Texas: Authorities say that they are expecting flood of human trafficking during Super Bowl in northern Texas. The conclusion is based on the past mega sports events, in which pimps bring women and children in the area and forced them into prostitution in local motels and hotels. Nonetheless, Super Bowl committee refused to work with the Attorney General by opting not to incorporate anti-human trafficking informations in its event materials.
Missouri: A state representative announced the plans to introduce bill to increase penalties for human trafficking conviction in Missouri. He said that the measure would boost the state's penalties for human trafficking to the same level as federal statute. If implemented, the bill will therefore increase maximum penalties from 15 years to life in prison.
Louisiana: Police arrested a man who forced a 15 year old teenager into prostitution. The victim was sold online for commercial sex and stayed at a local motel for several days after running away from her group home. The tip came after the victim called her aunt who suspected that the teen was trafficked and convinced her to leave her pimp. Police said that there is a possibility of more victims.
Georgia: A 26 year old Louisiana man was sentenced seven years in jail for sex trafficking two minors. He was convicted after the investigator said that he took the teens to Alabama then back to Georgia advertising their commercial sex online.
U.S: Facebook is used by pedophiles who share horrific depicts of child sexual abuse, one report says. According to the report, a closed group on facebook share pictures of child pornography, including the ones that children are duck taped and being raped.
ASIA
UAE: A couple received five years in prison for human trafficking conviction. The man is a 36year old Nigerian guard and the woman is 32 year old Ghanaian citizen. The were convicted of luring two women from African into coming to UAE with a promise of job. Then they forced the victims into prostitution by threatening them with emotional and physical abuse.
AFRICA
Ghana: Two girls opted for court settlement after allegedly trafficked to Northern region for prostitution. They were part of ten victims who were trafficked to the area by three siblings. The girls were scheduled to testify against the siblings but decided to receive compensation from the village elders in Northern region. The details of the compensation is unknown.
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