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http://abcnews.go.com/News/law-enforcement-child-prostitution-sweep-picks-69-children/story?id=12087740&page=2
Sixty-nine kids who were being sold for sex on the Internet and on
street corners are in custody today after a nationwide "Innocence Lost"
prostitution sweep.One girl picked up in the sweep was just 12 years old, authorities said.
The undercover, 40-city operation was conducted by the FBI and state and
local law enforcement over the weekend. Sixteen juveniles were taken
off the ... Continue reading ...
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010/10/26/sex-trafficking-arrests-remain-rare-in-new-york-city/
By Kristi Oloffson
New York City is believed to play a significant role in international
sex trafficking as both an entry point for smugglers and place where
trafficking victims are put to work as prostitutes. While comprehensive
statistics on the crime are unavailable, one metric underscores the
challenges faced by local law enforcement officials: the low number of
arrests and prosecutions of... Continue reading ...
http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/California/2010/09/15/CL65421
PR Newswire
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As Deborah Richardson, chief program officer for Women's Funding Network, is testifying today in Washington, D.C.,
before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and
Homeland Security about the issue of "Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking,"
the results of a new study – also released today – indicate Internet
classifi...
View the DEMAND STUDY on the commercial sexual exploitation of girls in the state of Georgia. http://www.womensfundingnetwork.org/sites/wfnet.org/files/AFNAP/TheSchapiroGroupGeorgiaDemandStudy.pdf Continue reading ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/15/AR2010091505041.html
By JIM ABRAMS
The Associated Press
Wednesday, September 15, 2010; 5:18 PM
WASHINGTON -- A Craigslist official told lawmakers Wednesday that the
classified ad website has no plans to resume its adult services section
and defended the company's efforts to stop the sexual exploitation of
minors.
But William Clinton Powell also told a House Judiciary Committee panel
that people seeking to advertise a... Continue reading ...
http://www.examiner.com/crime-in-chicago/dear-john August 29, 2010
Men cruising Mannheim Road looking to buy sex will get a visual cold shower via a pair of anti-prostitution billboards.
The billboards are part of a campaign to curb "johns" who frequent a
strip of Mannheim in Leyden Township noted for illicit activities.
In recent weeks, Cook County Sheriff's police have been cited under the
Cook County Morals Ordinance, according to Sheriff Tom Dart, who held a
news confe... Continue reading ...
By John Moss
Posted Aug 07, 2010 @ 07:38 PM
Last update Aug 08, 2010 @ 01:15 AM
FALL RIVER —
Responding to numerous complaints of prostitution activity in the
do... Continue reading ...
Church plans run to end human trafficking
Erin
Lowry couldn’t believe what girls her age in Southeast Asia had gone
through. Girls as young as 13 and 14 had been taken from their families
and sold into the hands of unknown adults who forced them into sexual or
manual servitude.
“It was hard for me to see these girls so close to my age that had
lived lives of normalcy,” said Lowry, 18, who traveled to Asia in July
with other teenagers f...
September 5, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/technology/06craigslist.html?_r=1&src=buslnSome&pagewanted=print
SAN FRANCISCO — Craigslist,
by shutting off its “adult services” section and slapping a “censored”
label in its place, may be engaging in a high-stakes stunt to influence
public opinion, some analysts say.
Since blocking access to the ads as the Labor Day
weekend began — and suspending a revenue stream that could bring in ... Continue reading ...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129614349 HONOLULU September 3, 2010 Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from
Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a
federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human-trafficking
case ever charged in U.S. history. The
indictment alleges that the scheme was orchestrated by four employees of
labor recruiting company Global Horizons Manpower Inc. and two
Tha... Continue reading ...
- 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: 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 ...
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 ...
