Child Sex Trafficking

Pimps Tattoo Bar Code on Victim's Neck

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Prostitution, Sex Trafficking, Child Sex Trafficking, Child Trafficking, New York Politics, Cyrus Vance Jr., Crime News
Conchita Sarnoff

Pimps brand their victims the way Nike brands its shoes. A 16 year-old girl identified as "Taz" in an op-ed was "branded" on her neck with a safety pin when she refused a tattoo.

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Seeking a Perfect Victim

Jane Wells | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Hunt Alternatives Fund, Sweden, Liam Neeson, Rachel Lloyd, Taken, 000 Men, Child Sex Trafficking, Demand Abolition, Boston, Sex Trafficking, Julia Roberts Pretty Woman, 10, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth, Impact News
Jane Wells

To me, she's a perfect victim, but I question who wants to watch her story? It is so grim few could stomach it. She is the ravaged face and body of the commercial sex industry in this country.

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Educating Girls to Stop Girl Trafficking in Nepal

Jesse Seaver | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Girls, India, Sex Trafficking, Child Sex Trafficking, American-Himalayan-Foundation, Nepal, Video, Human Trafficking, Impact News
Jesse Seaver

Every year, around 20,000 girls are taken from their homes in Nepal and transported to India and the Middle East to work as slaves. It is estimated that 12,000 to 15,000 end up as prostitutes in Indian brothels. 

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Girls of Color, Backpage, and the Online Girl Trade

Malika Saada Saar | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Media Criticism, Media, Child Sex Trafficking, Children, Sex, Human Trafficking, Power & Politics, Sex Trade, Poverty, Black Voices News
Malika Saada Saar

I grew up loving the Village Voice. During the 80's and 90's, it was also one of those rare mainstream publications in which the Black and Brown mind, body, and spirit were routinely celebrated. That is why I am heart-broken to witness how it now survives off the exploitation and enslavement of girls.

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New York Times' Op-ed Confirms US Has Teen Sex Slave Epidemic

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Backpage Sex Trafficking, Child Sex Trafficking, Abused Children, Child Sexual Abuse, Backpage, Impact News
Conchita Sarnoff

Finally, the New York Times' Nicholas Kristof reports on U.S. teenagers being sold for sex -- sex trafficking in America.

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Innocent Flesh

Nadine B. Hack | Posted 04.20.2012

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Nadine B. Hack

Often, when Americans consider the sex trafficking of female children and teens, they view it as a foreign phenomenon. They don't know that hundreds of thousands of under-age American girls are victims of this corruption.

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Sex Trafficking Victims Find Inner Strength Through TM (VIDEO)

Dr. Lois Lee | Posted 04.19.2012

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Dr. Lois Lee

Through Transcendental Meditation children victimized by prostitution begin to feel their inner strength and shed bad memories. By reaching inside their inner core the child experiences peacefulness, goodness and a childlike innocence that radiates out, much like a concentric circle.

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When a Sex Slave Turns Up at Your Front Door

Nancy Deville | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Sex Trade, Prostitution, mcDonalds Lawsuit, Sex Trafficking, Child Sex Trafficking, White Slavery, Shelley-Lynn-Los-Angeles, Impact News
Nancy Deville

When I was 18 years old in 1968, I hitchhiked from Europe across the Middle East to the subcontinent of India. Of course I stopped at The Pudding Shop...

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Backpage Not Complying With Requests to Help Stop Sex Trafficking

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 04.03.2012

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Conchita Sarnoff

Nicholas Kristof reported in Sunday's New York Times Magazine that Goldman Sachs owns a 16% stake of Village Voice Media.

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100 Girls a Night

Alisha L. Gordon, M.Ed. | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Atlanta, Atlanta Sex Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Power & Politics, Child Sex Trafficking, Child Prostitution, Video, Black Voices News
Alisha L. Gordon, M.Ed.

When I was in high school, I remember a few girls who were "stripping" for money after school; I'm not quite sure what happened to them. The fact that I don't know speaks to a greater problem that the city of Atlanta has had for a long time: child sex trafficking.

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What Is The Line Between Realism And Sensationalism?

