Global human trafficking roundup (April 15, 2011)

Friday, April 15, 2011

NORTH AMERICA

New York: Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to forcing underage girls into prostitution. When sentenced, he will face minimum 10 years maximum life in prison as well as forfeiture of his residence and other property used for commission of his crime. He advertised sexual services of two women on the internet in his residence. He also took live videos of two women strip-pole dancing which could be accessed online for a fee paid by customers.

Florida: Law enforcement officials and health care providers receive training on human trafficking. Recently, women from Guatemala were smuggled into the U.S. with a promise of a job. But, they were forced into prostitution to sleep with dozens of men every day. Florida ranks the third highest the nation for human trafficking.

Oregon: A new child trafficking bill receives approval from Senate. The bill now goes to House for approval. The new bill removes the requirement that both pimp and John knows that the victim is a minor to force him/her into prostitution.

Texas: Feds caught fourth suspect who was running a sex trafficking ring in Rio Grande. This was the day after the indictment against three people running a teen sex trafficking ring was unsealed. They kept three teenagers at an apartment against their will and repeatedly raped them to force them into prostitution.

Washington: Federal prosecutor charged the second suspect in a doughnut shop child prostitution ring. He and his co-conspirator locked away runaway teens at an apartment to run a child prostitution at a doughnut shop. They advertised the sexual services of 13 year old online to attract johns.

EUROPE

UK: A new index which says the effectiveness of a government's anti-human trafficking efforts shows that UK's measure is less effective than Albania. Though UK has strong policies to prosecute traffickers and prevent human trafficking, it has poor policies to provide protection for victims.

Germany: Police arrested two men from Berlin for trafficking a 10 year old Costa Rican boy. According to the investigator, they started an aid organization to recruit children from Haiti. Then the two men have brought boys to Germany and sold them to pedophiles.

 

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