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Central Florida a Focus of Battle Against Human Trafficking
ORLANDO, Florida – A judicial district in Central Florida is second in the number of child sexual-exploitation and slavery cases in the United States. “The problem in Central Florida is serious,” Michael Masto, Deputy Special Agent [...]
U.S. Senators Kirk, Blumenthal, Rubio and Begich Call on Village Voice Media to Block Child Prostitution and Take Down ‘Adult Services’ Ads from Backpage.com
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2012. Today U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mark Begich (D-AK), along with 15 other U.S. Senators, wrote to the Chairman and CEO of Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, [...]
Sex Trafficking & Exploitation – 2012 – Village Voice
By Christopher Burgess, Published March 24, 2012 Recently I opened up the NY Times web page to see Nicholas D. Kristoff’s piece “Where Pimps Peddle Their Goods” which speaks to how Village Voice Media accepts advertising [...]
How to Combat Sex Trafficking in Massage Parlors
By Sunday, March 25, 2012 – Rights So Divine by Youngbee Dale WASHINGTON, March 25, 2012—Law enforcement officials across the U.S. agree that sex trafficking in massage parlors continues despite efforts to curb the practice. However, [...]
Tampa man accused of pimping teen at Orlando hotel
By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel 3:08 p.m. EST, February 14, 2012 A Tampa man was arrested on sex-trafficking charges in Orlando on Friday, an arrest report states, accused of selling sex with a 16-year-old girl. The [...]
You’re Invited! “Girls Like Us” Event
Join Us! Rachel Lloyd, author of the book Girls Like Us, and founder of GEMS, will be doing a book reading, Q & A session, and book signing! DATE: March 24, 2012 TIME: 2:00 – 4:30pm [...]
NYC Council Wants Village Voice’s Backpage.com Shut Down!
http://www.politicker.com By Hunter Walker February 29, 2011 Councilman Brad Lander and Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito introduced a resolution today asking Village Voice Media to shut down the controversial “adult” section of its classified ad site Backpage.com. The [...]
Ending the Scourge of Prostitution
Many are unaware that Israel is classified as a destination and source country for human trafficking, of women in particular. [...]
