Category: News

Anti-trafficking organizations applaud members of congress for recommending Justice Department investigate Backpage

Anti-trafficking organizations applaud members of congress for recommending Justice Department investigate Backpage

We are thankful to Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and Tom Carper (D-RI) for their leadership in the exhaustive investigation of Backpage.com’s role in facilitating online sex trafficking, and their clarion call for the Department of Justice to proceed with a criminal investigation.

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Go after buyers of sex services

Go after buyers of sex services

The Tribune Star published this letter to the editor by Alex Trouteaud, our director of public policy and research, on July 12, 2017.

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ABC News report highlights innovative work to end sex buying

ABC News report highlights innovative work to end sex buying

“Nightline” takes an in-depth look at the groundbreaking work of Seattle-area law enforcement in confronting the demand for prostitution.

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Sex trafficking in LA: ‘The more we look, the more we find’

Sex trafficking in LA: ‘The more we look, the more we find’

As members of CEASE Network, the LA Sheriff’s Department is developing online techniques for disrupting the sex trade and messaging campaigns to deter would-be buyers.

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Boston Herald: Trafficking in Pain

Boston Herald: Trafficking in Pain

Check out the Boston Herald‘s ongoing series on human trafficking.  

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To fight sex trafficking, target the men who buy sex

To fight sex trafficking, target the men who buy sex

The Washington Post published this letter to the editor by Alex Trouteaud, our director of public policy and research, on April 24.

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Boston Herald: Opioid crisis fueling region’s sex trade

Boston Herald: Opioid crisis fueling region’s sex trade

The Boston Herald has published a powerful and carefully researched two-part special report on how the opioid epidemic fuels the sex trafficking industry.

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I Am Jane Doe, a film review

I Am Jane Doe, a film review

The gut-wrenching documentary, I Am Jane Doe, by producer Mary Mazzio, follows the courtroom journey of three young women

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GQ: Can we “cure” the men who pay for sex?

GQ: Can we “cure” the men who pay for sex?

This GQ feature examines Peter Qualliotine’s program for convicted sex buyers in Seattle. Peter is co-founder of the Seattle-based Organization for Prostitution Survivors and one of our CEASE Network (Cities Empowered Against Sexual Exploitation) coordinators.

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CBS: Who’s buying sex in Massachusetts and how can they be stopped?

Dhakir Warren, Senior Social Innovation Manager for Demand Abolition, speaks with Louisa Moller of WBZ-TV about online sex trafficking in Massachusetts.

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Demand in the news

Demand in the news

In the past week, we’ve seen a spike in news stories calling out sex buyers for funding the illegal sex trade. Get caught up in this media recap.

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