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Jan 25
Safe Harbor Advocacy Day: Advocates Promote Safe Harbor Bill in Harrisburg
On January 25, 2017, advocates from across the state convened in Harrisburg to encourage lawmakers to pass safe harbor legislation this session. If passed, the Safe Harbor Bill would protect child-victims of commercial sexual exploitation by making minors under the … Read more about Safe Harbor Advocacy Day: Advocates Promote Safe Harbor Bill in Harrisburg »
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Jan 11
Survivor Voices: “To Be or Not to Be: Hypersexuality as a Proposed Disorder” by David Wayne
We are pleased to announce the second installment of our ongoing blog series “Survivor Voices.” This series features original pieces authored by survivors of sex trafficking, prostitution, and commercial sexual exploitation, as a testament to our belief that survivor voices … Read more about Survivor Voices: “To Be or Not to Be: Hypersexuality as a Proposed Disorder” by David Wayne »
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Jan 03
Tennessee College Promotes Anti-Human Trafficking App
In mid-November, college student members of the International Justice Mission chapter at the University of Tennessee were one of many colleges to participate in “no slave November” to raise awareness about the widespread perils of human trafficking. The student activist … Read more about Tennessee College Promotes Anti-Human Trafficking App »
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Dec 29
Beaver County School Board Member and Coach Arrested for Seeking to Buy Sex
According to WPXI news and court documents, Joseph Long, a youth football coach and former Rochester Area School Board member, was arrested in late November for attempting to buy sex. Long allegedly sent a text message to a woman arranging … Read more about Beaver County School Board Member and Coach Arrested for Seeking to Buy Sex »
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Dec 28
Is the Beast that is Commercial Sexual Exploitation Being Revitalized by an Industry that Marks Beauty?
Advertisements are powerful in the images they present, products they sell, and emotions they elicit from consumers. Especially during the holiday season, advertisers go out of their way to capture the audience’s attention, so that when people are holiday shopping, … Read more about Is the Beast that is Commercial Sexual Exploitation Being Revitalized by an Industry that Marks Beauty? »
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Dec 19
Cumberland County Targets and Arrests Prostituted Persons in Prostitution Sting
On Wednesday, December 14, 2016, East Pennsboro Township police arrested 25-year-old Sheneka Jenkin of Buffalo, NY and 20-year-old Andrea Barron of Niagara Falls, NY. After receiving prostitution reports at a Camp Hill hotel, officers, along with the Cumberland County Drug … Read more about Cumberland County Targets and Arrests Prostituted Persons in Prostitution Sting »
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Dec 15
CSE Institute Kicks off New Blog Series, “Survivor Voices” – Our First Installment, “What Makes a Good Survivor Ally?” features Ms. Alisa Bernard
The CSE Institute recognizes that survivor voices must drive policy development and best practices in combatting commercial sexual exploitation. As such, we are proud to introduce our latest blog series, “Survivor Voices.” The blog series will feature survivors of sex … Read more about CSE Institute Kicks off New Blog Series, “Survivor Voices” – Our First Installment, “What Makes a Good Survivor Ally?” features Ms. Alisa Bernard »
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Dec 13
Berks County Man Convicted Under Act 105
On November 30, 2016, Judge Thomas G. Parisi sentenced Boyertown resident Martin C. Mercado to 3 to 8 years in state prison for the charge of involuntary servitude, making Mercado, age 35, the first person in Berks County to be … Read more about Berks County Man Convicted Under Act 105 »
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Dec 08
17 Arrested in Luzerne County on Prostitution-related Charges
It was reported in the Standard Speaker that on Thursday, November 17, 2016, that 17 people were arrested and apprehended throughout Luzerne County on prostitution-related charges. In a comprehensive undercover intelligence operation that included the use of surveillance, Sugarloaf … Read more about 17 Arrested in Luzerne County on Prostitution-related Charges »
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Dec 07
Wayne County District Attorney Secures Fourth Conviction Under Act 105
A Wayne County jury recently found 41-year-old Noel Brown guilty of trafficking in minors, among other charges. Brown’s conviction is the fourth in Pennsylvania under Act 105, the state’s comprehensive human trafficking statute enacted in 2014. The crime occurred in … Read more about Wayne County District Attorney Secures Fourth Conviction Under Act 105 »