By Marty Minchin for South Charlotte News on October 22, 2013—“A newly renovated house tucked in a neighborhood outside Charlotte has begun welcoming teenagers who are escaping from sex trafficking. Through therapy and counseling, job training, home schooling and Christian ministry, On Eagles Wings Ministries aims to help the girls overcome their pasts and move … More CHARLOTTE: Home Now Takes In Trafficking Victims
By J.D. Gallop for Florida Today on October 29, 2013— “Two dozen Orlando children younger than 18 were crammed into the back of an older model Chevrolet work van, driven to Palm Bay on Friday and dropped off to spend more than 10 hours selling cheap items door-to-door, Palm Bay police said. If they had … More ORLANDO: Police Say 24 Children Rescued from Door-to-Door Human Trafficking Scheme
By Nicole Norfleet, Star Tribune, on October 24, 2013— “A new training video was released Thursday by the Ramsey County attorney’s office to help hotel and motel staff spot sex trafficking in their establishments. The county attorney’s office produced and distributed the video in partnership with the Minnesota Lodging Association as part of an initiative … More Video Aims to Train Hotel Staff to ID Sex Trafficking
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD for The New York Times on October 14, 2013— “After the drowning of more than 300 Africans near the Italian island of Lampedusa, the European Commission president, José Manuel Barroso, pledged 30 million euros, or about $40.7 million, last week to help Italy deal with an overwhelming influx of refugees. While … More European Commission President Pledges $40.7 Million to Help Italy Deal with Influx of Refugees
By Niamh Horan on October 20, 2013— “Irish business people are “buying” babies and young girls in order to rescue them from brothels in an infamous Indian red-light district where they are kept in cages and auctioned off for sex to the highest bidder, the Sunday Independent has learnt. A young Irishman, Marc Carey, is … More Irish Business People ‘Buy’ Indian Children to Save Them From Brothels
By Amy Pavuk for Orlando Sentinel, on September 12, 2013— “Jonathan and Sarah Adleta’s children were doomed to a life of perverse cruelty before they were even born. Jonathan Adleta, a former Marine officer, dreamed of the day he could have “daddy-daughter sex.” After Sarah Adleta became pregnant with a daughter, he said he would … More ORLANDO: Mom and Dad Planned Child Sex Abuse Before Kids Were Born
By Margaret Kavanagh on March 29, 2013— “When it comes to human sex trafficking, many people believe it doesn’t happen where they live. But Florida is one of the most common places for sex trafficking. In fact, according to the state attorney general, Florida ranks third in the country when it comes to the number … More FLORIDA: Third-Ranking in Human Trafficking Complaints
By Sylvia Hui for The Associated Press on October 16, 2013— “Mauritania, Haiti and Pakistan rank among the countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery, according to a new global index released Thursday by an anti-slavery charity. The “Global Slavery Index” report by the Walk Free Foundation ranked 162 countries by estimating the number … More Mauritania, Haiti, Top New Global Slavery Index
WASHINGTON (Reuters)— “The United States moved to block U.S. military aid to Rwanda because of its support for the M23 Congolese rebel group believed to use child soldiers, the State Department said on Thursday. The sanctions also apply to the Central African Republic, Myanmar, Sudan and Syria, according to the U.S. State Department. It was … More U.S. Sanctions Rwanda and Others Over Child Soldiers
On September 17, 2013 from ECPATusa.org— “There might be as many underage boys trafficked in the U.S. as girls—so why is nobody talking about them? Close your eyes and picture an underage sex worker: a victim of abuse, a runaway, homeless, kidnapped, bought and sold. It’s a profile we know all too well, depicted in … More AND BOYS TOO—The Sex Industry’s Shadow Victims
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