A Future. Not a Past. (Georgia)

The movement to stop the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) has been a long journey for activists in Georgia. When A Future. Not A Past (AFNAP) — the Juvenile Justice Fund’s statewide campaign to stop the prostitution of children — was established in 2007, the men who bought our girls were rarely targeted — [...]

ATLANTA (Dec. 20, 2010) – On Saturday, Dec. 18, Craigslist — a popular online advertising classifieds website — removed its controversial “adult services” section from its international pages. It was reported that Craigslist suspended the section on all its international sites, including those in Canada, Asia, Europe, South America and Africa.

On Thursday, Dec. 9, the United States Senate unanimously approved a bill to aid victims of sex trafficking and give law enforcement the tools to investigate and prosecute those who exploit underage girls and force them into the sex trade. The bill, referred to as the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act [...]

Despite similar sites, Craigslist and its Adult Services ads result in three times as many transactions and earn nearly 40% percent more in revenue than closest competitor, Backpage.

In the Wednesday, Sept. 15 Congressional Hearing on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, Deborah Richardson –  Chief Program Officer for the Women’s Funding Network – testified that the number of young girls trafficked in Georgia quarterly has trended downward in the past six months. This information – provided by the Governor’s Office for Children and Families through its [...]

Texas Supreme Court Leads by Example in Protecting Victims of Child Prostitution, Georgia Courts Should Follow Suit By KAFFIE McCULLOUGH Campaign Director, A Future. Not A Past. Earlier this year, the Georgia General Assembly considered legislation that would recognize prostituted girls ages 15 and under are victims of a crime — not perpetrators. Sponsored by [...]

Leading human and women’s rights organizations today launched a new national advertising campaign demanding that Backpage.com close its “Adult” section until it can guarantee no child is sold for sex through its website. The new ads will be placed by Georgia’s A Future. Not A Past. (AFNAP); the Rebecca Project for Human Rights; Women’s Foundation [...]

AFNAP thanks all judicial, law enforcement and social agencies involved in the case of Johnathan Terry, a 27-year-old Miami man, who pleaded guilty in a Fulton County court to sex offenses involving a child. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.