by pskadmin | Apr 28, 2016 | News
*Author’s note: This blog post does not aim to discuss issues surrounding free speech and the Internet, but rather to discuss the posting of advertisements for sexual services to Backpage.com without the consent of the individuals involved. It also does not aim to...
by pskadmin | Feb 11, 2016 | News
1. Sex trafficking goes on in the US and in your city: no border has to be crossed for a person to be trafficked. 2. Common signs of a sex trafficking victim include bruises, scars, withdrawn behavior, anxiety, fear, lack of eye contact, and the victim being in the...
by pskadmin | Feb 1, 2016 | News
Women are being sexually abused in exchange for basic housing repairs in a Baltimore area public housing complex. [1]. An article by ThinkProgress.org explains that women are being forced to have sex with employees of Baltimore’s public housing agency in exchange for...
by pskadmin | Feb 1, 2016 | News
Sex traffickers frequently use the Internet as a tool both to lure underage victims and to bring in potential clients. The United States Code defines sex trafficking as “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of...
by pskadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | News
The Amara Legal Center is advocating for the passage of a vacatur statute in D.C., which would greatly benefit survivors of human trafficking. Survivors of human trafficking often have criminal records for prostitution or other charges related to their trafficking....
by pskadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | News
A recent D.C. Council hearing, led by Councilmembers Anita Bonds and Brianne Nadeau, brought together residents of the D.C. community and local organizations to discuss the issue of street harassment. At the Public Roundtable on Street Harassment residents shared...
