Trafficking and Prostitution Services

Belle Knox has become the "poster child" of the "do porn to pay for college" movement.  However, at no time during any of her interviews did she bring up there are other ways to pay for college besides doing porn, stripping, or actual prostitution. In fact, Dennis Hof and the strip clubs have now picked up this advertising call saying they will "match your income to pay for college".  Of course leaving off the fact the average length of employment with any one club or brothel is less than four months.  Meaning you would pay for what - an hour of your semester? I bring you one case in point of alternative measures one can use to pay for college no matter how expensive it is, and no matter how little money you have.  https://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/10/1335669/-Germany-offers-free-college-tuition-to-U-S-and-international-students?detail=emailclassic   There are also companies that hire English speaking American's to go to other countries to tea

Ever since the news hit that Samoly Mam had lied about being a survivor of sex trafficking, and had amassed a fortune in donations, awards, etc., before being exposed - this is when I first started getting the fake "Nigerian" calls for help.  Instead of being asked to help someone smuggle "millions out of their country" and then asking for my bank account number - this person was claiming to be "rescuing sex trafficking victims".    When the film "Taken" was made based on one man's story - more people started seeing the financial potential in these stories.  Yes later he was exposed as a fraud and arrested - but a lot of people still aren't aware his story was not true either.  No you can't run around other countries shooting up traffickers and then come back to the states and be called a "hero".   Then came "8 Minutes".  Kevin Brown and Greg Reese were going all over California holding fund raisers for their s

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http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/suspected-serial-r apist-charged-in-seattle-rape-case/   It was awesome to read that a sex worker was able to have her voice heard and the Seattle police went after this guy and got him.  Kudos Seattle. However, one of the reasons our hotline was born was because not every sex worker CAN call the police for one thing everywhere yet and get that kind of help.  The other was because sometimes the one harming us IS the police.  You want to help fight sex trafficking and get these men and women out of sex work?  How about working on why we can't turn to the police for help everywhere yet in this country and feel safe doing so?    http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20160218/2-lapd-officers-plead-not-guilty-to-sexually-assaulting-4-women If you need help to leave the sex industry for any reason - you can get help at www.sexworkersanonymous.com  If someone is raping you, pimping you, or otherwise dangerous - please let us know so we c

http://mynewsla.com/orange- county/2016/02/15/pair- accused-of-human-trafficking- arrested-in-anaheim-hotel/ I'm writing about the above article.  It sounds like a "prostitution" arrest NOT a "human trafficking" arrest.  There is a difference.  Was this the reporter not knowing the difference, or was the person charged this way?   I can't find an email for the author Debbie directly, so could you please forward this to her?  I'm curious why the three females was taken to the Salvation Army shelter which is not specifically set up for victims who have been prostituted, instead of Children of the Night, who is.  Children of the Night is specifically set up with specially trained therapists, other survivors they can talk to, and also security in case this pimp/trafficker decides to intimidate the women because they are a witness.   Which is very common.  The reason why I'm asking if this was a "pimping" case vs. "human traff

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