Posted on 09/23/2019 7:40:24 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Authorities have arrested more than 100 people in a massive child sex trafficking sting in central Ohio. Yes, you heard correctly: 100 people, in the state of Ohio, for child sex trafficking. The Homeland Security special agent in charge of the investigation warned, "We are just scratching the surface... it's that way across the country."
Human trafficking, particularly for sex, is a global enterprise -- and the United States is, unfortunately, the leader in driving demand. Because human trafficking is no small business, this Ohio sting operation involved more than 30 law enforcement agencies.
As reported by The Columbus Dispatch, "[a] report commissioned for the city of Columbus last year found that the National Human Trafficking Resource Center in 2015 received 1,066 trafficking calls from Ohio, the fourth-highest volume in the country. Central Ohio rescue groups have served more than 700 human-trafficking victims since 2008; girls between the ages of 12 and 18 are at the highest risk."
The child sex-trafficking ring outed by this particular sting was not operated on the streets or in dark alleys as one might expect but on the internet. The perpetrators defied stereotypes as well. Among the arrested suspects were an emergency room doctor and a church youth director! Traffickers and predators can be anyone.
In his remarks relating to the sting, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) acknowledged the "real dangers on the internet for children." He continued, "[c]riminals involved in trafficking other human beings prey upon those individuals that are already at risk, subjecting them to prostitution and addiction. . .. Predators who seek to harm our children and grandchildren are not hiding in the bushes, they're lurking on the internet."
(Excerpt) Read more at frc.org ...
Porn has always been a factor.
Viagra is new, and probably a bigger factor.
Were it up to me, I would never have allowed it on the market.
Lots of red noses because of using viagra.
I don’t understand the attraction nor the act. Unreal!
Glad he’s been caught and glad he’s going away. I doubt that a jail in Nepal is a good place for a pedo-cracker.
You pretty much nailed it, with your comment. One thing that has to be taken into account in your initial example is, age of consent. After that you’re spot on.
I have dealt with a few hardcore cases, back in the day. Young girls being trafficked and getting in way over their heads, real quick. So much so that I’ve seen them having to walk funny due to their hips being thrown out of whack and their uterus’ being so damaged they were never having kids. So, there are some real victims, for sure. But, you’d probably be shocked at how many seemed to enjoy it. Some that wouldn’t give up their pimp if their life depended on it. And in some cases, I guess it did.
As for the ‘sex worker’ that you mention, some of them want a union.
My issue with the article was with the FRC saying that the US leads the way. Hardly. It’s bad everywhere, but in some parts of the world the victims don’t stand a chance.
I think it’s Dubai, where one of the Southeast Asian countries, maybe Indonesia or the Philippines, will not allow their citizens to work there anymore.
Because no sane country would send their troops to do ‘peacekeeping’ in Africa, the African Union was formed to provide security throughout the region, under UN oversight. They can’t be used anymore due to the amount of rapes and sexual assaults they commit.
Had a work acquaintance from India, been here 20 years and a US citizen, get arrested and charged with child trafficking.
His wife passed away from a brain tumor. And about a year and a half later he answered an ad on backpage.com for prostitution.
It was a police sting. At some point they mentioned ages which were underage and he didn’t run. He showed up at a hotel with cash in hand.
Eventually they dropped the child trafficking charge and he was just facing solicitation. But it really turned his life upside down.
I think there’s a valid distinction to be made.
An adult female who utilizes her body, selling sexual favors, may or may not be committing a crime (or what should be a crime) in the differing opinions of reasonable adults.
Someone having sex with a child should be killed. Painfully. In public. Along with anyone who facilitated said rape.
I never understood how someone could be guilty in a sting like this where there was no real actual victim. Imaginary victims translate to imaginary crimes.
Look I get these guys are creeps, and I’m not defending their actions.
I just feel that I have zero sympathies for a “young lady” that can make a tramp blush.
I also feel that there are plenty of real unsolved cases that need attention. The cops doing things for the “Public Relations” effect, reminds me of why the ATF decided to attack the compound in Waco Texas, (when the invited media showed up before the ATF).
OHIO PING!
Please let me know if you want on or off the Ohio Ping list.
“Sting Sex Trafficking at the Source... Its Buyers”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3780793/posts
Better idea, target the pimps.
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