sex trafficking
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‘Operation Broken Heart’: 2,300 Suspected Child-Sex Offenders Nabbed in Nationwide Operation
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has arrested more than 2,300 suspected online child-sex offenders during a nationwide operation that lasted three months. The sweep, called “Operation Broken Heart,” was conducted by the Internet Crimes Against Children task forces and homed in on online sex offenders specifically. According to the Justice Department, the alleged…
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The Face of Resilience: Beauty Brands Come Together In Support of Human Trafficking Survivors
“Beauty is an inside job.” We can hear it said a million times. We can genuinely believe the statement. And yet the desire for external attractiveness remains paramount, both within our society and across cultures. The importance placed upon aesthetics may be due, in large part, to the fact that one’s assessment of one’s own…
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Tribeca Film Festival 2018: Blowin’ Up Proves There’s Life After ‘the Life’
“It’s called blowin’ up when you leave your pimp … so I blew up,” Kandie says, standing tall and brown in the New York sunshine. Her bangs blow in the breeze, and a pretty but awkward smile seems to reflexively creep around the edges of her mouth as she matter-of-factly describes how she got into…
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Watch: This Is How New Legislation Puts Sex Workers in Danger
For Women’s History Month, Jezebel and The Root are partnering for JezeRoot, a series that focuses on women of color, domestic workers and sex workers. Earlier this month, a bill passed that can significantly impact the safety of U.S. sex workers. The Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act cleared the House and Senate on March 21…
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Alleged Sex Trafficker Arrested After Being Turned In by His Mother
A Milwaukee man accused of sex trafficking and prostituting a high school student was turned in by the girl’s high school teacher, who also happened to be the man’s mother. According to the Journal Sentinel, 50-year-old Sean Hayes is facing one felony count of trafficking a child for sex, among other charges. Hayes’ mother is…
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Sex Trafficking and the Super Bowl: There’s More at Play Sunday Than Just Football
On Sunday, when the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots meet for the Super Bowl, the spotlight in Minneapolis will be on more than the gridiron clash at U.S. Bank Stadium. Minnesota is the 13th top child trafficking and sex trafficking state in the country, and this poses a problem with the presence of…
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This Is What Child Sex Trafficking Looks Like in Madagascar
Approximately 10,000 international tourists from countries like France and Italy travel to Madagascar, the world’s fourth-largest island, to explore pristine and vast ecosystems every year. From its enigmatic rows of baobab trees to several species of distinct lemurs, the Indian Ocean island provides travelers with an array of sightseeing options. But beyond the bountiful and…
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3rd Ohio Pastor Charged With Sex-Trafficking Underage Girls
A third Ohio pastor has been indicted on charges of sex-trafficking a minor, and now all three men face new charges in the case after a federal grand jury indicted the Rev. Cordell Jenkins, the Rev. Anthony Haynes and the Rev. Kenneth Butler on conspiracy to sex-traffic children. According to the Associated Press, all three…
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Mich. Bill Seeks to Prevent Undercover Cops From Having Sex With Prostitutes
Up until last Tuesday, Michigan was the only state that granted undercover cops immunity from prosecution for having sex with prostitutes during an investigation. But now, under a recent bill that passed a Senate committee, they would have stiff consequences to face. Bill S.B. 275, proposed by state Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan) in an effort…