By: Maneeza Iqbal
Published: May 19, 2011
Truckee Police Chief Nick Sensley talks about how pimps abuse sex trafficking victims.
Courage To Be You founder Jenny Williamson talks about what sex trafficking victims.
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By: Suzanne Phan
Published: May 19, 2011
SACRAMENTO, CA – The statistics are startling.
* Human trafficking is a $9 billion industry and the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the 21st century. (CAST- California Against Slavery and Trafficking)
* California is a top destination for traffickers of forced labor or sexual exploitation. (California Alliance to Combat Trafficking and Slavery Task Force)
By: Nevada News Bureau
Published: May 19, 2011
CARSON CITY – A bill allowing victims of sex trafficking to clear their criminal records of prostitution-related crimes in order to get a fresh start in life was signed into law today by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Assembly Bill 6 is the most recent effort by Assemblyman John Hambrick, R-Las Vegas, to combat the illegal sex trade in Nevada that frequently involves underage children.
By: Rocklin Today
Published: May 19, 2011
ROCKLIN, Calif. – A unique performance by Ballet Rejoice will be Tuesday, May 24, at William Jessup University in Rocklin and will raise funds for local nonprofit Agape International Missions.
Agape, based in Placer County, has helped rescue and care for more than 200 girls victimized by sex slavery in Cambodia. The organization is led by Don and Bridget Brewster, who have returned to Placer County after spending the last six years building restoration centers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and a community center to protect girls in Svay Pak, Cambodia, known internationally as a major hub for child sex trafficking.
By: The CNN Freedom Project
Published: May 19, 2011
Sex trafficking is a growing crime against children and statistics show California is a top destination for those who exploit children for sex or forced labor.
Locally, the FBI says Sacramento has ranked among the top five cities in the country for child sex trafficking.
By: C. Johnson, News 10
Published: May 19, 2011
Sex trafficking is a growing crime against children and statistics show California is a top destination for those who exploit children for sex or forced labor.
Locally, the FBI says Sacramento has ranked among the top five cities in the country for child sex trafficking.
By: David Shadovitz
Published: May 20, 2011
Earlier this year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission renewed its commitment to stamping out labor trafficking during hearings held on the issue in Washington.
Now, roughly four months later, it took one more step in that direction when it filed three lawsuits against businesses that allegedly abused and discriminated against foreign workers trafficked into the United States.
By: Hawaii Reporter
Published: May 18th, 2011
With the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference set to attract world leaders to Honolulu in November, law enforcement said they are concerned, not only about security for President Barack Obama and other dignitaries, but also about a boom in the world’s oldest profession – prostitution. The way this news story has been reported here, it implies law enforcement thinks that the dignitaries won’t just be hustling just for their country’s agenda … but that is a whole different story.
Meanwhile, Hawaii legislators passed bills to crack down on prostitution from two angles.
By: Jonathan Partridge
Published: May 18, 2011
So, how big a problem is human trafficking in the greater Patterson area?
The truth is there are many unknowns.
On one hand, several people can provide anecdotes. The Rev. Glen Morden, pastor of Patterson Covenant Church, recounted during a break in the church’s recent Freedom Forum how a member of his congregation said that someone tried to sell a girl to him near one of the taverns in Patterson a couple of years ago.