Backpage.com, apparently now the biggest online marketplace for the sexual trafficking of children and coerced women, is owned by Village Voice Media. And who owns Village Voice Media? Nicholas D. Kristof of the NY Times is doing his best to make the owners public and to hold them accountable. These owners include companies like Goldman [...]
Take A Stand Against Demand Initiative: May 1 - August 1, 2012
Check out an AFNAP first, a PSA focused on the men who purchase sex from adolescent girls.
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Working to Stop the Prostitution of Children in Georgia
Since 2007, youthSpark's A Future. Not A Past.campaign has been working to stop the prostitution of children in Georgia through groundbreaking research that drives strategies of prevention, intervention, and education. Every year, more than 28,000 men in Georgia knowingly or unknowingly have sex with prostituted adolescent girls. Unless we work together, that number will only continue to grow.
It is the mission of A Future. Not A Past. to protect and inspire hope in our girls, the true victims of this illicit practice…as well as to disable demand and prosecute to the fullest extent the pimps and johns who exploit them.
Marcelo Desautu Sentenced for Sexually Trafficking a Twelve-Year-Old Girl
Marcelo Desautu, aged forty, was sentenced to over seventeen years in federal prison for sexually trafficking a twelve-year-old girl whose mother thought the man was safely babysitting.
Sign A Petition Against Backpage.Com
Backpage.com, owned by Village Voice Media, allows the sexual trafficking of children on its webpage. Please sign this petition on Change.org urging Backpage.com to take moral responsibility and stop selling the sexual exploitation of children online.
Tell Backpage.com to Stop Sexually Trafficking Children
The internet is now the virtual street in which child sex trafficking victims are bought and sold repeatedly. After Craigslist shut down their “adult services” section, most of that activity moved over to Village Voice Media’s website, Backpage.com. Tell Village Voice to stop child sex trafficking on their website! Sign the Petition now. In other [...]
Recent Updates: The Budget, Backpage.com, Human Trafficking Study
SB316 Update SB 316 extends the statute of limitations for certain crimes against children, including commercial sexual exploitation of children. SB316 is currently assigned to the Judiciary Committee in the House. Assuming it passes out of Judiciary Committee, it will then go to the House Rules Committee. At this point, we are still very optimistic [...]
The 2012 Legislative Session – Time to Talk Budget
HB1078 Update HB1078 – the expungement bill that included the sealing of records for juveniles charged with prostitution did not pass through the House by CrossOver Day – March 7th. This bill’s progress moved slower than we liked but we will be positioned well to hit the ground running next year. SB316 Update SB 316 [...]
The 2012 Legislative Session Continues
HB1078 Update – WE MAY NEED YOUR HELP – Action Alert on Monday! HB1078 – the expungement bill that includes the sealing of records for juveniles charged with prostitution, is currently in the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee in the House. It must pass through the House by CrossOver Day (this upcoming Wednesday) March 7th. This bill’s [...]
Legislation to Support this 2012 Session
SB316 passed out of Rules! SB 316 extends the statute of limitations for certain crimes against children, including commercial sexual exploitation of children. SB316 has passed out of Rules!. We will keep you posted of any action alerts needed to make sure this bill keeps moving next week but it looks good.
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3rd Annual 7200 Steps to Stop Demand 5k on
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