by Justice | May 11, 2019 | Featured, human trafficking statistics
As investigative journalist Amy Fine Collins notes, “It’s become more lucrative and much safer to sell malleable teens than drugs or guns. A pound of heroin or an AK-47 can be retailed once, but a young girl can be sold 10 to 15 times a day — and a ‘righteous’ pimp...
by Justice | Sep 6, 2018 | Featured, human trafficking prevention, human trafficking statistics
While some young people, like those who are homeless or transgender, are especially vulnerable, the truth is that victims do traverse across every type of neighborhood. They could be top of the class, the girl who lives across the street from you, or the head of the...
by Justice | May 12, 2018 | human trafficking prevention, human trafficking statistics
At least four men raped a 15-year-old runaway and kept her at a West Side apartment complex by keeping her high on drugs, according to court records. One of the suspects, 28-year-old Ray Hernandez Jr., was arrested Thursday on a charge of continuous trafficking of...
by Justice | Mar 12, 2017 | human trafficking statistics
Lawyers in Pennsylvania say their client was sexually exploited at a motel for years, alleging the teen girl was a victim of human trafficking who was forced to have sex with more than 1,000 men. “This child was forced into sex slavery, paid to do things with men...
by Justice | Dec 30, 2016 | Featured, human trafficking statistics
As Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley, a national leader on human trafficking issues, told the media, “It just opens up the door for traffickers to use these kids to commit crimes and exploit them even worse.” Another prosecutor...
by Justice | Dec 4, 2016 | human trafficking statistics
Now, dependent on drugs and money from clients, the reality of what his life has become is overwhelming. CNN:Teen Refugees Selling...