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Jury Convicts Madison Man of Sex Trafficking Minors

Monday, March 1st, 2021

Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James Coney, 32, Madison, Wisconsin, was found guilty today of 10 counts related to sex trafficking of minors. The jury reached its verdict after five hours of deliberation following four days of testimony in U.S. District Court in Madison. Coney […]

TATTOO Removal – An Important step in Healing!

Thursday, May 18th, 2017

Erasing the ‘Ownership’ Tattoos on Sex-Trafficking Victims A woman who escaped the industry reflects on how changes to the body can help with recovery. Naticia Leon, a victim of sex trafficking, has “Smitty” During an art-therapy session, Naticia Leon once stitched together fabric dolls without faces. “That’s what it feels like to be trafficked,” she […]

Latest technology helps sex traffickers recruit, sell victims – FBI

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017

By Ellen Wulfhorst WASHINGTON, April 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sex traffickers are growing increasingly adept at using sophisticated technological advances to exploit children, especially tools to hide their identity and encrypt data, according to a top FBI specialist. Websites, chat rooms and virtual currency all are used by traffickers to hunt for victims and […]