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Tennessee woman charged with statutory rape of students

ByEyes on Trafficking News February 16, 2022September 16, 2022

ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman has been charged with statutory rape involving nine underage high school students. Melissa A. Blair, 38, of Englewood, is not an employee at McMinn County Central High School but is a parent and involved in booster clubs, news outlets reported. The encounters happened from spring 2020 through late…

NCMEC Parent CONNECT Child Safety Discussion series: Keeping Boys Safer From Child Sex Trafficking

ByBilly Joe Cain February 15, 2022November 26, 2022

Parent CONNECT Child Safety Discussion Billy Joe watches along and comments through the discussion. This is a great place for parents to begin their understanding of how boys are at risk of child sex trafficking and and how they can start conversations with their children. If you have a kid, they’re at risk. Get educated….

NCMEC Parent CONNECT Child Safety Discussion series: Gaming & Live Streaming

ByBilly Joe Cain February 15, 2022January 2, 2023

Find out who is gaming, what are the risks to children and teens, safety strategies and reporting options.

NCMEC Parent CONNECT Child Safety Discussion series: Responsible Use of Social Media

ByBilly Joe Cain February 15, 2022September 22, 2022

This is a great place for parents to begin their understanding of social media and how they can start conversations with their children.

Sex trafficking problem entrenched in Montana, officials say

ByEyes on Trafficking News February 5, 2022February 27, 2023

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A woman made a call from a Billings motel room sometime in 2016. She called her family, telling them that over the past several days a man had forced her to be raped for money by other men in Billings, Missoula and Salt Lake City. The man controlling her was Terrance Tyrell…

REVIEW: iEmpathize Empower Youth Program

ByBilly Joe Cain February 4, 2022September 22, 2022

The Empower Youth Program is an innovative tool that equips you with the power to recognize people and situations that intend to take advantage of you and your friends. We call these people exploiters.

Reality vs. Hype: Is the Super Bowl a major trafficking event?

ByEyes on Trafficking News February 4, 2022November 22, 2022

Do many fans come to the Super Bowl with a pocket full of cash to buy sex? And do traffickers amp up their businesses to cater to this flash audience? These are provocative questions, for certain. You might call them headline-inducing, which could explain why you’ve probably seen a story (or ten) based on this premise in the last few days and years.

Effectiveness of VR priming versus traditional therapy: promising benefits of virtual reality

ByBilly Joe Cain February 3, 2022May 4, 2023

Virtual Reality (VR) has emerged as an innovative tool in the field of mental health therapy. VR priming is a new approach that involves using VR technology to “immerse individuals in specific environments or situations to prepare them for therapy sessions.” This approach has become increasingly popular because it allows individuals to practice and “become…

Remarks at the Meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (2.5 hours)

ByBilly Joe Cain January 31, 2022July 24, 2023

Vice President Kamala Harris leads the meeting off SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to all of you and welcome to those tuning in online. This is our Administration’s first meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which I have the honor of chairing. And to kick off…

Technology and Human Trafficking: Does technology need to be cancelled?

ByEyes on Trafficking News January 31, 2022January 2, 2023

31 January 2022 The spread of technology across the globe has been an unstoppable force since its creation and it is increasingly being used in every facet of life, including the world of crime. Human trafficking has not escaped this trend, and this technology is now playing a central role in the recruitment, sale, and coercion of victims. The use of technology for…

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