[ad_1] CHARLESTON, W.Va – On February 8, WV KIDS COUNT released an Issue Brief on the rising numbers of children and youth experiencing homelessness across the state of West Virginia. The brief explained youth homelessness and its surrounding issues provided by the West Virginia Department of Education, and identify resourcesContinue Reading
[ad_1] The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday announced the arrest and charges for 22 alleged members of an international human trafficking ring based in Bergen County that would force women into sexual slavery, and had operated in the county for as many as six years, authorities said. In aContinue Reading
[ad_1] A Denton man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for selling a teenage girl for sex. William Adam Jonathan Smith, 31, had been convicted in September of one count of sex trafficking of a minor and one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of aContinue Reading
[ad_1] DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – William Adam Jonathan Smith of Denton has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah on Monday, Feb. 1. Last September, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Smith,Continue Reading
[ad_1] by Panadda Mccoy Twelve years ago, I was under control of my trafficker and had no hope for my future. It began while I was living in Thailand with my son; I had a dream to come to the United States, get a good job, and eventually bring myContinue Reading
[ad_1] Manteca Police have an arrest warrant for Karl Halyday, 61, and are asking the public for help in finding him. MANTECA, Calif. — Manteca Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man wanted for “lewd acts” on a child under the age of 14. The policeContinue Reading
[ad_1] An Arizona man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking three women, including one minor, in a probe spearheaded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Mesa Police Department. Louis Broadway-Phillips, 27, pleaded guilty to Illegal Control of an Enterprise,Continue Reading
[ad_1] Louis Broadway-Phillips (Courtesy/Arizona Attorney General’s Office) PHOENIX — An Arizona man faces 10 years in prison, lifetime probation and sex offender terms after pleading guilty to sex trafficking three women, including one minor, according to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Louis Broadway-Phillips, 27, advertised on the internet, transported theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Building on a decade of successful child sex trafficking advocacy through the Protected Innocence Challenge, Shared Hope International’s Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking provides an objective evaluation of current deficiencies in state laws and a blueprint for state action that will lead to national change. Washington,Continue Reading
[ad_1] A man who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking two women and a girl was sentenced to 10 years in prison, lifetime probation and sex offender registration in January, according to a statement released Friday. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office alleged that Louis Broadway-Phillips, 27, advertised on the internet from 2017Continue Reading