Michigan: Experts said that over 160 underage girls are exploited online in a month during the town hall meeting. According to the study conducted last year, about 159 children were exploited in August and 158 in November, which was up from 117 in February.
California: Police arrested and charged 10 Bay area residents for running a prostitution and human trafficking ring. Each of them is facing five felonies, including pimping and human trafficking. The defendants are part of a human trafficking ring which sexually exploited immigrant Asian women. The victims are brought from Thailand and China and cycled throughout the brothels in Bay area.
Louisiana: Governor Bobby Jindal proposed a bill to strengthen the state anti-human trafficking bill. The proposed legislation will expand current law to include anyone who "advertises children or women for sale or who promotes prostitution involving young people."
Texas: Love146 is launching a campaign against to raise awareness about child sex trafficking ultimately to provide long-term prevention programs for at risk and exploited youth in Dallas.
Indiana: A Marion Superior Court jury makes first conviction of human trafficking case in the county. A 28 year old Chris Smiley was accused of holding a 19 year old woman against her will and and forced her into prostitution and working at a strip club.
Canada: Police circulates mugshots of dozens of suspected pimps to 10,000 strippers at 115 strip clubs to help prevent them from being lured into prostitution in Ontario. The strip club owners are working with the police to post suspected pimps mugshots which they believe will protect their staff.
EUROPE
Ireland: New research has found that prostitution and sex trafficking are rising in Northern Ireland. According to the report, 18 out of 29 police areas across the region reported incidents during the six month period. Also, last year, 17 victims of sex trafficking were identified, highlighting the growing problem of sex slavery in the region.
AFRICA
Nigeria: An authority in Sokoto region stated that 500 victims of human trafficking have been rescued since 2006. Also, he said that approximately 102 cases were received and investigated during the same period. According to the authority, though the number has been reduced recently, this does not mean that human trafficking has completely eradicated in the region.
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