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ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
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Man busted for allegedly kidnapping 15-year-old girl and forcing her into prostitution in Queens
" A 15-year-old girl was kidnapped for four months by a 24-year-old man who pimped her out from inside a senior affordable housing unit affiliated with a prominent Queens church, prosecutors said. The teen was allegedly forced to become a prostitute by Joseph Gilbert, who was indicted Thursday on kidnapping charges. The girl was held captive at the Greater Allen Cathedral Senior Residence in Jamaica, Queens."
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, June 1, 2017

Brooklyn couple indicted for pimping out two 14-year-old girls
"A Brooklyn grand jury indicted Anthony (Royalty) Young, 30, and his girlfriend Shaunda Swanson, 23, for running the rolling bordello and brokering sexual encounters with the girls at hotels in Brooklyn, Long Island, and Elizabeth, N.J."
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, June 20, 2017

Oklahoma state Sen. Ralph Shortey to resign in wake of arrest for child prostitution, his lawyer says
"Sen. Ralph Shortey has faced pressure to step down following his arrest earlier this month. The state Senate voted to strip him of most of his power, including his ability to serve on Senate committees and author bills. The Senate also took away his office and perks such as his executive assistant and parking space."
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, March 21, 2017

'The tough ones are us women:' Colorado pimp gets 472 year sentence
"ARAPAHOE COUNTY - A man convicted of sexually exploiting women as a pimp will spend the rest of his life – and then some – in prison. In a sentencing hearing Tuesday afternoon, Arapahoe County Judge Peter F. Michaelson sentenced the man found guilty of running a child prostitution ring to 472 years in prison. That is more than four times the minimum required sentence - and the largest sentence brought down for a human trafficking case in the country."
9News (Colorado), November 21, 2017

Arizona mother accused of molesting children, filming & selling videos over the internet
"NEW RIVER, Ariz. (KSAZ) - A mother in New River is accused of molesting two young children, filming the incidents, and selling them over the internet. According to court documents, Keri Harwood, 28, is accused of molesting two children multiple times in the bathroom of her New River home. Harwood is also accused of videotaping the incidents and selling them over the internet. Harwood is reportedly facing 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, as well as five counts of molestation of a child."
KSAZ, Arizona, August 16, 2017

Two Queens men who kidnapped, raped, pimped 14-year-old girl get sentenced
" Two Queens men who kidnapped, raped and prostituted a 14-year-old girl have been sentenced to prison. Supreme Court Justice Stephanie Zaro on Wednesday sentenced Differson Legrand to 7 to 13 years in prison and Chilo Petit to 12 1/3 to 17 years behind bars. A jury convicted the men in August of second-degree kidnapping, second-degree rape and third-degree promoting prostitution."
NY Daily News, September 14, 2017

New Jersey woman admits forcing 16-year-old into 'hellish life of sexual slavery'
"A New Jersey woman who went by the nickname "China White" pleaded guilty Wednesday to forcing a 16-year-old girl from New York into prostitution, officials said. Jessica Copeland, 29, pleaded guilty to second-degree facilitating human trafficking, N.J. Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino said in a news release. Under the plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend that Copeland be sentenced to six years in state prison, including no parole for three years."
Fox News, September 14, 2017

Queens lawyer gets 2 years in prison for paying 2 teen girls for oral sex
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, November 23, 2016

Queens lawyer found guilty of paying two high school girls for sex acts
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, July 16, 2016

Ohio woman sentenced to 51 years for trading 11-year-old daughter in exchange for heroin
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, July 19, 2016

Warrants: Mom sought men to sexually assault daughter, 10
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, September 14, 2016

Small Queens man in big trouble for helping pimp out underage girls in New York City, Pennsylvania
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, September 16, 2016

Five Bronx suspects accused of forcing kids as young as 13 into prostitution
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, September 12, 2016

Brazilian cops rescue 8 kids from beach sex-trafficking ring
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 11, 2016

