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A pimp is a person who controls and profits from the sexual exploitation of others, particularly women and children. Pimps may use a variety of tactics to recruit and control their victims, including physical abuse, psychological manipulation, and threats of violence. Pimping is a form of human trafficking and is illegal in most countries.
Pimps may operate independently or as part of a larger organization, and they may use a variety of methods to market and sell the sexual services of their victims, including online advertisements, escort services, and street prostitution. The victims of pimps often suffer physical and emotional abuse, and they may be forced to engage in sexual activities against their will or to work long hours for little or no pay.
It is important to recognize the signs of pimp-controlled sex trafficking and to report any suspected cases to the authorities. If you or someone you know is being controlled or exploited by a pimp, it is important to seek help and support from a trusted source, such as a crisis hotline or a law enforcement agency.
PHOENIX — A survivor of sex trafficking is sharing her heartbreaking story with 12News about her fight to find freedom after being sold back and forth for months. We’re protecting her identity as she describes the unbearable chapter of her life that left a lasting impact. The survivor explained there was little-to-no hope of ever…
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…
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — Video showing women who appear to be sex workers soliciting right outside a Catholic grade school in East Oakland is raising concerns about human trafficking in the area. Parents and city officials tell the I-Team young women, some police believe may be trafficked, are walking outside St. Anthony’s K-8 grade school…
Coalition aims to combat human trafficking in SW La. Published 4:28 pm Friday, February 3, 2023 The United Against Human Trafficking Coalition in Calcasieu Parish met for a special forum this week in honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The topic of discussion: how to decrease demand. “Just like any business, if you stop…
EAGLE PASS, Texas – Karla Jacinto estimates she has been raped more than 40,000 times. A victim of human trafficking, she was forced to have sex between 30 and 40 times per day from the ages of 12 to 16 years old. “It was always [an] apology after a beating, after the massacre on the…
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police Department’s Violence Suppression Task Force, Detectives, and SWAT, along with Monterey County Sheriff’s SWAT team, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office, and Homeland Security served a search warrant at a home at 62 Boronda Road Thursday. The warrant was an investigation into alleged prostitution and possible human trafficking happening on…
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Thirteen arrests were made by partners working in collaboration with the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Task Force during a weeklong statewide effort to recover survivors of human trafficking and apprehend their exploiters, the District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. As a part of “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild,” task force partners conducted…
Authorities in Salinas have arrested three men for possible human trafficking, police said. According to investigators, multiple agencies served a search warrant Thursday at a 2-acre property on Boronda Road. The search warrant was an investigation of prostitution and possible human trafficking occurring on the property, police said. While searching the property, officers said they…
A statewide multi-agency task force targeting human trafficking resulted in the arrests of 368 people — 116 by LAPD investigators — and the rescue of 131 victims, authorities said Wednesday. Operation Reclaim and Rebuild was conducted over seven days in nine counties, including Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino, said Chief Michel Moore of the…
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