Arkansas: Local law enforcement receives training on human trafficking and immigration crime. Unlike many people assume, one anti-human trafficking organization says that sex trafficking is happening in Little Rock, Arkansas. one social worker who attended class also stated after the training that she might have been encountered human trafficking a few times over the past years but didn't realize it.
Colorado: A new bill is proposed to tackle demand side of the sex industry in Colorado. If implemented, the bill will require johns to attend classes taught by sex trafficking survivors. However, the program will only be available to the first offenders of prostitution related crimes. According to the experts, the average age at which individuals enter prostitution is 13.
Alabama: Alabama opens the first emergency shelter for trafficking victims and prostitution. The shelter will provide immediate needs for the victims, including, shelter, spiritual guidance, food, and clothing. Eventually, it hopes to provide education opportunities such as GED preparation among many other services.
Arizona: The Senate passed the anti-drophouse bill sponsored by by Sen. Kyrsten Siena. The bill will combat the use of drop houses for criminal activities such as human trafficking. Last year, police discovered that a 9 year old Ecuadorian boy held in captive for four months in a drop house.
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UAE: An Uzbekistan woman was charged with sex trafficking and running a brothel. She allegedly recruited a female victim from Moldova, locked her up in a room, and forced her into prostitution. According to the victim's testimony during the trial, the woman also confiscated the victim's passport.
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