On February 15, 2014 from http://www.dw.de— “In the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, women are being kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery. DW talks to parents desperate to find their children, to survivors, and to authorities, whom many accuse of not doing enough to stop the crimes.” Click below to watch the video report:
By Lauren Maffeo on February 20, 2014— What the Media Gets All Wrong About Sex Work Image Credit: AP “Earlier this month, a China TV report on prostitution throughout the city of Dongguan provoked the public’s ire — but not for the reasons one might assume. Rather than chastising sex work itself, many critiqued the … More What the Media Gets All Wrong About Sex Work
By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent, on February 12, 2014— “The Los Angeles County district attorney said Wednesday she was launching a program to keep young victims of sex trafficking from being prosecuted for engaging in prostitution. District Attorney Jackie Lacey said minors engaging in sex for pay will be viewed as victims, not criminals, … More LOS ANGELES: Official Unveils Sex-Trafficking Diversion Effort
Originally posted on February 10, 2014 on The Brooklyn Daily Eagle— Loretta Lynch, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. File photo “Three brothers were recently sentenced in Brooklyn’s federal court for the Eastern District of New York to lengthy prison terms after they pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges. Benito Lopez-Perez and Anastasio … More NEW YORK: Three Brothers Sentenced in Brooklyn Federal Court for International Sex Trafficking
Three brothers smuggled the women from Tenancingo,Mexico, infamously called ‘the town sex trafficking built’ They were forced to have sex with dozens of men each day and beaten when they weren’t earning money One used to hope the beatings would end her life so she no longer had to suffer, another was forced to tattoo … More NEW YORK: Victims Tell of Torture They Suffered, Forced to Have Sex with 60 Men a Day
Mariana Popa was fatally stabbed on her beat. Fellow sex workers say a Met police campaign to drive them off the streets had forced her to work on her own, leading to her murder. Mariana Popa, a Romanian, had been in England only three weeks when she was killed in Redbridge, east London. Campaigners say … More UK: Mariana Popa Killed Working as a Prostitute after Police Drove Her and Others Off the Streets
By Nicholas Kristof for The New York Times on February 13, 2014— “Emily, a 15-year-old ninth-grader, ran away from home in early November, and her parents are sitting at their dining table, frightened and inconsolable. The parents, Maria and Benjamin, both school-bus drivers, have been searching for their daughter all along and pushing the police … More BOSTON: When 15-Year-Old Emily Was Sold for Sex
By John Marzulli for NEW YORK DAILY NEWS on February 7, 2014— “ Benito Lopez-Perez was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Lopez-Perez subjected his victim, Carmen, to brutal beatings with his fists and feet. Three Mexican brothers from an infamous town of pimps were slammed with long jail sentences after two of their victims … More NEW YORK: Women Recall Trauma, Being Forced to Have Sex with up to 60 Men a Day at Sentencing of Pimps in New York Sex Trafficking Ring:
By Deborah Hastings for NEW YORK DAILY NEWS on February 4, 2014— “Pimps in Mexico are now forcing girls to pull in others to work as prostitutes. If they don’t, their families are threatened, activists report. Warga, Craig Young prostitutes in Tijuana’s Zona Norte work the streets in Mexico, where girls are now being forced … More MEXICO: Girls Forced to Recruit Other Underage Girls for Mexican Prostitution Rings
From The California Report— “The border between San Diego and Tijuana remains one of the most heavily trafficked international crossings in the world. And that traffic has a dark side: people, especially girls, are being bought, sold and forced into labor or sex. An early January bust in San Diego netted dozens of arrests for … More TIJUANA: San Diego Resident has Opens Shelter for Victimized Girls
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