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Online Sex Trafficking and the Senate Committee on Investigations

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Written by STOPP Website Staff (01-31-2018) Senator Rob Portman (R, OH), Chair of the Subcommittee, explains that if they can prove that backpage.com knows that the ads are featuring minor children, then the website should be held legally responsible. Through ongoing investigation, the Subcommittee has learned that backpage.com has actually advised the traffickers how to write and change their ads in order to bypass federal laws protecting children. This is the proof that the Subcommittee needs. At this time, the Senate is debating the passage of a law to change this situation. On the other side, the tech community is Read More

www.stopptrafficking.com blog for Jan 2, 2018

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Written by STOPP Website Staff (01-02-2018) “Human trafficking is a sickening crime at odds with our very humanity. An estimated 25 million people are currently victims of human trafficking for both sex and labor. Human traffickers prey on their victims by promising a life of hope and greater opportunity, while delivering only enslavement. Instead of delivering people to better lives, traffickers unjustifiably profit from the labor and toil of their victims, whom they force — through violence and intimidation — to work in brothels and factories, on farms and fishing vessels, in private homes, and in countless industries. “My Administration Read More

New Technology to Fight Trafficking

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Written by STOPP Website Staff (12-20-2017) When Mr. Kutcher testified before Congress and told this story, he went on to say that it is one thing to find these children. But he noted that there are not enough beds to treat them, once they are found. Mr. Kutcher is correct. According to the FBI and the Department of Justice, there are about 500,000 women and 300,000 minors who are trapped in this life. They are literally slaves, held captive by traffickers. Thorn’s software will make it possible to find and rescue more of these victims. And if a woman was Read More

Commercially Exploited Boys and Youth

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Written by STOPP Website Staff (11/06/2017) Although we often focus on women and girls when we speak of sexual trafficking, we are aware that this happens to boys and male youth, as well. The following information is taken from an article written by Steven Procopio at Youth Today. Mr. Procopio emphasizes that often, law enforcement, courts, social services and others who work with sexually trafficked victims do not see the boys as victims, but as possible or future perpetrators. We need to be more aware of the background that leads boys into sexual exploitation, and be aware of their needs, Read More

FBI Rescues More Than 80 Children In Nationwide Human Trafficking Sting

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From the Huffington Post on (10/19/2017) The FBI, along with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, recovered 84 children and arrested 120 suspected traffickers as part of a nationwide initiative. Operation Cross Country XI, ran from October 12 to October 15 and involved 55 FBI field offices and partners in Canada, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Half of the arrests occurred in Georgia. The staging grounds included hotels, casinos, truck stops, street corners and online. The average age of the victims was 15, and the youngest was only 3 months old. The baby was rescued Read More

STOPP Blog Posting

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Written by STOPP Website Staff (9/1/2017) Welcome to the STOPP website, and to this first Blog posting. The purpose of the STOPP website is to provide updated news and information to those who are interested in, or who work with people who have been abused or trafficked. The Blog will address issues in those areas. Women who have been abused often suffer from multiple psychological and/or medical problems over time. They may experience symptoms of anxiety or panic, depression, or obsessive-compulsive behaviors. They often have eating disorders, or memory and dissociative issues, including Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly called Multiple Personality Read More