Sexual Exploitation

Mom Allegedly Helps 13-Year-Old Daughter Sext By Snapping Nude Photos

David Lohr | Posted 05.07.2012

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Authorities in Utah have arrested a woman for allegedly helping her 13-year-old daughter text nude photos to a 30-year-old man. The young girl's mo...

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Hilary Tuttle

Man Convicted Of Having Mother Molest 9-Year-Old While He Watched On Webcam

HuffingtonPost.com | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 04.12.2012

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A New York man was convicted Wednesday of coercing a woman to molest her underage daughter while he watched via a webcam. Brooklyn resident Micheal...

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Man In Little Black Dress Exposed Himself To Kids, Cops Say

Posted 04.06.2012

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They say a little black dress is the most versatile item in a girl's wardrobe, but it should never be used like this. An Illinois man dressed in hi...

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2.4 Million People Are Victims Of Human Trafficking

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, Yuri Fedotov, United Nations, Michelle Bachelet, Sexual Exploitation, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Mira Sorvino, Sexual Slavery, Human Trafficking, Video, Slaves, M. Cherif Bassiouni, Sex Slaves, Ban Ki-Moon, World News

UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. crime-fighting office said Tuesday that 2.4 million people across the globe are victims of human trafficking at any one tim...

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'Fighting For A World Where Girls Are Not for Sale'

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Rachel Lloyd, Unicef, Race and Class, Stockholm Syndrome, Sexual Exploitation, Girls Like US, Human Trafficking, Impact, Lawrence Taylor, New York City, Ptsd, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Impact News, Elizabeth Smart, Pimp, Gems, Trauma Bond, Anti-Trafficking Activism, Children, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

The first time I heard Rachel Lloyd speak was in 2005, the year of the 70th Annual Academy Awards. "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" had won for the b...

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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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Woman Charged With Trying To Sell Daughter's Virginity

AP | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Sex Crimes, Crime, Aggravated Sex Abuse, Salt Lake City, Sexual Exploitation, Salt Lake City-Utah, Utah, Home News

SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City woman has been charged with offering her 11-year-old daughter's virginity to a man in exchange for $10,000. T...

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Underage Prostitution in New York City

Tasha Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law Enforcement, Shabazz Center, Very Young Girls, Pimps, Malcolm X Center, 81st Precinct, Sisterhood, Pimp, Gems, United Nile, Sexual Exploitation, Self Love, New York City, Underage Prostitution, Human Rights, New York News
Tasha Mitchell

Very Young Girls (2007) documents the lives of underage prostitutes, as young as 12, residing in NYC. Looking for a "daddy" or someone to "love" them, these very young callgirls turned to pimps.

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Sexual Trafficking in Israel

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marcia G. Yerman

January 11 was Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day. The statistics are overwhelming. Sexual trafficking makes up a significant percentage of these numbers. No country is immune.

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Fitness Guru and Ex-Porn Star Speaks Out About Exploitation in Erotica

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pornography, Suzanne Sommers, Exercise, Health, Jane Fonda, Fitness, Sex Trade, Sexual Exploitation, Porn, Bodyrock.tv, Zuzana, Home News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

While I don't plan on filming my next exercise movie in a tiny tube top or storing my interval timer in my cleavage a la Zuzana, her message of strength, resilience and living life on her own terms is one I can definitely get behind.

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The Truth About Why I Do This Work

Rachel Lloyd | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gems, Female Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation, Sex Trafficking Victims, Impact News
Rachel Lloyd

Girls need clothing and food and shelter as much as they need love. In fact, it's through our practical support that we can show our love.

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The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Exploitation, Afghanistan, Sexual Exploitation, The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan, Jamie Doran, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Najibullah Quraishi, Idfa, Video, Entertainment News
Stewart Nusbaumer

Directed by British filmmaker Jamie Doran with Afghan investigative journalist Najibullah Quraishi, The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan reveals a stunning subculture nearly unknown in the West.

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Adventures in Pornland

Gail Dines | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gail Dines

When I started to write Pornland, my first thought was: How can I find the words to describe just how brutal mainstream Internet porn has become?

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Bold Changes, Great Leaders, Big Movements

Ambassador Swanee Hunt and Adria D. Goodson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ambassador Swanee Hunt and Adria D. Goodson

Our country is facing a glut of complex problems that no single politician, political party, or other organization can solve in a lasting way, without help. For shifts of this magnitude, we need social movements and compelling leaders.

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The Impact of Education on Children's Lives in Ethiopia

Getinet Leweyehu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Concern Ethiopia, Twestival Global, Twestival 2010, Twestival, Concern Worldwide, HIV/AIDS, Addis Ababa, Duguna Fango, Aster Arba, Child Labor, Sexual Exploitation, HIV/AIDS Africa, Human Trafficking, Poverty, Education Africa, Wrda, Education, Ethiopia Schools, Global Poverty, Impact News
Getinet Leweyehu

In the last nine years, Concern Worldwide and their partners have established 22 schools across Ethiopia, providing education for vulnerable boys and girls.

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Cambodian Parliament Member Mu Sochua Visits U.S., Speaks on Lack of Human Rights at Home

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Jean-Michel Tijerina, CEO and Founder of the Cambodia Project, insisted I must meet her. After an hour over coffee, I fully comprehended why. I wa...

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Lawrence Taylor, the Media, and Human Trafficking

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Domestic Trafficking, GEMS Girls, Lawrence Taylor Case, Sexual Exploitation, Lawrence Taylor, Human Trafficking, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

Most of the local news stories gave little to no insight to the aspects of human trafficking apparent in the Lawrence Taylor case, nor the prevalence of this activity on New York City streets.

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Tales From the Census Trail: The Price of Peddling Porn

Lara Janson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Price of Pleasure, Sexual Exploitation, Sex Trafficking, Strip Clubs, Human Trafficking, Pornography, Chicago, Comcast, Media News
Lara Janson

When I took a job peddling Comcast door-to-door in Latino areas of Chicago, I did not realize that the question of pornography would be a routine part of my job.

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Human Trafficking: A Problem of Language?

Robin Sax | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robin Sax

Why do we assume that this is really an "overseas" issue?

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