By Steve Lopez - www.latimes.com
Officials dealing with young prostitutes have a change in perspective, seeing not voluntary choice but exploitation and coercion.
Read MoreBy FOX 12 Staff - www.kptv.com
TIGARD, OR - Prostitution stings in two Oregon cities led to the arrest of 14 people in one day.
Read MoreBy The Canadian Press - The Chronicle Herald
The Crown says more than 15,000 images and videos of child pornography were found on computers belonging to a former city councillor in Saint John, N.B., who has pleaded guilty to nearly four dozen charges.
Read MoreBy John P.Martin - articles.philly.com
Masha Allen was once called the Internet's "most famous little girl" - for the most horrific of reasons.
Read MoreBy News Staff - www.kval.com
Eugene, Ore. - Reforming prostitution laws to provide a safe haven to the women and children caught selling sex on the streets while prosecutors pursue charges against pimps would help combat human sex trafficking in Oregon, key state and federal officials said Tuesday.
Read MoreBy Kimball Bennion - The Salt Lake Tribune
A prostitution bust in St. George has since been found to be part of a human trafficking operation out of Las Vegas that victimized a 17-year-old girl.
Read MoreBy Chloe Fedio - www.windsorstar.com
A 23-year-old Montreal man was convicted this week of luring a teenage girl from her home in Windsor and forcing her to sell her body to more than 100 men during the summer of 2011 in a handful of Canadian cities.
Read MoreBy Jason Meisner - Chicago Tribune
The 16-year-old runaway had just escaped from an abusive pimp in California and was looking for protection. She thought she found it in Erik Shamsud-din, but it came at a horrible price.
Read MoreBy Jocelyn Bell - shared hope.org
The average age of entry into commercial sexual exploitation is 13 years old.
Read MoreBy Ron Rokhy - www.nbclosangeles.com
Police arrested five people from Northern California in connection with kidnapping a woman and forcing her into prostitution, officials said.
Read MorePolaris Project
Polaris Project has rated all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 10 categories of laws that are critical to a basic legal framework that combats human trafficking, punishes traffickers and supports survivors.
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