Corban Addison | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Book Reviews, USA Today, John Grisham, Sex Trafficking, Child Sex Trafficking, Realism, Writing, Sensationalism, A Walk Across the Sun, Books News
Corban Addison

Is there a point where the artistic depiction of violence against children becomes complicit in that violence? Is there an ethical line in fiction between realism that reveals, and sensationalism that exploits?

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Florida House Bill to Implement Harsher Penalties on Human Trafficking

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Massage, Child Sex Trafficking, Miami News, Sex Trafficking, Florida, Sexual Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking, Tvpa, Politics News
Conchita Sarnoff

On Friday, February 24, 2012, CBS online reported how Florida "is taking stricter action against" human trafficking.

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Regulating Modeling Agencies to Help Prevent Child Sex Trafficking

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Modeling Agencies, Model Scouting, Child Sex Trafficking, Child Trafficking, Jean Luc Brunel, Ford Models, Jeffrey Epstein, Impact News
Conchita Sarnoff

Given the growing number of modeling agencies that transport underage teenagers from foreign countries into the United States and the growing sex trade of underage girls in the U.S. why does this industry remain deregulated?

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Fighting Child Trafficking

Alec Baldwin | Posted 04.10.2012

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Alec Baldwin

People too often only talk about the horror and despair surrounding child trafficking and exploitation (which is a reality), but not enough about the hope, empowerment and change that is also just as much of a reality.

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14 Charged In Child Sex Trafficking And Drug Running Ring

The Huffington Post | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 01.31.2012

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A sex trafficking ring that lured underage girls into prostitution and also dealt cocaine and methamphetamine was allegedly broken up in Colorado, acc...

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Pro Golfer Among 40 Busted In Florida Sex Sting

Posted 01.18.2012

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A pro golfer, a swim coach, and an eighth grade teacher are among 40 suspects arrested by Florida officials conducting an undercover child sex network...

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Luke 2:22-40: How Are We Caring for Our Children Today?

Rev. Dr. Susan K. Hedahl | Posted 02.27.2012

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Rev. Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Within this text of love and support for a child, we unmistakably hear the note of justice sounded clearly. Indeed the rising and falling of many has and will occur in terms of their treatment of children.

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Actress Julia Ormond Speaks Out Against Human Slavery

Mickey Goodman | Posted 02.25.2012

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Mickey Goodman

Instead of dishing Hollywood gossip or talking about the new film, Julia Ormond's topic was deadly serious -- human trafficking.

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WATCH: U.S. Gets Poor Grades In Child Sex Trafficking Report Card

Posted 12.06.2011

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When it comes to child sex trafficking laws, America is earning a failing grade. Shared Hope International, an organization seeking to put an end t...

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Clergy Petition Village Voice To Drop Ads Linked To Sex Trafficking

Posted 12.25.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) Three dozen religious leaders have signed an ad calling on Village Voice Media to remove an adult s...

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Calif. Parents Fight Pimps Targeting Their Kids For Sex Trafficking

Turnstyle | Posted 11.19.2011

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Turnstyle

Originally published on Turnstylenews.com and NPR.org. Turnstyle News is a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainm...

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When The Trafficking Victims Protection Act Fails

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Trafficking Victims Protection Act, Sex Trafficking, Child Sex Trafficking, Child Trafficking, Tvpa, Politics News
Conchita Sarnoff

According to the Department of Health and Human Services' fact sheet on the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA): The TVPA ... created new la...

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Sex Trafficking and Prostitution -- Big Business With Plenty of Victims

Cynthia Kounaris | Posted 10.01.2011

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Cynthia Kounaris

If most Americans (those not involved in any aspect of the sex industry) think about prostitution, I would guess that we have two images of it -- glea...

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Sonja Sharp

Florida School Bus Monitor Accused Of Operating Underage 'Sex Slave' Prostitution Ring

HuffingtonPost.com | Sonja Sharp | Posted 09.14.2011

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A Florida cop and a school bus monitor were arrested Thursday in connection with a child prostitution ring, Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a sta...

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Palm Beach County Judge Denies Press Gag Order

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Politics, First Amendment Rights, Florida, First Amendment, Gag Orders, Child Sex Trafficking, Justice Department, Jeffrey Epstein, Media News
Conchita Sarnoff

While attending Wednesday's hearing I was forewarned by a colleague that I might be served in the courtroom and should immediately leave the hearing before Epstein's attorneys recognized me since trying to serve me in Florida on numerous occasions this year.

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