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Ladies, men, teens, immigrants, divorcees – beware! The following description of domestic sex trafficking is factual and based on the course entitled “Recognizing Human Trafficking and Reporting Guidelines” offered by the Institute for Natural Resources that I took for credit to renew my nursing license in 2021. For me, it raises questions: Could any of…
What’s this all about? In this amazing video, Annie, a former sex trafficking victim who worked as a prostitute in Las Vegas, discusses her background, her entry into the industry, her encounters with pimps, and the control they exerted over her life. Annie explains how her initial attraction to the lifestyle was fueled by fantasies…
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!…
AAHOA IS ENDORSING passage of the National Human Trafficking Hotline Enhancement Act that aims to improve reporting of suspected human and sex trafficking. The association also will continue training its 20,000 members to prevent and intercept trafficking in their hotels. The National Human Trafficking Hotline Enhancement Act would require entities that contract with the National…
ATLANTA, Ga. – Hotels and motels are on the front lines of preventing and intercepting human sex and labor trafficking. AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association), the largest hotel owners association in the world, has been working with its 20,000 members to promote awareness and prevention strategies for trafficking. As the owners of 34,000 hotels…
July 30 is the United Nations’ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The theme for this year is “Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind.” Our sister panelists shared what their congregations are doing to eliminate this grave offense against human dignity by responding to the question: What have you or your congregation…
Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our July 2023 TC 5 Stones meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this July consisted of some law enforcement updates and a presentation by Landon Dickeson, MS, LPC, Executive Director of Ranch Hands Rescue as he discussed the trafficking of boys and other overlooked populations. Here is the link…
Terry Florence is on of 11 men indicted in a trafficking ring uncovered after a missing 17-year-old Missouri girl was rescued in a US Marshals operation in Atlanta. ATLANTA — As the Attorney General‘s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit continues to get indictments on suspects accused of buying and selling victims for sex across metro Atlanta,…
In the hushed corners of our society, a sinister industry flourishes, largely hidden and unspoken of. It’s an issue so shocking and perplexing that people tend to ignore it when brought to light. This is the pandemic of sex trafficking and child sex trafficking. One might presume that in a civilized, developed nation like the…
Something’s brewing. I don’t know exactly what it is, but God is at work. I have a part to play in ending injustice. That’s how I felt after watching the new movie “Sound of Freedom.” It’s the story of a Homeland Security agent who risks his own life to rescue children from the devastating cycle…
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