News/Blog categorized: News
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Mar 14
Student Blog Series: Project Artemis: How Microsoft is Using AI Technology to Prevent, Disrupt, and Circumvent Traffickers
With the rise of traffickers utilizing online video games to groom and exploit vulnerable persons, Microsoft has taken major steps to address the problem. Specifically, Microsoft launched “ Project Artemis,” which is an artificial intelligence program aimed at identifying common … Read more about Student Blog Series: Project Artemis: How Microsoft is Using AI Technology to Prevent, Disrupt, and Circumvent Traffickers »
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Feb 14
Berks County Man Arrested and Charged with Buying Sex
Brock Frymoyer, 55, was arrested on January 14, 2022 at 11:08 am by Wyomissing Police officers for prostitution and related offenses under 18 Pa. C.S. § 5902. This occurred while the Bucks County Human Trafficking Task Force was conducting a detail … Read more about Berks County Man Arrested and Charged with Buying Sex »
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Feb 10
Student Blog Series: COVID-19’s Healthcare Heroes: Fighting an Invisible Epidemic
Human trafficking is a multi-billion-dollar, worldwide industry that preys on the most vulnerable in our society. Traffickers exploit people in poverty, people who have experienced abuse, and often those in communities of color. Traffickers then blame the victim for their … Read more about Student Blog Series: COVID-19’s Healthcare Heroes: Fighting an Invisible Epidemic »
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Feb 09
The Debt Bondage Repair Act: A Step Toward Survivor Financial Liberty
On December 27, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Debt Bondage Repair Act (DBRA), which removes economic barriers for survivors of human trafficking. Debt bondage occurs when a trafficker uses a person’s debt to force them to continue being … Read more about The Debt Bondage Repair Act: A Step Toward Survivor Financial Liberty »
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Feb 07
Student Blog Series: From the System to the Streets: How Implementing ACE Based Practices in Foster Care Could Break Cycles of Exploitation
Currently, federal records show that there are more than 61,000 foster care children listed as “missing” since 2000 and an additional 53,000 listed as “runaways.” Although a number of experiences can lead to children ending up in the welfare system, … Read more about Student Blog Series: From the System to the Streets: How Implementing ACE Based Practices in Foster Care Could Break Cycles of Exploitation »
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Feb 06
Update: Pittsburgh Man Indicted by Grand Jury for Sex Trafficking
On February 11, 2021, Anthony Juskowich was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania for allegedly sex trafficking an adult woman. Juskowich was indicted on the single count after being named the sole defendant by the United … Read more about Update: Pittsburgh Man Indicted by Grand Jury for Sex Trafficking »
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Jan 23
New Jersey Expands its Vacatur and Expungement Remedy for Human Trafficking Survivors
On January 18th, New Jersey’s Governor, Phil Murphy, signed into law Assembly Bill 5322, which expands the list of qualifying offenses for New Jersey’s vacatur remedy for human trafficking survivors. It expanded the list to include any offense aside from … Read more about New Jersey Expands its Vacatur and Expungement Remedy for Human Trafficking Survivors »
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Jan 19
Update: Text Messages of Man Charged in Middle District of Pennsylvania Revealed
On October 21, 2021, Frank A. Nork was one of three men arrested in central Pennsylvania following an FBI sting operation to address child prostitution. The following week, all three were federally indicted and charged with 18 U.S.C. § 2422, … Read more about Update: Text Messages of Man Charged in Middle District of Pennsylvania Revealed »
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Jan 03
Corrected Title: Perry County Man Detained on Attempted Enticement of a Minor Charge
On October 25, 2021 Patrick Joel Taylor, 35, of Duncannon, PA, was federally indicted for Attempted Enticement of a Minor as a result of an FBI sting operation. Taylor has admitted to responding to an ad on an internet site … Read more about Corrected Title: Perry County Man Detained on Attempted Enticement of a Minor Charge »
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Jan 03
Ghislaine Maxwell Convicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
On December 29, 2021, a Federal jury in New York found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of five out of six charges related to her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of minor girls. Maxwell, former girlfriend and business partner of Epstein, … Read more about Ghislaine Maxwell Convicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges »