Commercial Sex

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

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

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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…

Human Trafficking Training for Law Enforcement in Miami, Florida
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Human Trafficking Training for Law Enforcement in Miami, Florida

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On March 19th North Miami and Hialeah Gardens Police Departments hosted ERASE Child Trafficking’s human trafficking training. The training was held in the Gordon Center at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Local, State, and Federal law enforcement officers and representatives from seven different agencies completed the 24-hour Advanced Human Trafficking Investigations Law Enforcement Course. Major…

Technology – Abetting Traffickers and Eradicating Trafficking
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Technology – Abetting Traffickers and Eradicating Trafficking

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In the area of combatting human trafficking, technology is both a help and a hindrance. As the tech sector evolved, it gave traffickers new and easier ways to recruit victims, with an accent on social media’s role. Now, advancements have been made to assist advocate agencies and law enforcement in monitoring illicit activity. Different technological…

Senior UN officials seek accountability for human trafficking crimes in forced migration
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Senior UN officials seek accountability for human trafficking crimes in forced migration

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“During their journey to Europe and other locations, many migrants and refugees have witnessed or been victims of crimes and human rights violations, including murder and enforced disappearance, slavery and extortion, sexual violence, torture and other forms of cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment,” said Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide. Mr. Dieng…

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

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“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

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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.

Victims Health Survey – Health Consequences of Sex Trafficking
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Victims Health Survey – Health Consequences of Sex Trafficking

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The Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy at Loyola University Chicago recently released the Annals, a bi-annual journal covering health law topics. In this Winter 2014 issue, Laura Lederer, J.D., President of Global Centurion, and Chris Wetzel, published an article on “The Health Consequences of Sex Trafficking and Their Implications for Identifying Victims in […]

The New Prostitutes? What is human trafficking evolving into?
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The New Prostitutes? What is human trafficking evolving into?

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Dear Global Centurion Foundation friends, we wanted to highlight a Letter to the Editor from Melissa Farley, Ph.D., Executive Director, Prostitution Research & Education, to the New York Times, regarding Robert Kolker’s article “The New Prostitutes”. Please share her thoughtful reply to your circles. There are no “new prostitutes” as Robert Kolker puts it.Instead, there…