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Social Media “Human Trafficking Panic” Posts
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Social Media “Human Trafficking Panic” Posts

How often do you see posts about some bizarre situation that might lead to human trafficking? We’ve seen enough of them to have an entire series on them. I was invited to answer some questions by a reporter, but their outlet shut down before they completed the article. Here are the answers I sent in!…

Tarrant County 5 Stones April 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones April 2023 Meeting

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our April 2023 TC 5 Stones meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this April consisted of some law enforcement updates and a presentation by Mary Ann Contreras, RN with JPS Health Network. Mary Ann discussed the intersection between intimate partner violence and trafficking. Here is the…

R. Kelly's 10 sex abuse charges in Chicago get dropped – Hip Hop Vibe
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R. Kelly's 10 sex abuse charges in Chicago get dropped – Hip Hop Vibe

R. Kelly is on his way to spending the rest of his life in prison. In September 2021, he was convicted of his Brooklyn sex trafficking case, on all counts. As a result, the disgraced R&B star was sentenced to 30 years in prison. In his Illinois child trafficking trial, last September, Kelly was guilty…

They received reparations in 2022. Did it really change their lives?
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They received reparations in 2022. Did it really change their lives?

Louis Weathers didn’t know what to think when he heard he was going to receive reparations for slavery. He had listened to people talking about reparations — people such as Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton — during the two decades he’d lived in Washington DC. But it was always couched as a demand, or an aspiration:…

Caught on camera: Video shows alleged sex workers soliciting outside Catholic grade school
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Caught on camera: Video shows alleged sex workers soliciting outside Catholic grade school

OAKLAND, Calif. — Video showing women who appear to be sex workers soliciting right outside a Catholic grade school in California is raising concerns about human trafficking in the area. Parents and city officials told the I-Team for our sister station, ABC7 News, that young women, some police believe may be trafficked, are walking outside…

Illinois recognizes January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month
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Illinois recognizes January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month

  January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is partnering with The Power Project to train group home and residential care facility staff across Illinois on how to identify, intervene and prevent human trafficking among their youth in treatment. Nearly 1,000 congregate care staff in 37 facilities…

Thai Woman Pleads Guilty to Her Role in International Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
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Thai Woman Pleads Guilty to Her Role in International Sex Trafficking Conspiracy

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Sumalee Intarathong has pleaded guilty to her role in a large-scale international Thai sex trafficking organization, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. “Today’s guilty plea marks the final conviction in a years-long international sex trafficking prosecution resulting in 37 convictions,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. “Ms. Intarathong, worked directly…

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month – know the signs
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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month – know the signs

Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash Information provided by Illinois Department of Children & Family Services CHICAGO, Ill. (January 1, 2023) – January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is partnering with The Power Project to train group home and residential care facility staff across Illinois…

DCFS Providing Training to Spot Signs of Human Trafficking
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DCFS Providing Training to Spot Signs of Human Trafficking

  DCFS Providing Training to Spot Signs of Human Trafficking (Chicago, IL) — January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is partnering with The Power Project to train group home and residential care facility staff across Illinois on how to identify, intervene and prevent human trafficking…