Category: Prostitution

Ohio Children Sexually Trafficked By Their Own Parents in Exchange for Drugs

July 17, 2014

By Alan Johnson for The Columbus Dispatch on July 11, 2014— “Ohio children younger than 6 have been sexually trafficked by their own parents in exchange for drugs, rent and cash, a new report indicates. Information from the Ohio Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers shows that 51 minors from across the state were potential human-trafficking victims — five of them … More Ohio Children Sexually Trafficked By Their Own Parents in Exchange for Drugs

World Cup Warning over Child Prostitution with Girls as Young as 11

June 8, 2014

By Huga Gye on May 24, 2014— “Brazil faces a new epidemic of child prostitution and sex tourism in the run-up to this summer’s World Cup, politicians and activists have warned. Traffickers are reportedly recruiting young girls to work as prostitutes in the areas around the football stadiums in anticipation of a booming trade over the … More World Cup Warning over Child Prostitution with Girls as Young as 11

Dancers, Doormen, Valets and Bartenders from Six Chicago Strip Clubs Join Feds in Fighting Human Trafficking

April 18, 2014

By Annie Sweeney, Tribune reporter, on April 5, 2014— “It was a standard hotel conference room scene — slices of fresh fruit and muffins laid out next to coffee urns and bottles of water chilling on ice as the attendees straggled in, industry friends hugging hello and quickly catching up on personal lives. The west … More Dancers, Doormen, Valets and Bartenders from Six Chicago Strip Clubs Join Feds in Fighting Human Trafficking

MICHIGAN: State Senate OKs Raising Age For Prostitution Charges

April 17, 2014

By Emma Fidel for Associated Press on March 26, 2014— “Michigan lawmakers are trying to combat human trafficking and improve the state’s treatment of victims with a large bill package moving ahead in both chambers. The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to raise the minimum age for prostitution charges to 18 from 16 years old. The … More MICHIGAN: State Senate OKs Raising Age For Prostitution Charges

TOKYO: Japan Won’t Alter Apology to World War II Sex Slaves

March 17, 2014

By Martin Fackler for The New York Times on March 10, 2014— “Japan will not revise a landmark apology to women forced to work in military brothels during World War II even as it moves ahead with a review of the testimony used to create that apology, a spokesman for the Japanese government said Monday. … More TOKYO: Japan Won’t Alter Apology to World War II Sex Slaves

Where Germany’s Legalization of Prostitution Went Horribly Wrong

March 16, 2014

By Nisha Lilia for The Sydney Morning Herald on March 11, 2014— Europe’s biggest brothel – the 12-storey, neon-wrapped Pascha in Cologne. Photo: Albrecht Fuchs/Daily Telegraph, “Paradise is a brothel in Stuttgart. It is one of Germany’s ”mega-brothels” and, like a lot of those establishments, has a Moroccan theme. Picture a sultan’s palace crossed with … More Where Germany’s Legalization of Prostitution Went Horribly Wrong

SACRAMENTO: Human Trafficking Brings Easy Money, Hard Lives For Teenage Girls

March 8, 2014

By Ron Jones for CBS13 on February 25, 2014— “Federal investigators say Sacramento is a gateway for human trafficking, and they say victims and their peddlers at are the proof. CBS13’s Ron Jones is getting answers and giving us a look at how Sacramento came to earn a No. 2 national ranking in human trafficking … More SACRAMENTO: Human Trafficking Brings Easy Money, Hard Lives For Teenage Girls

Forced Labor, Prostitution Continues at U.S./Mexico Border

March 6, 2014

Photo by Brooke Binkowski — A former victim of human trafficking plays guitar at the Tijuana shelter La Casa del Jardin. The girls, some of whom are only 13 or 14 years old, stay there until they are legal adults. By Brooke Binkowski on February 24, 2014— “A 19-year-old woman with a baby face covered … More Forced Labor, Prostitution Continues at U.S./Mexico Border

Seven Unforgettable Stories in the Battle Against Sex Trafficking, Collected over Two Decades of Reporting by Nicholas Kristof

March 5, 2014

Two child prostitutes in front of brothels near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 1996. Most of the girls were 10 to 15. The pimps don’t allow photographs, so I shot from the hip. Credit Nicholas Kristof/The New York Times By Nicholas Kristof for The New York Times— “We think of slavery in terms of those sepia … More Seven Unforgettable Stories in the Battle Against Sex Trafficking, Collected over Two Decades of Reporting by Nicholas Kristof

GEORGIA: Accused Pimp Gets Life in Sex Trafficking Case

February 26, 2014

By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press, on February 19, 2014— “A man convicted of acting as a pimp for women forced into prostitution was sentenced to life in federal prison Wednesday for his role in what prosecutors called a sex trafficking ring that traded women like slaves between Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas. Joaquin Mendez-Hernandez, a … More GEORGIA: Accused Pimp Gets Life in Sex Trafficking Case