July 30, 11:30 AM ·
Youngbee Dale - Human Rights Examiner
In
the United States, justice and liberty are relatively better protected
than they are in many other countries around the world. Regardless of
race, sex, social, or economic status, everyone in this country has the
rights to be protected by the Constitution. However, a few recent
prostitution cases suggest that this principle does not always prevails... Continue reading ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/opinion/15kristof.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 By NICHOLAS
D. KRISTOF
Published: July 14, 2010
Against all odds, this year’s publishing sensation is a trio of
thrillers by a dead Swede relating tangentially to human trafficking and
sexual abuse.
Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
Nicholas D. Kristof
Nicholas Kristof addresses reader feedback and posts
short takes from his travels.
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 Craigslist is projected to realize a 22% increase in revenue – an
estimated $36 million in 2010 – largely attributable to its functioning
as a virtual red light district for pimps/traffickers and johns.
http://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/new_bill_to_fight_child_sex_trafficking_in_us by Amanda Kloer
June 29, 2010This week, a new bill was introduced to Congress to help combat the
trafficking of American children for sex in the United States. If
passed, it would mean more resources for victims, more cash to prosecute
people who sell kids, and stricter reporting requirements for missing
children. To the tune of 45 million bucks. And the new legislation might
also fill in so... Continue reading ...
Research on Johns shows "Craigslist is by far the most efficient
medium" for johns
June 23, 1:04 PM  Human Rights ExaminerYoungbee Dale http://www.examiner.com/x-24740-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2010m6d23-Research-on-Johns-show--Craigslist-is-by-far-the-most-efficient-medium-for-johns?cid=examiner-email Womensfundingnetwork.org,
recently published a survey research study on johns or men buying sex
from children online. The research was based on the survey data
consisting 218 johns who answered... Continue reading ...
In the Matter of B.W.
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-courts/texas-supreme-court/texas-supreme-court-rules-on-child-prostitutes/#
"Children are the victims, not the perpetrators, of child
prostitution,” the Texas
Supreme Court said today when it ruled that children under the age
of consent can't be charged with selling sex.
The case arose when a 13-year-old girl living with her 32-yea... Continue reading ...
Ex-NFL star Taylor charged in rape of prostitute, 16http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6992700.html SUFFERN, N.Y. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor raped a
16-year-old runaway in a hotel room encounter arranged by a man who beat
her up before driving her to Taylor’s suburban hotel, police said
Thursday.
The former New York Giants linebacker was arrested early Thursday
at a Holiday Inn in Suffern, said Christopher St. Lawrence, supervisor
of the town of Ramapo.
Ram... Continue reading ...
April 25, 2010
Sex Ads Seen Adding Revenue to
Craigslisthttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/technology/26craigslist.html?pagewanted=print
Craigslist,
one of the most popular Web sites in the United States, is on track to
increase its revenue 22 percent this year, largely from its
controversial sex advertisements. That financial success is reviving
scrutiny from law-enforcement officials who say the ads are still being
used for illegal ends.
The ads, many of... Continue reading ...
Sexual Slavery on Main Street
Trafficking of teenagers in the U.S. is getting worse.
Here's what some Christians are trying to do about it.
For 72 hours last fall, FBI agents and local police
targeted truck stops, casinos, night clubs, and adult entertainment
spots in 36 American cities to rescue teenagers being trafficked for
sex.
During the October raids, law enfor...
Standing for truth
Several years ago, the Louisville region housed 175
sexually oriented businesses. thanks to a coalition of concerned
citizens — and a billboard campaign — that number has dropped by more
than 100.
Editor's note: Some of the content in this
story may be disturbing to some readers.
By the early 2000s, the picturesque river town of Louisville, Ky.,
was fast becoming a regional hub for c...
Transport
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http://www.askthetrucker.com/human-trafficking-webinars-set-for-april/
PRESS RELEASE
March 18, 2010
For Immediate Release
Educational Webinars Cover Human Trafficking for Trucking
and Travel
Plaza Industry Members.
Human trafficking is a $32-billion-a-year business,
destroying
countless lives and enslaving its victims, the majority of whom are
women and
children. Most Americans are aware of the problem in Asia and Africa,
but are
obliviou... Continue reading ...
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