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5 Sentenced for Forcing Guatemalan Girls And Women to Work As Prostitutes in L.A.
Five members of an extended family have been sentenced to federal prison, all receiving lengthy sentences for their roles in an international sex trafficking ring that lured young Guatemalan women and girls to the Los Angeles area and forced them into...
Nigeria’s Universities Strike Blamed for an Increase in Prostitution
The two month long strike by workers in 61 public universities in Nigeria is having a toll on female students with an increase in the rate of prostitution, according to the Nigeria-based Women and Child Trafficking Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF) on...
A New Perspective on Trust And Knowledge
Back in the days when knowledge management was being evangelized into the next major fad of information technology, the closest we seemed to get to an appreciation of the social dimension of knowledge came from those trying to escalate recent popular...
St. Louis Woman Handed 20 Year Prison Sentence on Federal Sex Trafficking Charge
A federal judge has sentenced Waquita Wallace to 20 years in prison and five years of supervised release for a federal civil rights charge of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion for compelling a young St. Louis woman to commit acts of prostitution. U.S....New Survey Finds 58% Support Making It Illegal to Pay for Sex If It Will Help Cut Sex Trafficking
Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality, today visited the POPPY Project and met with women who have been trafficked into sexual exploitation. POPPY provides accommodation and support to trafficked women. The visit coincides with new survey findings...Mexican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking
Consuelo Carreto Valencia has pleaded guilty to one count of sex trafficking, for benefiting financially from her participation in an organization that transported young Mexican women to the United States and forced them into prostitution. Under the terms...U.K. Home Office Minister Observes Approach to Prostitution During Visit to the Netherlands
The Dutch approach to prostitution was observed today by Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker during a visit to the Netherlands, as part of the Government’s review into tackling the demand for prostitution.Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking And Transporting Illegal Aliens in Los Angeles
Pablo Bonifacio has pleaded guilty in federal court in Los Angeles, to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and transporting illegal aliens in the pending case of United States v. Vasquez-Valenzuela, announced Grace Chung Becker, Acting Assistant Attorney...
