Child Trafficking

Child trafficking is a crime that involves the exploitation of children for labor, sexual exploitation, or other purposes. It is a serious and devastating crime that violates the rights and dignity of its victims.

The legal ramifications of child trafficking depend on the laws of the country where the crime is committed. In many countries, child trafficking is a criminal offense, and it is punishable by imprisonment and fines.

In the United States, for example, child trafficking is punishable under federal law. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) defines child trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation. This offense is punishable by up to life in prison, and it can also carry fines and other penalties.

In addition to federal laws, many states in the USA also have their own laws that criminalize child trafficking. These laws may provide for additional penalties and sanctions, and they may provide for other forms of legal action, such as civil suits and compensation for victims.

Overall, child trafficking is a serious crime that carries significant legal consequences. It is important for law enforcement and other authorities to enforce these laws and to hold traffickers accountable for their crimes.

The Tragic Fallout From a School District's Ransomware Breach | WIRED
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The Tragic Fallout From a School District's Ransomware Breach | WIRED

Ransomware gangs have long sought pain points where their extortion demands have the greatest leverage. Now an investigation from NBC News has made clear what that merciless business model looks like when it targets kids: One ransomware group’s giant leak of sensitive files from the Minneapolis school system exposes thousands of children at their most…

Survivor-led training to give close look at effects of human trafficking
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Survivor-led training to give close look at effects of human trafficking

NILES, Ohio (WKBN) – A training this week in Trumbull County aims to put the audience in the shoes of a victim of human trafficking. A division of Mahonic County Public Health called The Mahoning Valley Pathways HUB will host a Survivor Led Human Trafficking Awareness Training on Friday. The event will last from 10…

NY Times: Migrant Children Being Abused, Trafficked After Release into U.S. Explodes Under Biden
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NY Times: Migrant Children Being Abused, Trafficked After Release into U.S. Explodes Under Biden

Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) reported to federal officials for being subjected to abuse, neglect, or trafficking after their release into the United States has exploded under President Joe Biden’s watch. According to bombshell data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published in the New York Times, there has been an explosion in…

Human trafficking abolitionist Jaco Booyens says porn feeds the climb of child sexual exploitation
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Human trafficking abolitionist Jaco Booyens says porn feeds the climb of child sexual exploitation

Editor’s note: we do not promote “abolition”; we are presenting this for your information about cultural views in America. Anti-human trafficking activist Jaco Booyens said Saturday that the pornography industry fuels the exploitation and abuse of children. “Take personal accountability. Understand that pornography feeds the climb of child sexual exploitation,” Booyens said in an interview…

Whistleblower Says US in 'Middle Man' in Delivering Migrant Children to Human Traffickers
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Whistleblower Says US in 'Middle Man' in Delivering Migrant Children to Human Traffickers

Edited by: TJVNews.com The crisis of illegal immigration that has gripped the United States in terms of the issues of crime and the deleterious effects on the economy, has now moved to shockingly ominous level. According to a recently published report on the FoxNews.com web site, a whistleblower who viewed first-hand what she testified is…

Biden administration involved in massive child trafficking – Weekly Blitz
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Biden administration involved in massive child trafficking – Weekly Blitz

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the type of discourse on American “right-wing” media at this time. The Biden administration is acting as the “middleman” in a massive child trafficking operation, a whistleblower who said she saw it firsthand told a congressional hearing on April 26, 2023. Whether intentional or not, it could be argued that the…

Survivor provides training | News, Sports, Jobs – The Vindicator
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Survivor provides training | News, Sports, Jobs – The Vindicator

NILES — Community health workers attended a survivor-led Human Trafficking Awareness Training on Friday hosted by a division of Mahoning County Public Health called The Mahoning Valley Pathways HUB inside Rust City Church in Niles. Teresa Merriweather, 41, of Lorain County, a survivor of human trafficking, walked the crowd through a comprehensive view into the…

U.S. Is "Middleman" In Billion-Dollar Child Trafficking Op: Whistleblower – The Maine Wire
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U.S. Is "Middleman" In Billion-Dollar Child Trafficking Op: Whistleblower – The Maine Wire

The United States federal government has become the “middleman” in a multi-billion dollar human trafficking operation targeting unaccompanied minors at the southern border, a whistleblower told Congress’s House Judiciary Committee Wednesday. Tara Lee Rodas volunteered to help with Operation Artemis, a plan by the Biden Administration to get control of the humanitarian disaster on the…

Biden administration 'absolutely incentivizing' child trafficking at border: Activist | Fox News
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Biden administration 'absolutely incentivizing' child trafficking at border: Activist | Fox News

A prominent activist claimed Wednesday the Biden administration is “incentivizing” child trafficking with its passive border control policies. Tim Ballard, CEO of Operation Underground Railroad, told Fox News he has spent 12 years on the Mexican border, some of it undercover, battling child trafficking. “It’s exactly as you’re describing: The policies of this administration are…

Whistleblower tells Congress that govt is delivering migrant children to human traffickers
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Whistleblower tells Congress that govt is delivering migrant children to human traffickers

A whistleblower who viewed first-hand what she testified is a “sophisticated network” of child migrant smuggling into forced labor and other forms of slavery is calling on Congress to act to crack down on the U.S. role in that network. The hearing, “The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children,” was held by the…