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Angelyn Bayless: Interview with a disruptor

Angelyn Bayless: Interview with a disruptor

Angie Bayless trains local and national law enforcement on innovative ways to disrupt sex buying and hold buyers accountable for their role in trafficking.

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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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Marian Hatcher: Interview with a leader

Marian Hatcher: Interview with a leader

Marian Hatcher talks about her work and receiving the presidential lifetime achievement award.

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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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Victims Recovered and Hundreds Arrested in California Anti-Trafficking Operation

Victims Recovered and Hundreds Arrested in California Anti-Trafficking Operation

California law enforcement and the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force arrested hundreds of men, and rescued dozens of sex trafficking victims during the third annual “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild” initiative.

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Backpage.com shuts down. What’s next?

Backpage.com shuts down. What’s next?

Citing pressure from the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Backpage.com closed the adult section of its website, which offers classified advertising. This is a victory for those of us who want to make it harder for sex buyers to exploit vulnerable people: Sex buyers will face a major disruption in the marketplace. The federal […]

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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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Major win in the fight against online sex trafficking

Major win in the fight against online sex trafficking

Backpage.com CEO is arrested on several felony pimping charges.

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John Schools: A practical, cost-effective way to reduce demand

John Schools: A practical, cost-effective way to reduce demand

One of the most promising tactics to reducing demand is sending convicted sex buyers to “john schools.”

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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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“Jammin’ the Johns” in Phoenix

“Jammin’ the Johns” in Phoenix

CEASE Phoenix Metro, with the City of Phoenix Human Trafficking Task Force, launched a successful law enforcement initiative targeting would-be sex-buyers.

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