Buyer

John / Buyer / Trick — An individual who pays for or trades something of value for sexual acts.

The Silenced Minority: Sex Trafficking of Males
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The Silenced Minority: Sex Trafficking of Males

Originally published on the Human Trafficking Institute’s website by Emma Bykerk | Feb 11, 2022 Introduction In 1998, President Bill Clinton stated that his administration was “committed to combatting trafficking in women and girls.”[i] Two years later, he signed into law the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA).[ii] Although the TVPA was a huge milestone in the anti-human-trafficking movement,[iii] its enactment was motivated by a singular focus…

Sex trafficking problem entrenched in Montana, officials say
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Sex trafficking problem entrenched in Montana, officials say

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…

Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinating Council Meeting
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Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinating Council Meeting

Human Trafficking Prevention Task force newsletter, Part One Happy January! It is great to see so many human trafficking awareness efforts across the state this month!  We were disappointed that we had to change our taskforce meeting to a virtual one, but were so glad to see all many of you from across the state as we renewed our commitment…

Psychology Today Interview with PBJ Learning’s Founders
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Psychology Today Interview with PBJ Learning’s Founders

Spreading awareness and knowledge through Psychology Today We are honored to have been interviewed by Mackenzie Littledale, who writes the “From Margin to Mainstream” blog for Psychology Today.  She spent well over an hour with us, covering so many topics. We can’t shut up when we start going, so the conversation flowed from one idea…

Traffickers abusing online technology, UN crime prevention agency warns  
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Traffickers abusing online technology, UN crime prevention agency warns  

Research conducted by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows how victims are being targeted and recruited via social media and online dating platforms, where personal information and details of people’s locations are readily available. 

The Role of Technology in Human Trafficking
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The Role of Technology in Human Trafficking

Vienna (Austria) 14 October 2021 – Human traffickers who trick people with fake job offers and promises and then exploit them for profit are taking advantage of online technologies for every step of their criminal activities. Research conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows how victims are being targeted and recruited…

Human Trafficking Crimes: A New Approach
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Human Trafficking Crimes: A New Approach

Law Enforcement Learn New Approach to Investigate Human Trafficking Crimes Law enforcement professionals in South Carolina learned new skills to identify human trafficking victims and investigate human trafficking crimes. 148 dedicated officers and agents from 58 agencies attended the training. Officers from neighboring states, North Carolina and Georgia, also attended the human trafficking training. From…

Super Bowl Sex Trafficking
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Super Bowl Sex Trafficking

A widely touted myth shrouding the Super Bowl every year is that there is a significant increase in human trafficking in the big game’s host city. The truth remains that there are no definitive statistics about how much of an increase there is in prostitution over Super Bowl weekends. While it is assumed some escorts…

2014 Trafficking in Persons Report – Statement by Laura J. Lederer
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2014 Trafficking in Persons Report – Statement by Laura J. Lederer

“Once again the State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has shed light on the tragedy of modern day slavery. Around the world many men, women, and children are being subjected to inhumane treatment, exploited as commercial sex objects and forced to work as slaves. The TIP Report provides valuable information, and is an […]

U.S. Conference of Mayors Adopts Resolution Reducing Demand
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U.S. Conference of Mayors Adopts Resolution Reducing Demand

Global Centurion was founded five years ago to help communities think creatively about how to reduce demand for commercial sexual exploitation in order to end human trafficking. Over the last couple of years new NGOs have begun to work on the issue, and now we are beginning to get traction in the public sector too.