Career criminal accused of paying woman $600 to have sex with her 16-year-old daughter pleads not guilty to statutory rape
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, February 10, 2016

Queens men sentenced after forcing 14-year-old girl into prostitution for months
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, March 22, 2016

Two 19-year-old Dallas men forced 15-year-old girl and a witness to have sex with six men a day for cash
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, February 2, 2016

Child Sex Workers' Biggest Threat: The Police
newrepublic.com, January 20, 2016

Maryland pimp sentenced to 15 years in jail for prostituting a teenager as often as 25 times a day
Daily News, February 08, 2013

Running in the Shadows: For Runaways on the Street, Sex Buys Survival
The New York Times, October 27, 2009

Feds: Girl, 12, trained to work as dominatrix
CNN.com, May 13, 2008

Prostitution of Juveniles: Patterns From NIBRS
A report from the OJJDP's Juvenile Justice Bulletin, June 2004

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children on the West Coast of Canada
Article by David Antrobus, December 31, 2003

Musician Added To Most-Wanted List
APBNews.com, December 27, 2000

Child Predator Crackdown: City Goes After Johns Who Have Sex With Kids
San Francisco Examiner, July 14, 2003

Teacher Slapped On Wrist Over Child Prostitution
Mainichi Shimbun, July 18, 2002

Gary Couple Charged In Child Sex 'Shows'
Indiana Times, May 30, 2002

Hub Teen Was Trapped in Life of Prostitution
Boston Herald, May 13, 2002

Child-Sex Trial Shocks Belgium
BBC News, January 31, 2002

Confronting Child Sex Ads Draw Flak
The Sun-Herald, December 16, 2001

Child Prostitution Crisis
BBC News, July 29, 2001

Social Workers Skeptical About Funding to Fight Child Prostitution in Ontario
Canadian Press, May 16, 2001

Child Asylum Seekers Sold For Sex
BBC News, March 8, 2001

Asia's Child Sex Victims Ignored
BBC News, September 15, 2000

Female Police Chief Gets Results in Assault on Teen Prostitution
Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2000

Child Prostitute 'Failed' by Social Workers
BBC News, October 4, 1999

"Children for Sale"
Excerpt from the book Lost Futures: Our Forgotten Children, by Stan Grossfeld (1997)

Violence Against Women: A Priority Health Issue
Comprehensive report from the World Health Organization, regarding violence against women worldwide, including domestic violence, commercial sexual exploitation, and sexual assault during wartime and at times of peace (1997)

Briton Child-Sex Tour Organiser Jailed for 16 Years
Agence France Presse, October 11, 1996

Japan's New Growth Industry: Schoolgirl Prostitution
Wall Street Journal, October 2, 1996

Children and Prostitution: How Can We Measure and Monitor the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children?
A collaboration between UNICEF Headquarters (New York, Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances Section), Centre for Family Research (University of Cambridge) and Childwatch International, this report gives a literature review and annotated bibliography, with additional material prepared for the Congress Against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Stockholm, 26-31 August, 1996.

Battling the Pedophiles; A Presidential Crackdown on Violators of the Young
Asiaweek, August 25, 1995

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ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
(click here for Articles/Information/Research)

ECPAT International
(End Child Prostitution/Pornography and Trafficking)
328 Phayathai Road
Bangkok 10400 Thailand
www.ecpat.net

Human Rights Watch
1630 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 612-4321
www.hrw.org

Maiti Nepal
P.O.Box: 9599
Gaushala
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 01-4492904
www.maitinepal.org
Maiti Nepal is an organization dedicated to the prevention of trafficking Nepali girls for prostitution and other forms of forced labor, through intervention and legal advocacy.

Mitternacht Mission Dortmund
(Midnight Mission of Germany)
Dudenstrasse 2-4
44137 Dortmund, Germany
Phone: 0231/14 44 91
www.mitternachtsmission.de/
For adult and juvenile prostitutes and victims of trafficking in women and children. Outreach, resources, referrals within Germany.

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