Yesterday reports all over the country detailed a national FBI sting operation allegedly targeting pimps who force youth into prostitution. However it’s clear from the numbers that the majority of arrests (at least 290) were of adult women alleged to have offered sex for money - adult women who could be 18 years old, 17 [...]
“345 arrested, kids rescued in prostitution busts,” that’s the headline from the Associated Press this evening. But when you read the article it turns out even though it’s framed as
Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued in what the FBI is calling a five-day roundup of networks of pimps who force [...]
I’m on my way to Detroit for the Allied Media Conference. I always learn so much at this conference with practical hands-on workshops, great analysis in presentations and amazing grassroots media all collected into one space.
Depending on access I might update with reports while I’m at the conference or via twitter. Or I [...]
From Sunshine Girl On A Rainy Day, a great blog I need to link to more often:
H.R. 5876 is the first piece of federal legislation seeking to regulate and monitor abusive treatment within teen behavior modification programs in the United States.
Alternately called residential treatment centers, wilderness camps or boot camps, these programs aspire to “reform” [...]
So R. Kelly was found not guilty last Friday afternoon of child pornography charges. It turns out I know the State’s Attorney prosecuting the case, Shauna Boliker, since we have been at many meetings in Chicago about youth in the sex trade. Chicago is my hometown and it was widespread knowledge that R. Kelly liked [...]
I’ll be co-presenting a full day training in Chicago at the end of the month on ritual abuse, torture and trafficking with realistic tools to support youth. Registration information is attached.
Ritual Abuse, Torture and Trafficking: Realistic Tools for Supporting Youth
Friday, June 27, 2008, 9AM-4PM
Location:DePaul University
Schmitt Academic Center (SAC), Room 154
2320 N. Kenmore, Chicago
Cost: $60 (Fees [...]
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