By Elizabeth Aguilera on March 1, 2013— “Human-trafficking cases filed in San Diego federal court have jumped more than 600 percent in the past five years as the victimization of children and adults for sex or labor has gained a bigger spotlight, law-enforcement officials said Friday at a regional conference on the topic. One of … More USA: Sex Trafficking Victims are Mostly American Kids
BBC captures Brazil’s Child Prostitutes in this latest documentary clip. “As Brazil prepares to host the next World Cup, its people are confronted with the growing problem of child prostitution. The country’s relaxed attitude to buying sex has long attracted millions of tourists, particularly men. But now the world’s oldest industry is recruiting the world’s … More VIDEO: As Brazil Prepares to Host Next World Cup, Its People are Confronted with Growing Child Prostitution Problem
By Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press on September 30, 2013— “A man was sentenced Monday to more than 23 years in prison for a sexual assault on a 4-year-old girl and making a video of the attack with another man who was also convicted in the case. Jemery Atral Hodges, 26, pleaded guilty in June to two … More MISSISSIPPI: Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Sex Trafficking Case Involving 4-Year-Old Girl
“Last week, a man who was caught in the act of raping a 13-year-old girl was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison for his crime. It took two long years to bring him to justice, but now Ines* knows he cannot hurt her again, and what happened to her was wrong. It took … More BOLIVIA: Man Rapes 13-y/o Girl and Gets 22 Prison Sentence
A note from Robert J. Benz, Founder & Executive Vice President of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (www.fdfi.org): “A very revealing and important report was published this week by the Institute of Medicine with the support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDJ) and the National Research Council. … More NEW REPORT from the Institute of Medicine: Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
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
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
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
By Patricia Esteves (The Philippine Star) on August 30, 2013— “Nepalese Sunita Danuwar was only 14 years old when she was trafficked to India to become a sex slave. “I remember there were two guys who offered me sweets and afterwards, I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was in a brothel in Mumbai, raped … More Ramon Magsaysay Awards: Nepali Trafficking Survivors Find Power in Numbers
“Invisible Offenders: A Study of Online Sex Customers,” a study concluded this month by a team of researchers from ASU’s School of Social Work, Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research with assistance from the Phoenix Police Department, developed a model to estimate the number of customers contacting online sex advertisements. This model was applied by … More New Study Helps Estimate Online Sex Advertisement Usage—Up to 169,920 Buyers in Houston
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