Jacque Reid talks to Nita Bell of In Our Backyard, to talk about sex trafficking that takes place in the United States and how major events like the Super Bowl are breeding grounds for prostitution. “It’s bad. We’ve got a lot of work to do to change the culture, the thought. Most of the sex […]
DALLAS (AP) — State agents raided the Dallas headquarters of adult classified ad portal Backpage and arrested Chief Executive Officer Carl Ferrer on Thursday following allegations that adult and child sex-trafficking victims had been forced into prostitution through escort ads posted on the site. Ferrer, 55, was arrested on a California warrant after arriving at […]
On March 3, police rescued a 16-year-old runaway, who they say was being sold for sex in Fairfield, N.J.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with activist and author Angela Smith about the trafficking of young girls in America. Her book, Behind Closed Doors 2, tells the true story of a young girl who was sold into sex trafficking by her mother. “Right after the release of my first book I had an encounter […]
WARNING: ‘Zola’ story contains explicit violence, sex and language. A few days ago a woman named Aziah Wells wrote a story. Instead of self-publishing, King shared her story on Twitter, using the 140 characters or less restriction to tell her tales via multiple tweets. The recap of the “adventures” of two Detroit women, Zola and […]
The uncle of a 13-year-old Brooklyn girl saved the teenager and her friend from prostitution by posing as a customer after the two were convinced…
WASHINGTON (AP) — When FBI agents and police officers fanned out across the country last month in a weeklong effort to rescue child sex trafficking victims, they pulled minors as young as 11 from hotel rooms, truck stops and homes. Among the 168 juveniles recovered was a population that child welfare advocates say especially concerns […]
Twin brothers Tyrelle (right) and Myrelle Lockett (left) were the masterminds of a sex trafficking and prostitution ring in Chicago, using social media and smartphones…
Jada Pinkett Smith is shedding light on the sex trafficking industry in an upcoming documentary for CNN. Filming for the project is well underway, and…
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Law enforcement agents in New Jersey have redoubled efforts to fight what they worry could be one of the biggest menaces to come with next month’s Super Bowl: sex trafficking. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to descend on New Jersey for the Feb. 2 football game. Many believe […]
PARIS (AP) — France’s government is pushing one of Europe’s toughest laws against prostitution and sex trafficking, and other countries are watching closely. Advocates hope that a draft French law going to parliament Wednesday will help change long-held attitudes toward the world’s oldest profession — by punishing the customer and protecting the prostitute. The bill, […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A nationwide sex trafficking ring run by a violent pimp and his associates used Backpage.com to solicit customers for prostitutes as young as age 17, advertising the women as "smokin' hot babes," according to a federal indictment recently unsealed in Iowa. A 50-page indictment alleges a New Jersey man used […]
