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“Many of our clients have been charged with crimes they were forced to commit by their traffickers, or that their traffickers committed,” said San Diego attorney Jamie Quient, who started Free to Thrive last year. “They rarely speak up at the time for many reasons. Among them, they would rather serve time than cross their traffickers. They also don’t think they will be believed if they do speak up. As a result, society labels these victims as criminals.”
A man who used a combination of marijuana and the drug “molly” to keep a 16-year-old drugged so that he could use her for sex trafficking has been sentenced to four years in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. said.
Calling Maryland a hotbed for human trafficking, Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced several initiatives to combat the problem plaguing the state.
A hanging white sheet is all that separated a four-month-old child from his mother while she sold her body for sex, Montgomery County Police allege.
Three people were charged in connection with running a human-trafficking and prostitution operation at four massage parlors in Montgomery County, officials said.
Of the 21 arrests made by the Maryland State Police as part of the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force over the last three months, one was in Washington County.
Finding new and innovative ways to combat the demand for purchased sex, raise awareness to this nationwide epidemic, and provide safe environments for victims.
