New Jersey: Federal Judge approves of four lawsuits filed by four Moldovan sex tourism victims against a New Jersey millionaire, Anthony Bianchi under the Alien Tort Statute. Bianchi currently is serving 25 years in prison for traveling to foreign countries to have sex with boys in the age of 12 and 15. Bianchi's lawyer argued that the Alien Tort Statute does not apply to citizens and rape, apart from the context of genocide or war, is not actionable under the law. The judge disagreed finding that "the plain language of the ATS includes "no requirement of state action," and that Bianchi's targeting of children and the frequency of his crimes "is extreme enough for subject matter jurisdiction to exist under the ATS."
Minnesota: Human trafficking victims share pain and healing through art. A group of survivors appeared at the State Capitol Hill to raise the awareness of human trafficking and talked about their artworks. One trafficking survivor shared her experienced as a victim after being trafficked from Nigeria and forced into labor in Minnesota. Her trafficker controlled her movement and gave her a limited access to food. She was also threatened with deportation if she refused to listen.
Nevada: Las Vegas is a hub of child sex trafficking, the Las Vegas Interfaith Sponsoring Committee says. According to Shared Hope International, "1,496 children from 40 states were trafficked into and arrested for prostitution in Clark County, Nevada between January 1994 and July 2007.”
Washington: A man is convicted of promoting child prostitution under the new legislation that impose tougher penalty on the offense. He forced a 17 year old girl into prostitution on Backpage.com. But, initially, he denied the allegation and told the police that he was a drug dealer, not a pimp though he called himself "a pimp in action" on his Myspace page.
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Thailand: Thai police crackdowns on new lottery which offers the winner one night of sexual service with a woman. Police said that the lottery is becoming popular among the factory workers in Thailand, and it is a new form of human trafficking. The offenders would face 4 -8 year prison term upon conviction.
The Philippines: A British accountant and his Filipino girlfriend was charged with kidnapping and murdering a six year old girl in Cebu. The 48 year old British accountant allegedly kidnapped her in front of her school to use her for child pornography. Police found the body of the six year old victim that the couple dumped over the cliff. They also found child porn and the sex toys.
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