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Sen. McCaskill conducts hearing on sex trafficking investigation | KOMU.com | Columbia, MO |
"Senators Claire McCaskill and Rob Portman held a hearing Thursday on its sex trafficking investigation of Backpage.com, an online advertisement site. The investigation looked into Backpage.com's adult services advertising pages."
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Human trafficking report offers mixed reviews
A state report is offering mixed reviews of the Safe Harbor initiative in Minnesota a year after its passage, including a lack of funding that has "inhibited full implementation".
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Sunday, November 15, 2015
2015 State Report Cards – Protected Innocence Challenge - Shared Hope International
"The Protected Innocence Challenge is a comprehensive study of existing state laws designed to inspire and equip advocates.
Under the Challenge, every state receives a Report Card that grades the state on 41 key legislative components that must be addressed in a state’s laws in order to effectively respond to the crime of domestic minor sex trafficking. In addition, each state receives a complete analysis of this 41-component review and practical recommendations for improvement.'
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2015 State Report Cards – Protected Innocence Challenge - Shared Hope International:
Under the Challenge, every state receives a Report Card that grades the state on 41 key legislative components that must be addressed in a state’s laws in order to effectively respond to the crime of domestic minor sex trafficking. In addition, each state receives a complete analysis of this 41-component review and practical recommendations for improvement.'
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
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Call center seen as key tool in sex-trafficking fight - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-
"Vermont's U.S. Attorney's Office has prosecuted 93 drug trafficking cases this year, and U.S. Attorney Eric Miller says many of those involve a modern form of slavery. The state is hoping to bring attention to sex trafficking, asking the community to use a hotline to stop the violence before it starts.
A Vermont 2-1-1 call could be for a basic need, or involve a life in danger, or a victim of human trafficking."
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Saturday, November 7, 2015
Four arrested in major alleged human trafficking scheme - Houston Chronicle
"Dottie Laster, a human trafficking consultant, said the scheme was typical of other
human trafficking schemes.
"What they do is operate in plain sight but also by moving around a lot so the victims can't
form relationships," she said."
Four arrested in major alleged human trafficking scheme - Houston Chronicle: human trafficking schemes.
"What they do is operate in plain sight but also by moving around a lot so the victims can't
form relationships," she said."
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
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Philadelphia Takes Action: Engaging Faith Communities in Ending Human Trafficking | Global Peace Foundation
"Law enforcers, social workers, nonprofit staff and faith leaders gathered at the Salvation Army on October 15, 2015 to discuss the ongoing challenges and strategies to tackle human trafficking in Pennsylvania and the United States.
The one-day forum, “Engaging Faith Communities: Ending Human Trafficking,” focused on how communities can become powerful agents in tackling the issue through spreading awareness and disseminating and calling the national hotline number, 1-888-373-7888, if human-trafficking is suspected."
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Court records detail group's sex trafficking, 'pimp roundtables'
"Federal records also detailed how Carter's violent actions were sometimes the subject of the "pimp roundtables," which he and Moore attended. Other pimps who engaged in sex and labor trafficking also attended the meetings and discussed methods to pressure pimps who were not following accepted norms to correct their behavior, citing such things as fighting among pimps or using excessive violence against trafficking victims."
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Kirk again asks Attorney General Lynch to investigate Web site advertising sex : News
" Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk is again asking the Justice Department to investigate the Internet site, Backpage.com, days after Chicago police arrested a 41-year-old man for involuntary sexual servitude after allegedly offering sex with a 15-year-old girl in advertising on the site."
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