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Prostitution is the practice of providing sexual services in exchange for money or other forms of payment. Prostitution is often referred to as the “world’s oldest profession,” and has existed in some form in most cultures throughout history. However, the legality and social acceptance of prostitution varies widely, and it is often stigmatized and subject to legal restrictions. Those who engage in prostitution are often referred to as sex workers, and can include individuals of any gender or age. Prostitution is a controversial and complex issue, and opinions on it vary greatly.
Parttime Coronado resident Dr. Wendy Patrick, a Deputy District Attorney in San Diego, stands with Coronado Rotary President LuAnn Miller after an insightful presentation about the immense human trafficking issue in San Diego County. Rotary Club of Coronado returned from a holiday hiatus on January 4, welcoming parttime resident, Dr. Wendy Patrick, a Deputy District…
HELENA — Jan. 11 is the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness, and Montana leaders marked the day by proposing a major overhaul of the state’s trafficking laws. “It’s time to tell those offenders ‘Not in our state,’” said Rep. Jodee Etchart, R-Billings. Etchart is sponsoring House Bill 112, at the request of the Montana…
DAVIE, Fla. – The town of Davie is partnering with the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, in recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. According to event organizers, the Hard Rock Casino’s guitar will light up blue at 8 p.m. Wednesday in recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, which is recognized…
LANSING – Today, on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the arrest of Alexzonder Rodriguez, 32, of Detroit, for conducting a criminal enterprise comprised of sex trafficking and prostitution of numerous women in Detroit, Kimball and Port Huron. Rodriguez was arraigned January 7, 2023, in 36th District Court in Detroit…
SAN MARCOS, Calif. — The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office is asking for the public’s help in learning how to spot victims of human trafficking. The D.A.’s office says they are seeing an increasing number of younger victims of human trafficking. They are urging parents and the community to know the signs. “The fight…
DETROIT – A Detroit man has been charged with conducting a criminal enterprise comprised of sex trafficking and prostitution of numerous women on Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Alexzonder Rodriguez, 32, was arraigned Saturday (Jan. 7) in the 36th District Court in Detroit on the following counts: Three counts of Forced Labor/Commercial Sex (Sex Trafficking), a…
The controversial Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (FOSTA/SESTA) is due to face an important hearing this week. ‘Anti-trafficking’ legislation causing harm Passed in 2018, FOSTA/SESTA is purportedly a piece of anti-trafficking legislation that has come under intense criticism for measures in the legislation that put sex workers at increased…
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte today sentenced Sirron Little, age 32, of Washington, D.C., to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking of a minor to engage in commercial sex acts. Little recruited the victim, a homeless 15-year-old girl, to work for him…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – A murder suspect who is currently out on bond was swept up in a human trafficking and prostitution sting in Montgomery County, the sheriff’s office said. On January 4 and 5, members of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Unit completed an operation regarding human trafficking and “buyers of illicit…
NORRISTOWN — From January 2017 through December 2021, there were 259 human trafficking cases involving a total of 1,096 human trafficking-related offenses filed statewide and Montgomery, Berks and Chester counties were among those counties leading the state in the number of such filings, according to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts. There were 116 human trafficking-related…
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