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Weekly news links 3/5/08

Here are a few news links that caught my eye this week…
In Indiana a women pleaded guilty to prostituting her pre-teen daughter. The girl told a school counselor and that’s how police found out.
As I’ve mentioned before, the number of articles on arrests for child porn (viewing, trading and creating) are too numerous for me [...]

weekly news links 1/30/08

In this week’s news:
In NYC, a veteran police detective is charged with pimping out a 13 year old girl.
A guilty plea from a man charged with gang rape, kidnapping and forcing a 15 year old into prostitution in Arizona.
A major trial continues in Alaska against a man charged in federal court with sex trafficking and [...]

Weekly news links 1/23/08

In this week’s news:
A Seattle man is charged with raping and pimping out a 12 year old who he met walking down the street.
Outside of San Diego a man is on trial for trying to force 4 teenage girls into prostitution. They are testifying about what happened and how they escaped by finding the right [...]

New report Communities Engaged in Resisting Violence

Take a look at an amazing new report out of Chicago by Women and Girls Collective Action Network. The beautiful new website just came out too. Women and Girls CAN is:
a center for consciousness-raising, training, dialogue and action around issues that matter to women and girls. We strengthen connections across communities to promote collective action. [...]

Weekly news links 11/7/07

On this week’s news links of note…
Lots of quick action in Philadelphia and supporters around the globe didn’t result in bouncing a sitting judge who refused to see how a young women in the sex trade could be raped. But the discussion and public challenge she received is a strong statement.
In the New York Times [...]

Weekly news links 10/17/07

Another week full of articles to review. I’m noticing updates on criminal cases but I don’t always post the most recent news or I wouldn’t have space to highlight more. By mentioning many cases once and linking to an original source, I’m hoping those looking to learn more can find the most recent information with [...]

Weekly news links 10/3/07

I’m back from presenting at conferences in Ohio and Georgia. More soon about that but first the weekly news links.
Indiana is continuing public hearings on youth homelessness and is struggling to come up with solid numbers.
An arrest in Dallas resulted after police found a brazen ad actually offering someone underage for prostitution.
The safer injection site [...]

Weekly news links 9/26/07

I’m in Ohio for the 4th Annual Conference on Prostitution, Sex Work and the Commercial Sex Industry and here’s a few news links to read up on while I’m presenting here.
A federal trial is starting in California involving no less than 3 pimps who forced a 12 year old girl into prostitution on the streets [...]

Weekly news items for 9/19/07

So usually I find five news items a week that catch my eye and post them here. But this week I just couldn’t make up my mind so here’s double the usual news items because there is a lot going on.
In Rochester, NY, a woman was charged with pimping a 13 year old family member.
In [...]

Weekly news updates 9/4/07

Here’s the news that caught my eye this week.
While a major trial is happening in Vancouver for one serial killer, Winnipeg is coming to the conclusion they have more than one serial killer still targeting women and youth on the streets.
A seventeen-year-old young woman Fonasa Lynn Bruyere, who went missing in August, was just identified [...]