Author: Arizona State University, Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research Year: 2020 Outline: This study explores the life experiences of 167 homeless young adults (ages 18 to 25) from around Arizona including their experiences of sex trafficking and labor exploitation. The year 2020 has presented unique challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic created additional critical barriers to […]
The theory is when someone buys a product listed for thousands of dollars, theorists seem to believe that the person somehow indicates a desire to purchase a child whose name is also the product name. This would be done, some have suggested, by entering a promo code, selecting a specific delivery method or being a Wayfair Professional account holder.
New York state financial regulators said Tuesday that they have slapped Deutsche Bank with a $150 million penalty “for significant compliance failures” in the bank’s dealings with accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a now-dead investor, as well as with two client banks. The New York State Department of Financial Services said that Deutsche Bank, […]
Learn more about grooming, online behaviors of kids/teens and safe social media please click on our brochures and blogs below. Tips for Parents on Talking to Their Children about Online Exploitation and Grooming How to Talk to Your Kids About Human Trafficking A Time to Protect our Children What Parents of Teens Need To Know […]
The infamous story of Backpage.com’s exploitation and trafficking of women and children is fairly well known at this point. What is little known, however, is the raging battle being waged in the courts to prevent Backpage’s erstwhile former owners from absconding with millions of dollars in illegal profits made from their now-shuttered sex business. The […]
The delivery company is partnering with Truckers Against Trafficking to train drivers how to spot signs of trafficking. UPS is partnering with the group Truckers Against Trafficking to help its drivers spot signs of human trafficking along their routes. They have a traveling educational exhibit to help educate drivers, as well as steps drivers can […]
At a Bay Area nonprofit, former abuse victims learn to code and level up their futures.A photographer in California and an artist in the UK weave together their stories. AnnieCannons is a family center in downtown Oakland where 11 Human Trafficking survivors are learning coding and digital skills. Read more here… Visit AnnieCannons…
Arizona Anti-Trafficking Network through TRUST are raising awareness to the growing amount of grooming happening right now online. Take a look at the TV awareness messaging we are running during this global crisis A Time to Protect our Children How to Talk to Your Kids About Human Trafficking What Parents of Teens Need To […]
Many have asked what effect COVID-19 and the response is having on the trafficking landscape. The reality is we don’t – and can’t – know for certain, but we are deeply concerned. Specifically, we are worried that the economic effects of this virus will increase some of the vulnerabilities that make people susceptible to sex […]
John Meza (President, AATN) and Stacey Sutherland (Program Director, TRUST) explain the importance raising awareness has in combating Human Trafficking across Arizona. Take a look at the TV interview on ABC 15’s Sonoran Living As a retired Arizona Police Chief, John highlights the training and steps Law Enforcement take to identify the victims and perpetrators. […]
