Posts Tagged ‘human trafficking’
HNewsWire-60% Of Sex, Human Trafficking Victims Once Involved in Foster Care System
HNewsWire- The one thing that most child victims of sex trafficking have in common is involvement in the child welfare system. More than 60% of youth rescued from traffickers reside in either foster care or group homes. How traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of youth involved in the child welfare system, risk and protective factors, and…
Read MoreOVER 160 ARRESTED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING STING, INCLUDING TEACHER, PROFESSOR, POLITICIAN; 51 POTENTIAL VICTIMS RESCUED.
Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday that 161 people were arrested and 51 potential human trafficking victims were helped as part of a weeklong, state-wide anti-human trafficking operation that culminated Friday. The anti-human trafficking sting, Operation Ohio Knows, was the largest in Ohio’s history, according to a news release on Yost’s website. Among…
Read MoreUk ‘Modern Day Slavery’ Ring That Forced 400 Victims to Work for Under 75 Cents a Day Busted
The problem is clearly large and growing. What does the Bible teach about human trafficking? This question cannot adequately be answered without a clear understanding of God’s value of human life. The Bible records that, when God created humans, He created them in His image (Genesis 1:26). Every life is of great value, and God…
Read More‘Most invisible crime’: What human trafficking looks like
Molestation or sexual abuse is NEVER the fault of the abused child. Many victims of abuse experience shame and guilt. But children cannot be held responsible for crimes perpetrated against them. This is not to say that victims of abuse are absolved of responsibility for their own actions, including those prompted by scars of the…
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