Category Archives: Human Trafficking
ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AT CENTER FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS
A sexual abuse investigation is currently underway at a residential facility for human trafficking survivors, according to a recent article in the Indianapolis Star. The probe was initiated after two women clients filed police reports claiming they had been assaulted by medical staff during their stay at the nonprofit center. The women accusers, already… Read More »
CHILD TRAFFICKING RECOURSE: NOT THAT ONE – THOSE
One of the many myths about human trafficking, our Indiana Attorney General explains, is that it does not occur in the United States. Truth is, he explains, this exploitive violent, criminal industry places an estimated minimum of 300,000 American youths at risk of becoming victims of commercial sexual exploitation. But aren’t there laws against trafficking? Oh,… Read More »
BUSINESSES CAN BE LIABLE FOR KEEPING QUIET ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
“Local communities are the most affected by this abhorrent crime,” the U.S. Department of State warns in its Trafficking in Persons Report 2018, and “we need to become more vigilant.” The Department calls on: law enforcement religious leaders teachers tribal elders business executives communities to be on the alert for signs… Read More »