Kansas About To ENact human trafficking law!!!
A bill was just passed by both the Senate and House of Representatives that will soon enact a law (inspired by Wichita programs) that:
1.) helps children and others who are coerced into the sex trade by:
a.) providing services, shelter, etc. for the victims,
b.) no longer treating victims like criminals;
2.) increases the penalty for the pimps/traffickers and those who buy sex,
3.) creates new programs to better train law enforcement on how to recognize and handle these situations.
For more information, you can visit here. To view this bill in its entirety, please visit here.
1.) helps children and others who are coerced into the sex trade by:
a.) providing services, shelter, etc. for the victims,
b.) no longer treating victims like criminals;
2.) increases the penalty for the pimps/traffickers and those who buy sex,
3.) creates new programs to better train law enforcement on how to recognize and handle these situations.
For more information, you can visit here. To view this bill in its entirety, please visit here.
Please Sign this Petition to Pass Safe Harbor Laws For Human Trafficking Victims
Polaris Project needs your help passing Safe Harbor laws in 2013. You can sign here: http://www.polarisproject.org/safeharbor
"What's a Safe Harbor law? It's a law which defines commercially sexually exploited children as victims of abuse, help them find protection and support, and grant them immunity from prosecution for prostitution while they are under 18 years of age. They also increase funding for specialized services like long-term housing, mental health care, educational support, and job training to help these children recover. 39 states lack these basic Safe Harbor protections but we're trying to fix that. Together we can end this profound injustice."
Let's not persecute victims of human trafficking, but protect them. Please sign this petition and share it with your friends and family. Thank you so much for your help.
"What's a Safe Harbor law? It's a law which defines commercially sexually exploited children as victims of abuse, help them find protection and support, and grant them immunity from prosecution for prostitution while they are under 18 years of age. They also increase funding for specialized services like long-term housing, mental health care, educational support, and job training to help these children recover. 39 states lack these basic Safe Harbor protections but we're trying to fix that. Together we can end this profound injustice."
Let's not persecute victims of human trafficking, but protect them. Please sign this petition and share it with your friends and family. Thank you so much for your help.
Help Make Freedom Real- Ask the President to Act
IJM (International Justice Mission) has started a petition to call on the president about making the fight against human trafficking a priority. Last year, President Obama called human trafficking "one of the greatest human right causes of our time." Now that he is starting his second term, IJM wants to join together to ask the president to help make freedom real and a priority. Sign IJM's petition at http://freedomcommons.ijm.org/action-alert/ask-president-help-make-freedom-real.
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-3737-888Call this number if you think you see someone being trafficked or if you yourself need confidential help. If you are willing, please put this number into your phone so you always have it, just in case.
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Human Trafficking in Kansas News
Ex-Officer Pleads Guilty To Sex Crimes Involving 15 Month Old Girl
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) (March 4, 2013) _ A 33-year-old former Wichita police officer and University of Kansas football player has pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation involving a 15-month-old girl.
KAKE-TV reports ) Gregory Nicks entered his pleas Monday in exchange for the state dropping two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The former Lawrence teacher was arrested in his Maize home in November 2011 after his wife called 911 to report the abuse. Co-defendant Luz Coronado was found guilty in August of one count of aggravated indecent liberties and four counts of sexual exploitation of a child. She and Nicks both are scheduled to be sentenced May 3. Nicks was the Jayhawks' long snapper in 2001 and 2002 and later was a Wichita police officer for about three years.
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Ex-Kansas-Police-Officer-Pleads-Guilty-To-Sex-Crimes-195102711.html
KAKE-TV reports ) Gregory Nicks entered his pleas Monday in exchange for the state dropping two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The former Lawrence teacher was arrested in his Maize home in November 2011 after his wife called 911 to report the abuse. Co-defendant Luz Coronado was found guilty in August of one count of aggravated indecent liberties and four counts of sexual exploitation of a child. She and Nicks both are scheduled to be sentenced May 3. Nicks was the Jayhawks' long snapper in 2001 and 2002 and later was a Wichita police officer for about three years.
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Ex-Kansas-Police-Officer-Pleads-Guilty-To-Sex-Crimes-195102711.html
RCPD: Teen Brought To Manhattan For Prostitution
RILEY COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) -- Riley County police say a runaway girl was found at a Manhattan hotel working as a prostitute.
Officials say the teen was brought to the area by a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old female who have both been charged with sex trafficking. Lieutenant Michael Quintanar with the Riley County Police Department's Investigations Division released the following information on the case:
"On April 5th 2012, Riley County detectives received a call from Sedgwick County authorities requesting assistance in locating a runaway juvenile in their area. They believed the female juvenile was in the Manhattan area and was involved in prostitution at one of the local hotels. Detectives located the juvenile at America’s Best Value Inn and further investigation led the detectives to the people that transported the juvenile to the area at the Manhattan Town Center Mall. The juvenile and two other people were detained and transported to the police department. Detectives applied for and were granted a search warrant to search the motel room. The investigation revealed that a 15-year-old juvenile was brought to Manhattan by a man and woman for the purpose of prostitution. All three subjects were in possession of marijuana and two possessed drug paraphernalia. It was also confirmed that the juvenile was a runway from Sedgwick County, Kansas."
To read more, visit our Human Trafficking in Kansas News page.
Officials say the teen was brought to the area by a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old female who have both been charged with sex trafficking. Lieutenant Michael Quintanar with the Riley County Police Department's Investigations Division released the following information on the case:
"On April 5th 2012, Riley County detectives received a call from Sedgwick County authorities requesting assistance in locating a runaway juvenile in their area. They believed the female juvenile was in the Manhattan area and was involved in prostitution at one of the local hotels. Detectives located the juvenile at America’s Best Value Inn and further investigation led the detectives to the people that transported the juvenile to the area at the Manhattan Town Center Mall. The juvenile and two other people were detained and transported to the police department. Detectives applied for and were granted a search warrant to search the motel room. The investigation revealed that a 15-year-old juvenile was brought to Manhattan by a man and woman for the purpose of prostitution. All three subjects were in possession of marijuana and two possessed drug paraphernalia. It was also confirmed that the juvenile was a runway from Sedgwick County, Kansas."
To read more, visit our Human Trafficking in Kansas News page.
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