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MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) – On Tuesday May 9, Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division (CID) ran a missing and exploited child operation and found a total of 30 children. The age of youngest child recovered was 13 years of age. Law enforcement’s goal was to find or recover children reported missing in Midland…
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – January is Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month as well as Stalking Awareness and Prevention Month The city of Bangor is spreading the word by lighting up with the color blue as part of the Blue Light Project. Partners for Peace and Penquis are offering trainings on the subject to any…
It was to chart a new course for the girl-child, from lack of access to menstrual education to the risks of involvement in human trafficking, that the Emmanuel Osemota Foundation (EOF), a multinational nonprofit organisation empowering local communities in Nigeria and South Florida through accessible education and high-quality healthcare, stepped in. With research revealing that…
It’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month! This month, we want to celebrate just a few of the many AAPI colleagues and partners who are shaping our history as an organization and fighting to address disparities in their work ending child trafficking and helping support children in their vulnerabilities. Also – if…
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds passes out pens Thursday after signing a property tax cut bill at the Statehouse in Des Moines. She told reporters she would soon sign a bill that eases restrictions on employing children. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) When Iowa lawmakers last week gave final approval to roll back certain child labor protections, they…
Sister Margaret Nacke of U S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking speaks to a group Wednesday night in Victoria. Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post By CRISTINA JANNEYHays Post Although human trafficking is illegal in every country in the world, it is the fastest-growing criminal industry, worth more than $152 billion a year. Margaret Nacke, a Sister of…
COLUMBUS, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Micah’s Promise, a non-profit organization that educates the public about prevention of youth sex trafficking and intervention and support for victims, unveiled its newest facility for young women at an event Thursday. Amerigroup donated $500,000 to help complete the second phase of the organization’s mission, creating a transitional housing facility for young women,…
At a press conference last month, San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit took aim at SB357, the Safer Streets for All Act. The law, which went into effect two months ago, repealed previous California law that criminalized loitering with the intent to engage in sex work. Nisleit claimed SB357 prevented law enforcement from acting to disrupt…
For the first time in over 40 years, the annual ceremony was held in the eastern part of the county at Simi Valley City Hall. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko introduced the the event by noting its history, which began in 1981 after President Ronald Reagan proclaimed April as the month to recognize crime…
Editor’s note: Fourth in a five-part series on human trafficking in Wisconsin: Law enforcement’s view on human trafficking in Wisconsin. GREEN BAY, Wis. — The situation is difficult, complicated and it’s challenging to make much progress. That is the definition of a quagmire. It could also be used to define the human-trafficking crisis in Wisconsin. What You…
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