An intimate & definitive portrait of sex trafficking in the US today, a place where girls are recruited via their phones in the comfort of their parents' homes
Here they go -- taking agency away from victims of sexual abuse. We are horrified. This policy stinks and is a disgrace: cross examination of victims is one of most egregious overreaches of the patriarchy. https://t.co/MQ1moMQOIY
@nytimes proves that although you may not see prostitution or trafficking, or you believe that it's been solved because of recent legislation, this human rights abuse is still pervasive - even in your own backyard. https://t.co/c5psn2LJUU
Justice is served. But the level of hypocrisy here is off the charts. It’s good he was convicted on sex trafficking charges because it underscores how important those laws are. Tragic for the young boy and also for his own 4 children. What a sorry... https://t.co/zI2oRtgnLR
Thank you for the #7 placement BuzzFeed!!!
"This documentary offers a close look at sex trafficking in the United States. Not only will you see the horrible details of an industry that... https://t.co/QbGphmt7Wx
Absolutely terrific op-ed by Rachel Lloyd who knows and cares more about this issue than almost anyone on earth. She is super smart, can write and... https://t.co/gw4TdHxdv2
"It’s an enormous criminal sexual underground. It’s been surfacing like jagged parts of an iceberg for 30 years”
Sadly most of the cases are too old to prosecute....sometimes it feels like the sexual abuse of... https://t.co/YH98OokI1o
The children are being taken to numerous locations across the country, some of them are pre-verbal. Parents don't even get a receipt for their taken child. At what point can we call this #humantrafficking? Because it sure sounds like that to... https://t.co/Xgvx7XxUDB
Money can never truly erase the trauma, but as far as culpability goes, it’s a step forward as an acknowledgement of the truth of their stories. https://t.co/dqYusCVrpU
If we ever get lazy or complacent about the breadth of this human rights abuse, there is always, ALWAYS, another story there to remind us just how much work there is still to do. This is vile. https://t.co/QEX3n52wM8