Behind closed doors: Hotels, motels emerge as human-trafficking sites

Behind closed doors: Hotels, motels emerge as human-trafficking sites

Sunday’s arrest of a man who forced women into prostitution shows how lodgings play a role in a crime some call modern-day slavery.

Source: www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/crime–law/behind-closed-doors-hotels-motels-emerge-human-trafficking-sites/ks5yR828rKGgr1OQR8i7QO/

‘Brand new, recently stolen’: Inside Tijuana’s sex tourism trade of young children

‘Brand new, recently stolen’: Inside Tijuana’s sex tourism trade of young children

The U.S. Attorney’s Office is prosecuting three Southern California men on charges of traveling to Mexico and the Philippines with the intent to engage in illicit sex.

Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-mexico-sex-tourism-20171019-story.html

November Coalition Update

November Coalition Update

Source: mailchi.mp/833284571379/november-coalition-update

Rep. Vargas holds panel on fighting sex trafficking

Rep. Vargas holds panel on fighting sex trafficking

California is the top state for sex trafficking and San Diego is one of the prime centers for the illegal activity.

Source: www.cbs8.com/story/36622259/rep-vargas-holds-panel-on-fighting-sex-trafficking

Slow but steady progress being made against sex trafficking in San Diego

Slow but steady progress being made against sex trafficking in San Diego

A lot has happened to combat sex-trafficking in San Diego since a 2015 report estimated thousands of victims, but more still needs to be done.

Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-sex-trafficking-20171013-story.html