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21-year-old woman accused of running Norcross sex trafficking operation

Jan 21, 2019 | Georgia, News, Perpetrators

Shaela Latrece Chatman of Riverdale, GA. is accused of taking two teenage girls to the Gwinnett Pointe apartment complex where she allegedly set up the meetings and prices online for the girls, ages 14 and 15, and then drove them “to dates located at hotels, apartments and houses,”

Atlanta superintendent: Super Bowl to ‘super-size’ risk of child sex trafficking

Jan 15, 2019 | Awareness, Georgia

As Atlanta readies for the Super Bowl, the school system is amping up efforts to train teachers and inform students about the risk of human trafficking. Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Meria Carstarphen said students are in danger of being sexually exploited every day, and the Super Bowl is one more event that increases that risk.

Campaign aims to raise awareness of child sex trafficking

Jan 3, 2019 | Awareness, Georgia

A line of school buses with new decals to draw attention to human trafficking make their way on a road in Atlanta, GA. Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. The Georgia attorney general used the new decals on dozens of school buses.

Not For Sale: Fighting Sex Trafficking As Super Bowl Nears

Dec 18, 2018 | Awareness, Georgia, News

An Atlanta, Georgia-based faith organization dedicated to eradicating child sex trafficking is using technology to help victims of the crime receive help and even prevent them from entering what could be a lifetime of degradation and tragedy. The Super Bowl brings millions of people into the city and sex trafficking will ebb and flow with the event, just like business at restaurants, bars and adult establishments.”

Ivanka Trump’s mission to stop human trafficking

Dec 4, 2018 | Awareness, Georgia, News, Politics, Washington

Human trafficking. Modern-day slavery. Human smuggling. Sex trafficking. These are all things that happen in faraway places and are not part of my world — or so I thought. During the 2018 election cycle, I was shocked to see candidates’ ads about stopping human trafficking in Atlanta. “Atlanta?!” I thought. Yes, Atlanta.

Shining a light on human trafficking in metro Atlanta

Oct 1, 2018 | Awareness, Georgia, News

Because Atlanta ranks among the top U.S. cities for human trafficking, The Salvation Army of Metro Atlanta is calling upon our city’s officials, leaders, businesses and citizens to band together to rescue and prevent the exploitations of the 4,000 victims per year.

South Fulton fights sex trafficking with $500 fines

Sep 26, 2018 | Georgia, News, Politics

South Fulton is the first of 15 cities in Fulton County to make the human trafficking notice a municipal requirement for certain businesses, City Councilwoman Helen Z. Willis recently announced.

Savannah Police arrest 16 in undercover prostitution stings. Here’s what we know

Jul 30, 2018 | Georgia, News, Perpetrators

Both men and women were arrested, and they ranged in age from 25 to 60, reported WSAV News. The stings occurred on June 27, July 18 and July 21, according to the Savannah Morning News.

Restaurants Join Fulton County In Anti-Sex Trafficking Campaign

Jul 19, 2018 | Awareness, Georgia, News

The Georgia Restaurant Association is asking its members to voluntarily post signs in restrooms to help victims of human trafficking.

Ex-Georgia principal accused of sexual assault in 3 counties

Jul 16, 2018 | Georgia, News, Perpetrators

A former Georgia school administrator accused of sexually abusing students was arrested Friday on multiple charges in three counties, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

Man known as ‘World’ convicted of sex trafficking, drug possession

Jun 28, 2018 | Awareness, Georgia, News

A Lithonia man who is known as World was sentenced to spend at least 30 years in prison after he was convicted of several charges related to sex trafficking and drug possession, according to the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office.