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By Malika Saada Saar - Director, Human Rights Project for Girls

The day that Craigslist shut down its adult services section, I got a call from a mother whose daughter was still under the control of a trafficker.  "You did it" she said.  "The piimps are losing their minds because they can't put the girls up on the site anymore.  They don't know what to do." 

By Wayne K. Roustan - Sun Sentinel

A 20-year-old Fort Lauderdale man was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of trafficking children for sex, according to court records. 

The Cycle - msnbc

Today we are talking to Andrea Powell, Founder & Executive Director FAIR girls and Victoria Pannell, Model, Actress, & Activist about the following TV and online ad that targets Backpage.com over the child sex trafficking controversy.  

By Ryan Gabrielson - The Sacramento Bee

Facebook's former chief privacy officer is bankrolling an anti-human trafficking ballot measure that would dramatically expand how California monitors sex offenders.  

By Jennifer Olney - ABC 7 KGO-TV

San Francisco (KGO) - As many as 300,000 American children are victims of human trafficking every year.  Worldwide, the numbers are even higher and many are transported on commercial airlines.  The travel industry may become a critical link in rescuing victims. 

By Laura Isensee - The Miami Herald

The Miami-Dade school district, together with federal agencies, law enforcement and social service groups, is working to raise awareness of human sex trafficking in an effort to prevent school-age kids from being lured into prostitution.  

By Associated Press - Washington Post

Beijing - Chinese police arrested 802 people on suspicion of child trafficking and rescued 181 children in a major operation spanning 15 provinces, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security said Friday.  

By Michelle Cole - The Oregonian

Sitting there that graduation day, in the white folding chair and wearing the golden yellow gown, Juanitha Elliott couldn't help but repeat to herself: "I really did it!" 

The Washington Times Communities

Washington, July 4, 2012 - On July 2, 1992 I was lured into running away from home with a man who promised me a new life.  This man told me that he would introduce me to Hollywood celebrities and that he would help me travel cross-country to experience different cities and different cultures.  

By Richard Roth - CNN

New York City taxi drivers will soon not just be taking passengers around the city, they're being asked to help spot potential sex trafficking victims.  

By KATU.com Staff

Portland, Org.- A listing on Oregon's sex offender registry paints a scary picture of the man police said tried to sexually assault a boy in a restaurant bathroom before stabbing him.