Every single day I review the global press for references to Human Trafficking, as the scourge of slavery is not unique to any one geographic locale. Rare is the day that I don’t receive 5-10 articles to review.  On 18... Read More

Kudos to the law enforcement agencies of California for their coordinated effort to address human trafficking and rid the streets of those who exploit others. KTLA (TV) reports: Source: 474 Arrested, 28 Sexually Exploited Children Rescued During Statewide Human Trafficking Operation:... Read More

There’s a new tool in the toolbox of law enforcement and those who are determined to combat the scourge of sex trafficking and the exploitation of minors via child pornography, the TraffickCam. What is the TraffickCam? Here’s how the TraffickCam... Read More

Though it was six years ago, Shelia Fedrick of Alaska Airlines actions in saving a young girl being transported from Seattle to San Francisco by a sex trafficker, has provided the grist for human trafficking awareness training for other flight... Read More

  Grooming in Suburbia Grooming of girls (and boys) and young women from seemingly protected and immune suburban neighborhoods is one of the most lucrative methodologies used by sex traffickers. In her book, The Slave Across the Street, Teresa Flores’ describes... Read More

I just finished reading “The Slave Across the Street” which is a first person account of how Theresa Flores, at age 15 found herself enslaved in Michigan.  Flores’ describes the circumstances surrounding her enslavement to include, how those who exploited... Read More

Sex trafficking of minors, aka sexual exploitation of minors, continues in all corners of the world, and law enforcement is becoming more sensitized toward as to how the individual minor prostituting themselves are the victims. Shared Hope International released their... Read More

The child next door? Yes sadly, human trafficking has reached into our enclaves of peace and tranquility, as articulated recently at a panel discussion in Craven County, North Carolina recently. But this is not new news, we can look back... Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On 25 January 2014, Scottish Express carried a story, “Boat Slave Shame of Fishing Industry” which details slavery at sea, the continued practice of bringing in foreign workers to man the fishing fleets and then isolating and effectively enslaving these... Read More

Tulsa, Oklahoma recently saw another round of arrests as local law enforcement took to the streets and wrapped up 42 individuals who were involved in an organized sex trafficking network. ... Read More

The combined bill passed through both houses last week (28 Feb 2013), with The Senate voting 93-5 and The House voting 286 to 138. The passage of the TVPRA follows 2.5 years of congressional debate, rewrites, exclusions and inclusions. The... Read More

Super Bowl XLVII is coming to New Orleans - You can be aware, and make it more difficult for the criminal element to operate within the fringes of the Super Bowl. If you are a the Super... Read More

In the summer of 2011 I had the pleasure of meeting Detective Christopher Baughman of the Las Vegas Police Department in person and chatting with him about his book, “Off the Street.”   You see Detective Baughman is the lead for... Read More

Those who are unfamiliar with the terms "sex trafficking" or "human trafficking" I hope will envision children being bought and sold, for the use of others - child slavery would also be an apropos term. This isn't isolated to... Read More

Today 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 on their websites which offers lightly veiled solicitations for the services... Read More

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting Detective Christopher Baughman of the Las Vegas Police Department in person and chatting with him about his book, "Off the Street." (to be released September 2011). You see Detective... Read More

There are days when you read a piece in the news and shake your head in disbelief. That was the case yesterday when I read of a couple (Anthony Wayne Hart, 47 and his wife Kathy Lee Hart, 43)... Read More

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher launch their foundation to address sex trafficking of children in the United States. The skeptic says, "This can not be." The hopeful says, "There aren't many." And the activist says, "Where are... Read More

Do diplomats who engage in Human Trafficking or enslavement in the United States enjoy diplomatic immunity? The question is often asked and the answer isn't always, yes.... Read More

Today is January 11, 2011, Human Trafficking Awareness Day, unfortunately.  The 13th Amendment was signed by President Lincoln on February 1, 1865, unfortunately some 100+ years has been insufficient to remove slavery from the United States.  So we who live... Read More