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NJ "pimp" trafficks prostituted children on Craigslist and in casinos

Posted by Free the Captives on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, In : Domestic Trafficking

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 ...

Philippines rampant with labor and sex trafficking

Posted by Free the Captives on Sunday, August 15, 2010, In : International Trafficking

Human Trafficking: A Plague
Written by Estrella Torres / Reporter

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

A faded brown rosary hangs on one corner of her bed inside a shelter.

It has been two weeks since 15-year-o...

Seduction, Slavery and Sex by Nicholas Kristof

Posted by Free the Captives on Thursday, July 15, 2010, In : Domestic Trafficking

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

On the Ground

Nicholas Kristof addresses reader feedback and posts short takes from his travels.

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Research on Craigslist and Sex trafficking

Posted by Free the Captives on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, In : Domestic Trafficking

Research on Johns shows "Craigslist is by far the most efficient medium" for johns

June 23, 1:04 PM

Human Rights Examiner

Youngbee 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...

Ex-NFL star charged w/ rape of a runaway teen forced into prostitution

Posted by FTC on Thursday, May 6, 2010, In : Domestic Trafficking

Ex-NFL star Taylor charged in rape of prostitute, 16

http://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.

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Anti-human trafficking Ministry reaching out to Truckers

Posted by FTC on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, In : Domestic Trafficking

Transport For Christ - Upcoming Webinars!

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...

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