Commercial Sex

Commercial Sex Act: Any sex act on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any person.

Paxton Commends Legislature for Making Texas First State to Penalize Buying Sex with a Felony
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Paxton Commends Legislature for Making Texas First State to Penalize Buying Sex with a Felony

Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement on the passing of HB 1540, the Human Trafficking Prevention Taskforce’s omnibus bill which creates a separate offense for buying sex and raises to the level of a state jail felony the penalty for buying sex from an adult. “Texas is the first in the country to…

DataJam Against Exploitation
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DataJam Against Exploitation

Vienna (Austria) 7 June 2021 A web application that can support police investigations into human trafficking rings has taken the top prize at the recent “DataJam Against Exploitation” competition. The team behind the winning entry, ‘Buyer Resist’, consists of five young professionals from British Columbia, Canada who were among 75 participants of 16 different nationalities…

Not Alone: Putting Survivor Leadership in the Spotlight
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Not Alone: Putting Survivor Leadership in the Spotlight

Earlier this month, our team had the distinct privilege to visit the Bullock Museum’s exhibit on human trafficking which intentionally highlights survivor’s experiences. We were moved by the information presented, and the stories shared were especially powerful. It served as a sobering reminder of the reason why we do this work and also highlighted the…

“What Are We Learning from Research About the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Youth (CSEY)” – from Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team
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“What Are We Learning from Research About the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Youth (CSEY)” – from Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team

Welcome to PBJ Learning’s Knowledge Vault video series There are a lot of places to get your information. We try to bring it all together and categorize it for you to easily access through your Knowledge Vault. We hope you find what you need in this video reference material. Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team presents…

Biographic Information for Members of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking
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Biographic Information for Members of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking

Tanya Gould Tanya Gould, a survivor of domestic sex trafficking, is the founder of Identifiable Me, a non-profit that helps move those who have been victimized by sexual violence towards self-discovery and their life’s purpose. Ms. Gould serves as a mentor, consultant, advisor, trainer, and keynote speaker on topics relating to her story. Years after…

“Disrupting the Demand for Commercial Sex in Texas – Progress and Lessons Learned So Far” – from Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team
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“Disrupting the Demand for Commercial Sex in Texas – Progress and Lessons Learned So Far” – from Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team

Jamey Caruthers, the leader of the CEASE (Cities Empowered Against Sexual Exploitation) Texas team and CHILDREN AT RISK Senior Staff attorney, shares what we’ve learned over the past year of CEASE work including new data on regional buyer disruptions and ad tracking during COVID, as well as a look at what the next year holds for anti-demand.

First Person: Fighting human trafficking in Malawi
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First Person: Fighting human trafficking in Malawi

I was a young, recent law graduate when I first experienced the horrors of human trafficking. It was in 1998. I was working for a human rights NGO and attending a workshop in South Africa. A taxi driver told me about two girls from my home country who worked in a bar in Johannesburg. He was very concerned about them.  

Fact check: Mask-wearing not connected to child trafficking
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Fact check: Mask-wearing not connected to child trafficking

The claim: Mask wearing makes children more at risk for child sex trafficking Misinformation about the causes of sex trafficking and how to protect minors can be especially damaging in the fight against it, yet a web of conspiracy theories about the crime has grown over the past few years. The latest false claim is that…

Forced labour, prostitution and child marriages: rescuing victims of trafficking in Malawi
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Forced labour, prostitution and child marriages: rescuing victims of trafficking in Malawi

The six men from Nepal believed they were heading to the United States for work. Instead, after a long journey which took them through six countries, they arrived in Malawi. They were locked in a house and their passports were taken away.

Florida Court Deputy Takes Steps to Fight the Human Trafficking Epidemic
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Florida Court Deputy Takes Steps to Fight the Human Trafficking Epidemic

Roger DeHart, a Broward County Sheriff’s Court Deputy is taking steps, in fact, lots of steps to shine a light on the human trafficking epidemic in the U.S. Roger, the founder of First S.T.O.P Inc. – Saving Teens and Others from Predators, is making the journey to increase awareness in our communities.  First S.T.O.P Inc….