When William Welch showed up to meet a 14-year-old for sex, something didn’t look right. He had a sinking sensation that he was being watched so he ditched his car and took off on foot, disappearing into the night. Welch’s hunch was right. He had arranged a date with an undercover officer posing as a…
Did you know that 88% of the most downloaded or rented pornography videos include violence against women? Did you know that 1/3 of young people have seen pornography by the age of 12? Did you know that 20% of all “sexts” (sex texts) are of photos of children, mostly girls under the age of 15?…
A human trafficking arrest was made at a Ramada hotel on Jamaican Ct in the tourist district off of International Drive. This is happening more than you might think. “These criminals exploit the opportunity for those who want to buy sex,” said Tomas Lares, co-founder and chairman of the Greater Orlando Human Trafficking Task Force…
For years, Savannah Parvu was sold for sex at hotels in Central Florida. It started when she was 11. Hotel staff knew what was happening, she said, but did nothing. Nurses and doctors in emergency rooms where she was taken with broken bones didn’t ask questions. Her mother went to a drug dealer’s house for…
