California: Law enforcement officers and politicians in San Diego gathered last Friday to support a bill to increase penalty for gangs running prostitution ring. The bill will go before the Assembly and will add pimping, pandering, and human trafficking to the list of gang related crimes with increased penalties.
North Carolina: A nonprofit group says that the number of Latin American human trafficking victims is on the rise. She also said that the language barrier and cultural difference make the immigration community an easy target. One Hispanic mother's daughter has been missing for four months after she left the house to go to school. The nonprofit group says many Hispanic victims are snatched on the street and forced into prostitution or domestic servitude.
Texas: Police arrested a woman during the undercover sex sting. An undercover officer contacted a message parlor and spoke to a woman named Karla Winters. Upon arrival, the officer was greeted by the woman and received sensual message. The woman requested $200 after the message. Police also found the evidences that she employed other females to perform sensual message and sexual conducts and collect the fee taking half of their profits.
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New Zealand: The first human trafficking case in Tonga was delayed in ruling. The defense lawyer requested the delay to have more time to review his client's case. The defendant, a Chinese national, has pleaded not guilty to charges including, human trafficking, keeping a brothel. Two victims argued that the defendant forced them into prostitution.
India: A national report says that contraceptive use fosters human trafficking in India. The campaign to promote condom usage earlier this year said that regardless of what brothel one visits, a john is encouraged to use condom. The campaign, the national report argues, endorses prostitution with trafficked victims.
The Philippines: Police rescued over 140 women and 33 minors during the raid operated at a karaoke bar. The raid was conducted after the police saw the karaoke bar advertised on a sex ad site. On the website, the bar advertised that customers can meet hot girls for P4000 ($92.80).
UAE: Three women and a man allegedly lured a female visitor and forced her into prostitution. According to the court document, the victim came to UAE with a promise of a job at a beauty salon. But, upon arrival, the defendants locked her up at an apartment and forced her into sex industry. The defendants denied the allegation.
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