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Mar 03
Survivor Voices: “Survivor Leadership: A Meaning for Us and for the Movement” by Autumn Burris
We are excited to share the third installment of our ongoing blog series “Survivor Voices.” (Previous submissions by Alisa Bernard and David Wayne can be read here and here.) The “Survivor Voices” series showcases original pieces authored by survivors of … Read more about Survivor Voices: “Survivor Leadership: A Meaning for Us and for the Movement” by Autumn Burris »
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Mar 01
Student Blog Series: “Fascinating” Lifestyle is Not Consent – A Response to Cosmopolitan
On September 2, 2015, Cosmopolitan published “Anonymous Sex Worker Shares the 15 Strangest Things Men Have Asked Her to Do” in response to Alternet’s 2010 article, “Trading Sex for Money, Drugs, Survival: What It’s Like to Be a Street Prostitute.” … Read more about Student Blog Series: “Fascinating” Lifestyle is Not Consent – A Response to Cosmopolitan »
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Feb 28
The Danger of the Rescue Narrative in the Fight to End Exploitation
Private eyes look for runaways, sex-trade victims to rescue, published in the San Diego Union-Tribune is a perfect example of good intentions gone awry. And while the work described in the article may be admirable, its narrative is not. It … Read more about The Danger of the Rescue Narrative in the Fight to End Exploitation »
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Feb 28
Coming Soon – 2017 First Year Law Student Blog Series: Student Critiques of Popular Press Articles Depicting CSE
As the CSE Institute has previously addressed, when popular news and entertainment sources discuss the commercial sex industry, they tend to glamorize it rather than focus on its exploitative nature. The false portrayals perpetuate harmful stereotypes about prostituted persons, and … Read more about Coming Soon – 2017 First Year Law Student Blog Series: Student Critiques of Popular Press Articles Depicting CSE »
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Feb 28
Berks County Man Charged for Alleged Human Trafficking
According to the Reading Eagle, Nathaniel Pagan, was arrested and charged with human trafficking following a police sting operation. Pennsylvania’s human trafficking statute states, “a person commits a felony of the second degree if the person, (1) recruits, entices, solicits, … Read more about Berks County Man Charged for Alleged Human Trafficking »
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Feb 16
Law Enforcement Uses “Outrageous” Tactics to Police Prostitution in Luzerne County
According to the Citizens’ Voice, two women accused of running a prostitution business in Luzerne County in September 2016 plead guilty to misdemeanor charges for promoting prostitution. Kim Young Suk and Jae Ryeong Kimnam ran the Ace Accupressure Spa in … Read more about Law Enforcement Uses “Outrageous” Tactics to Police Prostitution in Luzerne County »
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Feb 10
Two Men Arrested for Trafficking in Allentown Hotel
On Tuesday evening, January 17, 2017, Allentown police arrested Jovanie Alvarado and Rafael Mateo in the lobby of the Super 8 Motel at 1033 Airport Road. The two men were charged with criminal conspiracy, promoting prostitution, and possession of drug … Read more about Two Men Arrested for Trafficking in Allentown Hotel »
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Feb 10
Two New Lawsuits Filed Against Backpage.com to Coincide with Release of Film “I Am Jane Doe”
Three new plaintiffs joined the legal battle against online classifieds behemoth Backpage.com with lawsuits filed this Tuesday in federal courts in Arizona and Florida. Backpage is the go-to place to purchase a human being—including children—for sex on the Internet. Even … Read more about Two New Lawsuits Filed Against Backpage.com to Coincide with Release of Film “I Am Jane Doe” »
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Feb 04
Wayne County Trafficker To Spend 15 to 32 Years in Prison
On Friday, February 3, 2017, Wayne County sex trafficker Noel Brown was sentenced to the maximum penalty of 15 to 32 years in Pennsylvania state prison for trafficking a minor and other related crimes he committed. Brown was also judicially … Read more about Wayne County Trafficker To Spend 15 to 32 Years in Prison »
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Jan 31
Two Sex Trafficking Victims Recovered in Monroe County Prostitution Sting
According to the Pocono Record and The Morning Call, on January 13, 2017, the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office conducted a prostitution sting that resulted in 18 arrests for crimes relating to human sex trafficking and prostitution. Two of the … Read more about Two Sex Trafficking Victims Recovered in Monroe County Prostitution Sting »