Human Trafficking Awareness

Hotels removed from Florida bill that allows lawsuits over sex trafficking

By David Fleshler South Florida Sun-Sentinel   Florida’s thousands of hotels have been called the center of the state’s human-trafficking industry, providing convenient venues for the forced sale of sex. A bill in the state Legislature that would have allowed victims to sue hotels had been sailing through the Florida House. But on Monday, the…

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Human Trafficking Awareness

United Abolitionists training UCF hospitality students to spot human trafficking

The University of Central Florida is teaming up with the non-profit organization United Abolitionists to train the future leaders of hospitality on how to combat human trafficking. The UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management will soon start training students on how to identify and report sex and labor trafficking through a series of three internship…

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Sting Nets 103+1

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…

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No Porn November

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?…

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