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Protected Innocence Initiative The Protected Innocence Initiative is a comprehensive strategy to promote zero tolerance for child sex trafficking. Under this initiative, Shared Hope International will release fifty-one individual Report Cards based on the Protected Innocence Legislative Framework, an analysis of state laws performed by the American Center for Law & Justice and Shared Hope International.
Pediatrician pleads not guilty to 36 sex abuse, drug charges Dr. Mark E. Blankenburg, the Hamilton pediatrician facing 36 sex abuse and drug dealing charges involving three former male patients, will go to trial June 1 in Butler County Common Pleas Court.
Legislature passes tougher human trafficking law Ohio legislators have wrapped up work on a measure that increases the punishment for people convicted of human trafficking.
2 Admit Taking Columbus Teen to Florida for Sex A Columbus couple pleaded guilty this week to taking a 14-year-old girl to Florida and introducing her to the lifestyle of being a prostitute.
Authorities, others agree: truck stop prostitution far from victimless crime This is the first in a series of articles on truck stop prostitution, not in an attempt to glorify the seediness, nor to cast blame, but hopefully, to educate those who think it’s a victimless crime. In our research into this age-old problem, we found it’s anything but victimless and rooted firmly in the criminal underworld. Look for the second installment Dec. 19.
Horror of teen sex slavery not foreign woe; it's here The late-night calls began when Theresa Flores was 15. In 1980, before everyone had a cell phone, the private phone that Flores' parents had installed in her bedroom was a luxury. But it nearly proved her undoing.
Dramatic Turnaround Triggered by "Angel" On a chilly, rainy April night on Hudson Street, Rosita Curry was ready to give up. She had no money or food, no place to go. Her left leg had gone numb from the cold.
Untold Horrors Young women forced into the sex trade often suppress their emotional trauma, but some ease their pain by journaling or talking about human trafficking and the abuse they endured.
The Concern, The Process, The Restoration Rahab's Hideaway, Inc. is an ecumenical ministry whose mission is to reach and rescue victims of human trafficking by providing basic and daily necessities while respecting their human dignity. Rahab's Hideaway is committed to assisting individuals in their freedom and independence.