Sexual Offense

How Famous Social Media Platforms Are Vulnerable To The Under Aged – TDPel Media
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How Famous Social Media Platforms Are Vulnerable To The Under Aged – TDPel Media

The advent of social media has greatly impacted the digital space. Besides easy communication, brands now leverage social media to promote products and generate conversions. Studies indicate that close to  4.26 billion people worldwide are now using social media. This figure is projected to double by 2027. A recent survey indicates that the majority of…

Can monitoring of persons convicted of child sexual offenses through registries keep our children safe?
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Can monitoring of persons convicted of child sexual offenses through registries keep our children safe?

PRESS RELEASE: 23 January 2023 BANGKOK—35 participants from Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, UAE, UK and the US from government, law enforcement, civil society, academia and the UN, attended a 3-days experts’ roundtable exploring how child sex offenders’ registries are used across various countries, learning from existing practices, and how these can…

Skill training and entrepreneurship – inroads to alternate and well-paying livelihoods for …
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Skill training and entrepreneurship – inroads to alternate and well-paying livelihoods for …

Human trafficking has disproportionately impacted marginalized communities, with more than 50 million people estimated to be in situations of modern slavery across the world. The problem is alarming, with almost 1 in every 150 people susceptible to being entrapped in forced labour in the post Covid-19 world, according to ILO’s Global Estimates of Modern Slavery…

More Than 250 Human Traffickers and Smugglers Behind Bars After Pan American Police Operation
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More Than 250 Human Traffickers and Smugglers Behind Bars After Pan American Police Operation

An INTERPOL operation targeting human trafficking and migrant smuggling across Latin America and the Caribbean has seen victims rescued, migrants detected and suspected perpetrators arrested in 32 countries. The fourth in INTERPOL’s ‘Turquesa’ series of operations, the five-day (28 November – 2 December) operation saw Latin American investigators use INTERPOL capabilities to work with police…

What the Weinstein Jury's Six-Day Deliberation Does (and Doesn't) Mean – Justia's Verdict
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What the Weinstein Jury's Six-Day Deliberation Does (and Doesn't) Mean – Justia's Verdict

In the LA sexual assault trial of disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein, the jury has been deliberating since December 2 without so far reaching a verdict. Are there any tea leaves to be read from the amount of time the jury has been taking? The jury itself has not dropped any clues. No notes or questions…

Cosatu welcomes Cabinet's approval of bill to decriminalise, protect sex workers
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Cosatu welcomes Cabinet's approval of bill to decriminalise, protect sex workers

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill to decriminalise and protect sex workers. Decriminalisation of sex work Cabinet during its meeting on Wednesday approved the publishing of the amendment bill for public comments. The legislation repeals the Sexual Offences…

LSU Law symposium to discuss improving criminal justice responses to sex trafficking
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LSU Law symposium to discuss improving criminal justice responses to sex trafficking

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Important conversations will be playing out on Friday, Oct. 28 during a symposium at LSU Law. The “Improving Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sex Trafficking” symposium will feature La. First Lady Donna Edwards, as she discusses a resource center and advocacy campaign that she, along with Governor John Bel Edwards,…

Mexico: Extremist Jewish Sect Lev Tahor Leader Arrested in Southern Mexico for Human Trafficking
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Mexico: Extremist Jewish Sect Lev Tahor Leader Arrested in Southern Mexico for Human Trafficking

By Rick Martin First Posted: Sep 27, 2022 10:19 PM EDT The leader of an extremist ultra-orthodox Jewish sect known as Lev Tahor was arrested by state and federal officials in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. The sect leader was identified as Menachem Endel Alter of Jerusalem. He is accused of organized crime and…

New Missouri public safety legislation to go into effect Sunday, August 28, 2022 | State News – KOMU
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New Missouri public safety legislation to go into effect Sunday, August 28, 2022 | State News – KOMU

Emma Boyle and Erin Martise, KOMU 8 Digital Producers MISSOURI − New Missouri laws enacted by the Missouri General Assembly related to crime and public safety will go into effect Aug. 28. The following includes a compilation of Missouri State Highway Patrol, Department of Public Safety laws. Money Laundering The offense of money laundering must now…

Colorado Springs man arrested for human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude – KOAA News 5
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Colorado Springs man arrested for human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude – KOAA News 5

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Thirty-eight-year-old Jordan Jago has been arrested in Colorado Springs for the human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude and several other felony sexual offenses involving a minor. Members of the Metro Vice, Narcotics and Intelligence Division made the arrest on Tuesday. According to Colorado Springs Police Department, Jago contacted an undercover detective…