Category: Human Trafficking

SEATTLE: Two Brothers Plead Guilty in Case Involving Illegal Guns, Drugs and Juvenile Prostitution

September 21, 2013

From the Department of Justice on September 17, 2013— “Two Tukwila, Washington brothers who were indicted earlier this year for illegal weapons possession, have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Seattle, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan.  JAMAAL JOHNATHAN BOMBER, 30, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking … More SEATTLE: Two Brothers Plead Guilty in Case Involving Illegal Guns, Drugs and Juvenile Prostitution

URUGUAY: Criminal Human Traffickin Ring Dismantled

September 20, 2013

By Eduardo Szklarz for Infosurhoy.com on September 9, 2013— “Uruguayan authorities dismantled a criminal ring that smuggled Chinese migrants from Uruguay to Argentina, uncovering what could be a new international human-trafficking route. Thirty-six suspects were arrested and 18 were indicted as a result of the two-year-long Mandarín Operation, which was led by Uruguay’s Special Crimes … More URUGUAY: Criminal Human Traffickin Ring Dismantled

Glasgow 2014 Could Lead to an Influx of Victims of Human Trafficking

September 17, 2013

By DailyRecord.co.uk on September 12, 2013— “Anti-trafficking co-ordinator Myria Vassiliadou has told MSPs they must make victims who are smuggled into this country for sex a priority. Eastern European prostitutes in an Israeli brothel MSPs fear that next year’s Commonwealth Games could lead to an influx of victims of human trafficking to Scotland, the European Commission’s … More Glasgow 2014 Could Lead to an Influx of Victims of Human Trafficking

Undercover Prostitution Sting Nets 42 Arrests at Northeast Oklahoma Casinos

September 17, 2013

By Sheila Stogsdill on September 16, 2013— “Authorities arrested 42 people in a four-day undercover prostitution sting conducted by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Control, spokesman Mark Woodward said Monday. Ashley Romine, 26, of Ormond Beach, Fla. Image via Tulsa World The bureau’s human trafficking unit — with assistance from several law … More Undercover Prostitution Sting Nets 42 Arrests at Northeast Oklahoma Casinos

IN PLAIN SIGHT Documentary to be Released about Local and Modern-Day Slavery

September 16, 2013

Set to release in 2014 by Word Entertainment, the IN PLAIN SIGHT documentary (Executive Produced and Narrated by Natalie Grant) will help five unsuspecting families in five US cities have their eyes opened to what’s happening down the street “in plain sight.” Plus, Word Entertainment is producing a compilation worship album and a 31 day … More IN PLAIN SIGHT Documentary to be Released about Local and Modern-Day Slavery

COLUMBIA: Child Victims of Sexual Crimes During Armed Conflict Increase

September 14, 2013

By Ernesto Suárez Gómez for Infosurhoy.com on August 22, 2013— “The life story of 18-year-old Daniela, whose real name is not revealed for safety reasons, is marked by sexual violence committed as a result of the armed conflict. She was conceived when her mother allegedly was working as a collaborator with the Revolutionary Armed Forces … More COLUMBIA: Child Victims of Sexual Crimes During Armed Conflict Increase

RIO DE JANEIRO: Haitian Migrants Crowd into Brazil Shelter as Trafficking Worsens

September 13, 2013

Haitian migrants crowd into a shelter in Brasileia, Acre state, Brazil, August, 2013. Photo by João Paulo Charleaux, Conectas. By Paula Daibert on August 30, 2013— “Haitian migrants are coming to Brazil in growing numbers without entry papers and are crowding into an Amazon shelter in dire conditions, prompting a human rights group to call … More RIO DE JANEIRO: Haitian Migrants Crowd into Brazil Shelter as Trafficking Worsens

PAMPANGA: “International Justice Mission” Helps Rescue Three Girls from Cybersex Den in Residential Neighborhood

September 11, 2013

On July 16, 2013— “Girls as young as 15 were rescued from a cybersex den in Angeles City last Friday. The city is a known destination for sex tourism, with large entertainment clubs and bars where young women are openly sold for sex. But the girls rescued July 12 were being exploited out of a … More PAMPANGA: “International Justice Mission” Helps Rescue Three Girls from Cybersex Den in Residential Neighborhood

NEW DELHI: Four Men Convicted in Rape Case That Transfixed India

September 10, 2013

By Ellen Barry on September 10, 2013— “Four men were convicted of all charges Tuesday in the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman who was attacked when she boarded a bus in New Delhi last December, bringing a bitter close to a case that tore open the subject of sexual violence in this rapidly … More NEW DELHI: Four Men Convicted in Rape Case That Transfixed India

DETROIT: Child Sex Trafficking Bust Rescues 10 Youths, Arrests 18 Pimps

September 9, 2013

By Tresa Baldas on July 30, 2013 for the Detroit Free Press— “A beaten teenage girl, held against her will in a hotel room. Two prostituted teens, rescued from a home. A fourth child caught in an undercover sex sting. The troubling details are part of the latest federal crackdown on child prostitution, which over … More DETROIT: Child Sex Trafficking Bust Rescues 10 Youths, Arrests 18 Pimps