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What is fueling the demand for child sex trafficking?
For most people it’s hard to imagine that grown men are having sexual contact with, paying for, and raping children. Yet this is happening with such frequency that this crime, human trafficking,...
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Why Some State’s Stricter Laws are Creating a Threat of Trafficking for Others
New Study by Shared Hope International Reveals One of America’s Greatest Threats Is Going Dangerously Unaddressed WASHINGTON, D.C., Child sex trafficking affects an estimated 100,000 American children each year. While many states...
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Absence of Critical Law Threatens Virginia’s Kids at Risk for Trafficking
Why Some State’s Stricter Laws Are Creating a Threat of Trafficking for Others WASHINGTON, D.C. – Virginia is the only state in the nation that lacks a law against human trafficking for...
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South Dakota at Risk of Becoming Trafficking Destination
Why Some State’s Stricter Laws Are Creating a Threat of Trafficking for Others WASHINGTON, D.C., South Dakota’s laws pertaining to child sex trafficking were named some of the weakest in the nation,...
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Is Oregon Finally out of Sex Trafficking Hotseat?
A New Study by Shared Hope International Shows Oregon’s Efforts May be Paying Off WASHINGTON, D.C., Portland is believed to have the highest rate of strip clubs per capita and has been...
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