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Rosa* was about to cross the United States-Mexico border when her coyote, or human smuggler, ordered the 22-year-old to have sex with him and told her that the promise of a job in computers or modeling in New York was a trick to force her into prostitution. Tracy*, 18, a product of the Boston foster care system, had been sold from one pimp to another until she was arrested for prostitution on Long Island; she told her story to investigators and was admitted to a shelter for human trafficking victims. Please click here to read the full article. |
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Retail stores are typically happy, shiny lands of make-believe, the better to woo shoppers into opening their wallets and purses. Then there is the Body Shop. For years, the Body Shop has taken stands in its stores and ads on contentious issues, as part of the philosophy of its founder, the late Anita Roddick, to pursue social activism. Now, the chain, part of L’Oréal, is taking the next step in a long-running effort to fight the exploitation of children and teenagers through sex trafficking. Please click here to read the full article. |
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A Minnesota man is accused of sending his wife across the country and ordering her to have sex with men after arranging the encounters online -- beginning when she was pregnant with their child. The woman was able to get out of the situation by contacting Polaris Project. Please click here to read the full article. |
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Even before the young girl reportedly was kidnapped last year and forced into sexual slavery, authorities and relatives said, she was troubled — running away habitually and cutting herself with knives. But the March 2009 incident, in which investigators said someone snatched the 13-year-old from an East Side street and forced her into prostitution before she escaped, has left psychic wounds more indelible than any on her body, her mother said. Now, the girl is missing again. Please click here to read the full article. |
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A Memphis man is accused of raping a teenage boy and then forcing him into prostitution. 54-year-old Marvin White was charged with Rape and Trafficking For Sexual Servitude. He was arrested at his apartment near the 1900 block of Philsar. Police say White provided the teen with female clothing to wear while he worked the streets. Please click here to read the full article. |
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