The Department of Justice announced today the FBI-led recovery or identification of 103 child victims and the arrest of 67 sex traffickers through Operation Independence Day. This initiative — a revamping of a previously successful program — was executed during the month of July through 161 operations conducted nationwide.
Ashley Iverson, 33, of Page, Arizona, was arrested April 12 in Coconino County on charges of distributing child pornography. She is in jail awaiting federal extradition. Iverson is accused of sharing hundreds of pictures and videos of children being sexually abused, KNXV reported. The children’s ages ranged from babies to teenagers.
The FBI announced that an 11-day sting surrounding the Super Bowl has taken down 169 people; 26 of which are alleged traffickers and suspects were allegedly people attempting to engage in sex acts with minors.
Four Arizona Police Departments partnered to bring down two dozen men in a six day undercover operation targeting child sex crimes and human trafficking.
The officers and undercover agents involved in the sting, called “Operation Degrossting,” placed ads on websites known to be used for trafficking. Suspects arrested ranged in age from 21 to 80 years old.
Human trafficking. It is a tough subject to talk about, but it is an industry growing at disturbing rates. Victims are getting younger and younger and children are literally getting snatched up to be imprisoned in this industry. This message must be heard and has been put into a PSA made by Storm Warriors International for Just Love, a Maine-based non-profit helping combat human trafficking. This video is a signal flare to help alert everyone to this epidemic.
A movie producer friend of mine who sits on the Jesus Alliance board is involved with an ongoing effort to stop child rape and human trafficking. He has teamed with an individual who has been working to stop this tragedy for over 3 decades.
An Indiana woman posted a chilling warning on Facebook earlier this summer after her young daughter seemed to be the target of an abduction at a rest stop.
Update America reported this week that in a horrifyingly stunning display of deviant sexual desire, Pedophile posters are popping up all over West Linn and Oregon City that are trying to normalize the sick behavior. KATU says “A viewer tells us someone has been posting “pedophiles are people too” signs in neighborhoods and parks near schools”
I’ve warned readers on several occasions that a determined attempt will be made to try and portray pedophilia as being nothing more than a natural sexual orientation and should be decriminalized. Watch this video and see my prophecy become reality.
Our friends at Enough is Enough have shared a great article with us about what parents should consider before sending their children off to another home for the night.
The summer is here and it’s inevitable that your child will ask you if it’s okay to have a sleepover at a friend’s house.
NEW HAVEN — A Connecticut man was sentenced June 8 in federal court to five years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for possessing child pornography, after his conviction in a ‘Dark Web’ investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New Haven, Connecticut.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Florida investigators have arrested men employed by Walt Disney World and Legoland in a child pornography sting that included nine other suspects and resulted in the death of another. It involved images of children as young as 3 years old.
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