTT GOLDSTEIN / The Dallas Morning News
sgoldstein@dallasnews.com
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/yahoolatestnews/stories/082010dnmetpride.2ed50c7.html
After Hurricane Katrina , New Orleans native Mary Mathieu ended up in Dallas, where she struggled with a life of drugs and prostitution.
But she was offered a chance at recovery: Complete a year of
comprehensive rehabilitation under the supervision of a Dallas
"divert court" and the mi... Continue reading ...
Prosecutors: Illegal immigrants rescued from Houston sex-trafficking operation
http://www.khou.com/news/Prosecutors-Man-accused-of-prostituting--101111429.html
by khou.com staffkhou.com
Posted on August 19, 2010 at 5:03 PM
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http://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/new_uk_study_one_in_ten_women_in_prostitution_are_slaves by Amanda Kloer
An explosive new report out of the U.K. has estimated that at least
one in ten women in prostitution in the country are victims of human
trafficking. It also found that at least 15% of migrant women in
prostitution are forced or coerced into the trade and up to 40% of them
may be exploited just shy of slavery. These findings could help blow the
lid off the notion t... Continue reading ...
By Emily Dugan
Sunday, 15 August 2010 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/revealed-the-horrific-trade-in-british-children-for-sex-2053047.html
Posing for her first school photograph, Joanne was
like any other girl at the age of five. She loved drawing and painting,
and her favourite game was to play hide-and-seek in the woods near her
home in Leeds with her five siblings. As she grew, Joanne liked to hang
around, chatting and laughing with frien... Continue reading ...
Human Trafficking: A Plague
Written by Estrella Torres / Reporter
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Saturday, 14 August 2010 19:55
http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28932:human-trafficking-a-plague&catid=23:topnews&Itemid=58
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A faded brown rosary hangs on one corner of her bed inside a shelter. It
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POSTED: Friday, August 13, 2010 UPDATED: 4:23 pm CDT August 13, 2010 http://www.click2houston.com/news/24619619/detail.html
HOUSTON -- Prosecutors
say a 14-year-old girl's mother and her grandmother have been charged
in Houston with forcing the child to work as a prostitute to pay their
living expenses.
Elizabeth Buford, 55, and Alicia Melchor, 33, remained in the Harris County Jail on Friday.Investigators said that Melchor, the girl's mother, is charged with... Continue reading ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/06/AR2010080606376.html By Ann Gerhart
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Craig Newmark was all over Twitter on Friday, as he is most days,
yakking about Android, re-tweeting about Bart Simpson in summer school,
reminding his 24,000 followers to vote to end world poverty. He engaged
with friends and strangers alike.
MC is still waiting to hear from him.
Newmark is the founder of the worldwide onl... Continue reading ...
Posted by Julie Waters on Wednesday, August 4, 2010,
By Malika Saada Saar, Special to CNN August 3, 2010 11:55 a.m. EDT STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Malika Saada Saar: 100,000 to 300,000 children, most 11 to 14, sold for sex in U.S. a year
- Best-known site to buy children is Craigslist, she says, in its "adult services section"
- Criminals make huge profits pimping children, with little risk of prosecution, Saar writes
- Saar: Craigslist should stop adult services section until solid safeguards are in place
Editor's note: Malika Saada Saar is the founder and executiv... Continue reading ...
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