Items written by Shea Rhodes
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Delaware County Man Charged with Sex Trafficking and Child Pornography
Date: February 17, 2021
On January 29, 2021, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced that 62-year-old William Walker of Chester was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a minor and then disseminating videos of the abuse to the victim’s family and friends. Walker is … Read more about Delaware County Man Charged with Sex Trafficking and Child Pornography »
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Student Blog Series: Human Trafficking: More Than One Single Story
Date: February 16, 2021
Stereotypes shape the way we recognize and classify people or groups in society. However, as writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie so brilliantly summarized, “The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that … Read more about Student Blog Series: Human Trafficking: More Than One Single Story »
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Bristol Township Man Charged with Trafficking of a Minor and Other Related Offenses
Date: February 10, 2021
On January 29th, Ruben Saldana Perez, 47, was arraigned, by District Judge Kevin Wagner, on charges alleging that he offered money to a 15-year-old girl in exchange for sexual photos as well as sexual acts. The charges include trafficking in … Read more about Bristol Township Man Charged with Trafficking of a Minor and Other Related Offenses »
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Student Blog Series: Warning: Fake News! How Clicking “Share” Has the Power to Perpetuate Human Trafficking Victimization
Date: February 8, 2021
This past summer, conspiracy theories about human trafficking flooded the internet, specifically through social media channels. Misinformation was predominantly spread by conspiracy theorists operating under the name of “QAnon” and used hashtags “Savethechildren” or “Saveourchildren” to generate attention from internet users on all social media … Read more about Student Blog Series: Warning: Fake News! How Clicking “Share” Has the Power to Perpetuate Human Trafficking Victimization »
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Equality/Abolitionist Model: A Conversation About Progressive Prostitution Policy
Date: January 26, 2021
As with many events of this past year, the CSE Institute cancelled its 4th Annual Survivor-Led Symposium that was scheduled to be held on April 1, 2020, due to COVID-19. On November 17, 2020, The CSE Institute partnered with World … Read more about Equality/Abolitionist Model: A Conversation About Progressive Prostitution Policy »
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Pornhub’s Continued Use of Exploitative Videos Leads 40 Victims of Sex Trafficking Operation “GirlsDoPorn” to Seek $40 Million in Damages
Date: January 21, 2021
For over a decade, three men, Michael Pratt, Andre Garcia, and Matthew Wolfe, ran a sex trafficking operation known as “GirlsDoPorn.” For this operation, they trafficked hundreds of young high school and college-aged girls and women, using fraud and coercion, … Read more about Pornhub’s Continued Use of Exploitative Videos Leads 40 Victims of Sex Trafficking Operation “GirlsDoPorn” to Seek $40 Million in Damages »
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Altoona Man Given Lengthy Sentence for Child Sex Trafficking and Related Crimes
Date: January 20, 2021
On December 7th, Blair County Judge Daniel J. Milliron sentenced 33-year-old Stephen J. Apostolu to 12-25 years in jail for multiple counts of child pornography, indecent assault, and child sex trafficking offenses. The sentence is to be followed by a … Read more about Altoona Man Given Lengthy Sentence for Child Sex Trafficking and Related Crimes »
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Sex Trafficking Survivor Rebekah Charleston Granted Full Pardon
Date: January 19, 2021
On Wednesday, December 23rd President Trump granted a full pardon to sex trafficking survivor and victim advocate Rebekah Charleston. At the age of 17, Charleston was trafficked through Nevada’s legal brothels and was continuously subject to sexual exploitation and violence … Read more about Sex Trafficking Survivor Rebekah Charleston Granted Full Pardon »
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Boothwyn Pastor Charged with Sexually Assaulting a Minor
Date: December 17, 2020
On Monday, October 26th, Delaware Country District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced that 70-year-old Edward Lilly of Boothwyn was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a minor and paying her $2,000 for her silence. Lilly is charged with 10 counts each of … Read more about Boothwyn Pastor Charged with Sexually Assaulting a Minor »
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Media Continues to Demonize Prostituted Persons
Date: December 10, 2020
In October, a 33-year-old woman was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and prostitution. Allegedly, the woman and a 76-year-old man met and agreed to some kind of sexual activity in exchange for twenty-six dollars. According to the alleged sex … Read more about Media Continues to Demonize Prostituted Persons »