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Oct 25
New Study Shows Food Insecurity Leads to Survival Sex and CSE for American Teenagers
On September 12, 2016, the Urban Institute, a Washington DC based think tank tasked with “taking a comprehensive view of urban life and seeking to understand the forces that produce decay as well as growth,” published a report titled Impossible … Read more about New Study Shows Food Insecurity Leads to Survival Sex and CSE for American Teenagers »
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Oct 20
Robina Conference Mini Series Number 3- The Difficulties with Data: The Promise and Perils of Empirical Research on Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Panel 3
Welcome back! This is the third installment of a month-long series presenting the videos from the Robina Conference, held on June 24, 2016 at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. The CSE Institute collaborated with the Robina Institute … Read more about Robina Conference Mini Series Number 3- The Difficulties with Data: The Promise and Perils of Empirical Research on Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Panel 3 »
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Oct 19
Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office Obtains First Human Trafficking Conviction
On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, Brian Kieffer, a 33 year-old Lansdale man, pled guilty to trafficking a minor, promoting prostitution of a minor, and corruption of a minor. Common Pleas Court Judge Gail Weilheimer declared Kieffer’s behavior “inexcusable,” and sentenced … Read more about Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office Obtains First Human Trafficking Conviction »
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Oct 17
Sentencing of New Brunswick Man Running Prostitution Ring in Bucks County Focuses on His Use of Drugs and Violence to Exploit Women
On September 26, 2016, a New Jersey man was sentenced to 11½ to 23 years in Pennsylvania state prison after pleading guilty to trafficking. The trafficker, Christopher DeGrasse from New Brunswick, New Jersey, was arrested at a hotel in Bensalem, … Read more about Sentencing of New Brunswick Man Running Prostitution Ring in Bucks County Focuses on His Use of Drugs and Violence to Exploit Women »
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Oct 13
Robina Conference Mini-Series Number 2: Prosecuting Sex Trafficking: Diverting Victims, Deterring Demand and Targeting Traffickers, Panel 2
Welcome back! This is the second installment of a month-long series presenting the videos from the Robina Conference, held on June 24, 2016 at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. The CSE Institute collaborated with the Robina Institute … Read more about Robina Conference Mini-Series Number 2: Prosecuting Sex Trafficking: Diverting Victims, Deterring Demand and Targeting Traffickers, Panel 2 »
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Oct 10
Swatara Township and the Broader Struggle to Respond to Sex Trafficking
Last month, just outside Harrisburg in the township of Swatara, police arrested one thirty-eight year old man, Suk Tamang, and two twenty-two year old women, Inez Crowner and Natasha McCall. Mr. Tamang was arrested and charged with patronizing a prostitute … Read more about Swatara Township and the Broader Struggle to Respond to Sex Trafficking »
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Oct 06
CSE Institute Signs on to Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Hear Backpage.com Case
The legal fight to hold Backpage.com accountable for child sex trafficking on its website has made its way to the Supreme Court. Nearly two years ago, child sex trafficking victims who were advertised on Backpage sued the online advertiser in … Read more about CSE Institute Signs on to Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Hear Backpage.com Case »
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Oct 05
Robina Conference Mini-Series Number 1: Innovative Investigations and Shifting Police Practices, Panel 1
Welcome! During a month-long series, the CSE Institute will be sharing videos of the notable Robina Conference that took place on June 24, 2016 at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law for your viewing. In collaboration with the … Read more about Robina Conference Mini-Series Number 1: Innovative Investigations and Shifting Police Practices, Panel 1 »
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Oct 04
Dauphin County Police Arrest Patrons of Prostitution, Target Demand
On August 11, 2016 in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, fourteen people were arrested and charged with prostitution and related offenses at several undisclosed locations. Three women were arrested and charged with prostitution. Eleven men were arrested and charged with patronizing … Read more about Dauphin County Police Arrest Patrons of Prostitution, Target Demand »
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Sep 30
Philadelphia man sentenced for trafficking 15-year-old girl
On September 28, 2016, a federal judge sentenced Samuel “Dre” Verrier of Philadelphia to eight years in prison for sex trafficking a 15-year-old girl during a two-week period in August 2011. He was also sentenced to a lifetime term of … Read more about Philadelphia man sentenced for trafficking 15-year-old girl »