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News documentary about child sex trafficking in Atlanta
The founder of Courage To Be You describes her dramatic call by God to begin a licensed, faith-based home for underaged victims of sex trafficking and how God brought it to pass.
It is estimated that 300,000 children are exploited for sex in the United States.
Human trafficking is not an attractive topic. It's a topic that breathes fear and exhales suffering. A topic that is not discussed across mainstream media quite possibly because of it.
The average age for a child prostitute in the United States is 12 years old and anywhere between the ages of 11 to 17.
For filmmaker Libby Spears, she has devoted almost 10 years uncovering the sex traffic industry in lesser developed countries like the Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand. What she found out while filming there is that the United States is actually "influencing the global demand and growth of the sex trafficking industry." That not only is human trafficking for sex apparent in less developed countries, but it is also "every bit as real in North America."
This Documentary was produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Steven Soderbergh and Libby Spears
There were 636,910 Registered Sex Offenders in 2008, by June 17, 2011 there were 739,853 - a 15.4% increase.
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Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others. As defined under U.S. federal law, victims of human trafficking include children involved in the sex trade, adults age 18 or over who are coerced or deceived into commercial sex acts
Payback? Obama drops grant to Catholic bishops.
President Obama failed to renew the $19 million grant awarded to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for providing assistance to human trafficking victims.
In recent months, the Conference has criticized Obama for positioning himself against the Catholic Church.
In August, the Conference urged the HHS to repeal Obama's private insurance mandate to cover contraception, including abortifacients and sterilization.
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It is estimated that there are 100,000 children in the sex trade in the United States each year.
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others. As defined under U.S. federal law, victims of human trafficking include children involved in the sex trade, adults age 18 or over who are coerced into commercial sex acts.
Payback? Obama drops grant to Catholic bishops.
President Obama failed to renew the $19 million grant awarded to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for providing assistance to human trafficking victims.
The grant from the Department of Health and Human Service was awarded to the bishops in 2006 by President George W. Bush and funded the Migration and Refugee Services.
In recent months, the Conference has criticized Obama for positioning himself against the Catholic Church.
In August, the Conference urged the HHS to repeal Obama's private insurance mandate to cover contraception, including abortifacients and sterilization.
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It is estimated that there are 100,000 children in the sex trade in the United States each year.
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others. As defined under U.S. federal law, victims of human trafficking include children involved in the sex trade, adults age 18 or over who are coerced or deceived into commercial sex acts.
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