Wisconsin: Police arrested five people and charged three people with running a child prostitution ring in Wausau. They said that three teenagers were also involved in the crime. Police believe that the three adults that were charged were facilitating to run the child prostitution ring on Backpage.com. The police also suspect that the adults bought and sold drugs with the profits that were generated through prostituting minors and said that the three teens may face prostitution charges.
Georgia: A male stripper from Atlanta was charged with human trafficking. He was identified by a minor victim after appearing on television that he helped police nab his roommates for human trafficking. According to the police, he is facing multiple charges including "human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude, two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, pandering by compulsion and possession of drug related objects."
Utah: A leading anti-human trafficking organization ceases its service to assist trafficking victims after receiving the staff received series of threats on their safety. The victims now receiving helps from the organization will be transferred to another transition house. Meanwhile police said that the threats must be taken seriously even if they were non-specific and generalized.
LATIN AMERICA
Jamaica: A trial of a human trafficking case against a former deacon was postponed. The prosecutor said that the trial cannot proceed because the victim is studying overseas and would not be available on the court date to testify. He was charged with trafficking a minor in 2006 after he allegedly videotaped a 14 year old girl while molesting her in his car. The case has been pending for four years.
ASIA
The Philippines: A businessman was charged with trafficking a 13 year old minor for child pornography and prostitution. According to the report, the man allegedly engaged in sex act with a minor at a motel for a number of time. The victim met the businessman through her friend. Police also found other pornographic pictures of more than 20 young school girls in his digital camera.
AFRICA
Nigeria: Immigration officers rescued four trafficking victims and arrested four suspects. The victims were in the age between 12 and 17. According to the report, the suspects brought children from Togo and forced them into labor in different parts of Nigeria. One of suspects also allegedly trafficked more than 40 children for forced labor just last month alone.
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